The fifth annual NDSU Green and Golden Globe Diversity Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, with a reception at 3 p.m. and program at 3:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Plains Ballroom. All are welcome to attend.
Created by the NDSU Division of Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach, the event acknowledges efforts of students, faculty and staff from across the university who create a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment where all people can learn and work.
“The Green and Golden Globes Diversity Awards provide an opportunity for all of us to recognize the efforts of those individuals and groups that are working to make NDSU a more inclusive and diverse community,” said Evie Myers, vice president for equity, diversity and global outreach. “For the past five years, we have celebrated the diversity-related work of NDSU faculty, staff and students and members of the Fargo-Moorhead community.”
The following recipients will be honored at this year’s event:
TRIBAL COLLEGE LIAISON INITIATIVE
Provost Bruce Rafert – Outstanding Faculty
Karen Armstrong – Outstanding Staff
Delilah Robb – Outstanding Student
American Indian Science and Engineering Society – Outstanding Student Organization
Concordia College, English 358 Volunteers – Outstanding Community Person/Agency
OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Larry Napoleon – Outstanding Faculty
Lincoln Bathie – Outstanding Staff
Purva Tambat – Outstanding Student
Equity and Diversity Student Ambassadors – Outstanding Student Organization
Fargo Native American Commission – Outstanding Community Person/Agency
EQUITY AND DIVERSITY CENTER
Dena Wyum – Outstanding Faculty
Amber Buck – Outstanding Staff
Troy Borowicz – Outstanding Student
NDSU American Legion Post 400 – Outstanding Student Organization
Tri-State Transgender – Outstanding Community Person/Agency
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AND STUDY ABROAD SERVICES
Zhili “Jerry” Gao – Outstanding Faculty
Tim Mooney – Outstanding Staff
Deepti Tyagi – Outstanding Student
Sri Lankan Student Association – Outstanding Student Organization
Tony Trevis – Outstanding Community Person/Agency
VICE PRESIDENT’S AWARDEES
Commission on the Status of Women Faculty – Vice President’s Diversity Impact Award
Prem Jauhar – Vice President’s Green and Golden Globe Diversity Award
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.