Diversity Senate 2020 Excellence in Diversity Award Winners!
Diversity Senate 2020 Excellence in Diversity Award Winners!
Please join us in celebrating the 2020 Excellence in Diversity Award Winners!
Excellence in Diversity for Scholarship
Congratulations to Deneen Hendrick, DO, Coordinator for Pre-Health Programs, whose passion for equity in health care reaches CSMRU, Rowan SOM, and the Glassboro campus. We honor Dr. Hendrick for her scholarship, as well as her mentorship and service through programs like the Rosa Parks Luncheon Committee, the First Generation Task Force, and the National Association of Medical Minority Educators, among many other dedicated achievements. We are lucky to have you, Dr. Hendrick! Congratulations!
Excellence in Diversity for Social Activism
We celebrate student Riccardo Dale (Rowan University, ’19) for his tenacity in overcoming adversity only to give back to his community. Dale not only served as a mentor for the Rowan First Star Academy, which serves foster youth and their families in Southern New Jersey, he started his own non-profit mentoring service. He continues to share his experience and support with the community through motivational speaking at schools and organizations in New Jersey and beyond. Congratulations, Riccardo!
Excellence in Diversity for a Group Project
For this award, we recognize the Rosa Parks Luncheon Committee, who in the 2019-20 academic year included:
Ruben Britt, Office of Career Advancement
Dr. Barbara Chamberlain, Board of Trustee Member
Keith Dickens, Admissions
AnnaMarie Frisone, Law & Justice
Dr. Deneen Hendrick, Coordinator, Pre-Health Programs
Cynthia Holland, Campbell Library
Karlton Hughes, Instructional Designer & Media Specialist
Marianne McCulley, Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. John T. Mills, Social Justice, Inclusion, & Conflict Resolution
Dr. Alicia Monroe, Office of Career Advancement
Shirley Farrar, Office of Career Advancement
Octavia Nash, University Advising Center
Julie Peterson, Student Enrichment & Family Connections
Faye Robinson, Campbell Library
Tomas Varela, Health Professions Advisor
Denise Williams, History
Dr. Chanelle Rose, Coordinator of Africana Studies
Honoring the memory of Rosa Parks since 2006, this committee has consistently developed excellent programming for Rowan University and our surrounding community. Each year, the Rosa Parks Luncheon features renowned speakers, and proceeds from the event go toward student scholarships in the name of Dr. Gary Hunter, whose time in the Rowan History department was characterized by a commitment to social justice, civil rights, and humanitarianism. Congratulations to all!
