The USU Diversity Awards recognize individuals or organizations on campus and in communities served by USU who have made significant contributions to diversity and inclusion. Awards are given in the following categories: Student, Faculty, Administrator, Staff, Individual Community Member, and Community Organization.
*Awards are only given to those who have not received an award in the past five years.
The recipients of USU's 27th Annual Diversity Awards are celebrated for their efforts in diversity, equity and inclusion. Click on each recipient below to learn more about them. Read more about the Diversity Awards in Utah State Today, or view past recipients.
Vice Provost Janis Boettinger has a long list of roles and achievements at USU. She is a professor of soil science, has served as interim vice provost of the School of Graduate Studies, is the executive director of the Office of Global Engagement, and ser...
Dennis Briscoe is principal/CEO of Derby Strategies, LLC, a consulting practice specializing in international expansion and international collaboration.
This year’s community award goes to a collection of individuals and community groups who responded to a coronavirus outbreak at the JBS Beef Plant in Hyrum, Utah, in June 2020.
Christy Glass, professor in the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, is known by her colleagues as a scholar activist who works tirelessly to promote diversity and inclusion in our institution and our community.
Jamal-Jared Alexander, a second-year Presidential Doctoral Research Fellow in the Technical Communication and Rhetoric Ph.D. program.
In her two years as USU’s Diversity Outreach Specialist, Nahomi Jimenez oversaw diversity recruitment and outreach for all prospective diverse students and worked to remove barriers that limit student success.
