Every year, the Office of Equity & Inclusion makes several recognition awards and financial awards for activities related to our mission. Information about our award programs, applications and deadlines can be found here. With the discretion of the Office, the financial awards’ monetary amount may change. The deadline for nominations is April 4, 2012.
Bessie B. Collins Award
This $500 award was established to honor the former Dean of Women, Bessie B. Collins, an early advocate and supporter of continuing education for women. The award serves to continue that support and encouragement of women students and to recognize the variety of perspectives, diversity, and richness adult students bring to the University community.
The applicant must meet the following criteria:
Nominations for the scholarship should be submitted electronically to the Office of Equity and Inclusion, and include a statement describing the applicant's background and career plans, as well as evidence of how the individual meets the criteria of the award and a letter of recommendation. Self-nominations are acceptable. The recipient(s) and their families are honored at a luncheon in the spring semester.
Past Awardees
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Mae Carter Scholarship
The $1,500 scholarship, in honor of Mae Carter, former Assistant Provost for Women's Affairs and Executive Director of the Commission on the Status of Women, is awarded to an undergraduate woman student at the University who carries the values that Mae Carter has represented to the University community of women.
The applicant must meet the following criteria:
Nominations for the scholarship should be submitted electronically to the Office of Equity and Inclusion and include a statement describing the applicant's background and career plans, as well as evidence of how the individual meets the criteria of the award and a letter of recommendation. Self-nominations are acceptable. The recipient(s) and their families are honored at a luncheon in the spring semester.
Past Awardees
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The Louis L. Redding Diversity Award
The Louis L. Redding Diversity Award was created to recognize individuals or units at UD whose efforts have promoted, enhanced and implemented diversity programs or activities that have resulted in a significant change in the campus climate and composition within the University community.
The Redding Diversity award consists of a plaque and a $1,000 gift to the Morris Library in the recipient's honor. The recipient(s) is honored at a luncheon in the spring semester.
Past Awardees
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The E. Arthur Trabant Award for Women's Equity
This award was established in recognition of President Emeritus E. Arthur Trabant's support for women's equity at the University of Delaware. The recipient(s) and their families are honored at a luncheon in the spring semester.
The E. Arthur Trabant Award for Women's Equity is given annually to any individual, department, administrative unit, or committee who has contributed to equity for women at the University.
It defines "contributions" broadly to encourage as wide a range of nominations as possible, but examples might include developing exemplary programs or curricula, implementing innovative policies and procedures related to women's equity, and enhancing existing services to women.
Nominations for the award are accepted from any member of the University community. Self-nominations must be accompanied by at least one supporting letter from outside the unit.
Past Awardees
Student Ambassadors of Diversity Award _________
The two (2) newly added awards serve to recognize a student and an established student group for their efforts to celebrate diversity on campus. The individual recipient will receive a scholarship valued at $400. Group recipients will receive $600 of funding for additional resources to utilize in pursuit of furthering diversity initiatives.
Applicant(s) must meet the following criteria in their application materials:
- Evidence of working collaboratively with others to create a more inclusive campus community or fostering an environment where diverse groups work together toward achieving common goals.
- Sustain involvement in campus activities that strive to educate UD students on the importance of diversity and multiculturalism.
- Develop and implement a program that symbolizes the ideal that all cultures should be celebrated, honored, and embraced within the University of Delaware community. This can be done by:
- enlightening the University community about a particular culture(s);
- showcasing cultural identity, traditions, or heritage through a variety of mediums; or
- cultivating a new level of awareness and respect for various cultures in participants.
- Serve as an ally mentoring students of underrepresented groups, or mentoring students in the area of diversity education
Nominations for the award are accepted from any member of the University community. Self-nominations must be accompanied by at least one supporting letter from outside the unit.
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