UK President's Award for Diversity
Nomination Instructions


Nominations may be submitted via regular mail or email.

Email nominations should be sent to: psbisc0@email.uky.edu

Nominations sent via regular mail should be sent to:

University of Kentucky
Commission on Diversity
203C Main Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0032

Please Provide a Cover Letter that gives the Following Information about the Nominee:

  • Name (If you are submitting an nomination for a unit, please identify the unit and one individual who would be responsible for receiving the award if the unit was identified as an award recipient)
  • Title
  • College/Dept.(if applicable)
  • Mailing Address
  • Email
  • Phone Number

    Please Identify the Award Category for which you are nominating this individual.
    Identify one of the following:

  • UK Student
  • UK Staff Member
  • UK Faculty Member
  • UK Administrator (President's Staff, Deans, Dept. Heads/Chairs, etc.)
  • UK Unit or Department
  • Other individual or agency in Kentucky (not currently an employee or student of UK)

    Is this a Self-Nomination? Yes or No

    Please provide the following information about yourself. If this is a self-nomination, skip this section.

    • Name
    • Title
    • College/Dept.(if applicable)
    • Mailing Address
    • Email
    • Phone Number
    Nominations must include (include as an attachment if nominating via email):
  • Written nomination - limit of two pages
  • Letters of recommendation from nominee's colleagues, supervisors, students, etc. - limit of three
  • Current resume or curriculum vitae of nominee
  • As supporting evidence, one example of nominee's work demonstrative of award criteria; (examples can include publications, program materials, curriculum outlines, research projects, etc.)

    Deadline for all nominations for 2006 awards is March 27, 2006. Award recipients will receive $500 and a plaque in recognition and appreciation of their acheivments at a public ceremony on Monday, April 17, 2006 in the BBSRB Atrium. Please direct all questions to the President's Commission on Diversity: pcd@uky.edu.

    The PCD is pleased to announce that our Guest Speaker at the 2006 Awards Ceremony is Dr. Samuel Betances. Click HERE for more information about Dr. Betances.

    Past Award Recipients:

    President's Award for Diversity Recipients, April 2005:

    Lexington Area Small Business Development Center
    University Extention
    Dr. Lynda Brown Wright, Chair, Educational and Counseling Psychology, College of Education
    Ms. Mae Marie Quan, Associate Program Administrator, Area Health Education Centers
    Mr. Miguel Carlin, Undergraduate Student, College of Agriculture
    Ms. Geethani Delgoda, Undergraduate Student, College of Engineering
    Rev. Robert T. Brown, Project Leader, "One Community, One Voice"

    President's Award for Diversity Recipients, March 2004:

    Ms. Veleashia Smith, Undergraduate Student, College of Social Work
    Mr. James Wims, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Director of Residence Life, Student Affairs
    Dr. Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Project Leader, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute
    Dr. Tamara L. Brown, Assistant Professor of Psychology
    Dr. Juanita Fleming, Emeritus Professor of Nursing, University of Kentucky
    UK International Hospitality Program

    Inaugural Award Recipients, September 2003:

    Ms. Delicia M. Haynes, Ph.D. candidate, Medicine
    Dr. Lauretta Byars, Associate Provost for Multicultural and Academic Affairs
    Dr. Doris Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology
    Mr. Donald E. Witt II, Director of Undergraduate Admissions and University Registrar
    Lexington Community College
    Mr. Joseph W. Kelly, Executive Vice President and COO, Columbia Gas of Kentucky
    Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert, Kentucky Supreme Court


     

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