Women’s History Month Annual Leadership Awards
As part of the National Women’s History Month observance every year in March, women faculty, staff and student leaders are recognized and celebrated at an annual leadership reception sponsored by the Office for Women and the Division of Student Affairs.
This event began in 1998 as a luncheon sponsored by the Commission on Women and the office of Campus Interrelations to celebrate Women’s History Month to honor top women student leaders on campus. In 2002 recognition awards were added for full-time faculty and staff as a part of this event. In 2005 an award was added for part-time women faculty or staff. In 2009, an "Inspirational Woman" award was created. The event has evolved over the years into an annual reception featuring a keynote address on the National Women’s History Month theme and the presentation of awards to top women faculty, staff and student leaders on campus.
2018 Women's History Month Theme: Nevertheless She Persisted - Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Veteran Faculty
Carrie Hagan, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Director, Civil Practice Clinic, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Joan R. Poulsen, Division Head of Science, Associate Professor, Indiana University –Purdue University Columbus
Michelle P. Salyers, Professor of Psychology, Director of Clinical Psychology Program, IUPUI School of Science
M. Kim Saxton, Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing, IU Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis
Newcomer Faculty
Tawana K. Ware, Assistant Professor, IU School of Dentistry
Part-time Faculty Award
Janice Bankert-Countryman, Associate Instructor for Women’s Studies and Communication Studies, IU School of Liberal Arts, Indianapolis
Veteran Staff
Roxanne Gregg, Director, Upward Bound, IUPUI
Monica Henry, Assistant Director, Finance and Administration, IUPUI Graduate Office
Mary Price, Director of Faculty Development, IUPUI Center for Service and Learning
Newcomer Staff
Teresa Mackin, Assistant Director of Communications and Media Relations, IU Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis
Tytishia “Ty” Davis, Assistant Dean and Director, Office of Student Advocacy and Support
Student Award Winners - presented by the Division of Student Affairs
Abike Akinro, First Year Law Student
Ashton Dillon, Major: Health Science, Minor: Chemistry
Cecilia Gomez, Majors: Anthropology and Social Work, Minors: Spanish and Global and International Studies
Hannah Walters, Major: Biology, Minor: Medical Sociology
Holli Weed, Graduate Student: Higher Education and Student Affairs
Sierra Lee, Majors: Marketing and International Studies
Inspirational Woman Award
Carolyn S. Gentle-Genitty, Assistant Vice President for University Academic Policy, Director of the University Office of Transfer and Associate Professor, IU School of Social Work
2017 Women's History Month Theme: Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business
Newcomer Staff
Susannah Gawor, Director, Graduate Business Programs in Medicine, IU Kelley School of Business
Brandi Rund, Support Services Team Lead, IUPUC
Veteran Staff
Vicki Daugherty, Program Manager and Diversity Coordinator, IU School of Informatics and Computing
Kimberly Lewis, Associate Registrar, IUPUI Office of the Registrar
Veteran Faculty
Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, Associate Professor, Psychology, IUPUI School of Science
Janice Blum, Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education, IUPUI
Elaine Cooney, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology
Robin Hughes, Executive Associate Dean, IU School of Education
Inspirational Woman Award
Jane Schultz, Professor, English, IU School of Liberal Arts
Student Awards
Melanie Scheive, School of Science Major: BS Neuroscience
Gabriela Mazur , School of Science. Majors: BS in Biochemistry & Neuroscience
Amber Kriech , School of Engineering and Technology. Major: Organizational Leadership & Supervision
Lyla Mahmoud , School of Liberal Arts. Major BA Political Science
Melanie Wiseman, IU School of Medicine. Major: Third Year Medical Doctorate
Jacquelyn Fletcher , School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Major: Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
2016 Women's History Month Theme: Working to Form a More Perfect Union--Honoring Women in Public Service and Government
Part-time Faculty
Melissa Cavaghan, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, IU School of Medicine
Part-time Staff
Shannon Kelley, Academic Advisor, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
Etta Ward, Executive Director of Research Development, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, IUPUI
Denise Scroggins, Director of Faculty and Academic Services, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, IUPUI
Newcomer Faculty
Amanda Friesen, Assistant Professor, Political Science, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
Elizabeth Ramos, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics and Allied Dental Program, IU School of Dentistry
Veteran Faculty
Janet Carpenter, Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research, IU School of Nursing
Crystal Garcia, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, IUPUI
Kathleen Marrs, Associate Professor, Biology, Purdue School of Science, IUPUI
Inspirational Woman Award – Faculty
Karen Bravo, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and International Affairs, IU McKinney School of Law (represented in photo by her daughters)
Inspirational Woman Award – Staff
Merle Illg, Assistant to the Dean, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
Student Awards
Sarah Cruser, doctor of physical therapy
Taylor Dooley, bachelor of arts in philanthropic studies
Jazmin Jones, bachelor of science in health services management
Johanna Leblanc, juris doctorate
Emily Sightes, bachelor of arts in community health
Anna Sohail, bachelor of arts in chemistry
2015 Women's History Month Theme: Weaving the Stories of Women's Lives
Newcomer Staff
Cynthia Felsten, Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus
Tara Hobson-Prater, Director, Indiana BioMedical Gateway, IU School of Medicine
Veteran Staff
Tralicia Lewis, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Indiana University –Purdue University, Indianapolis
Inspirational Woman Award - Staff
Pamela Blevins Hinkle, Director, The Spirit and Place Festival, The Polis Center, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
Newcomer Faculty
Cherri Hobgood, MD, Chair, and Rolly McGrath Professor, Emergency Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Genevieve G. Shaker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies, IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI; Associate Dean for Development and External Affairs, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
Veteran Faculty
Mary Guerriero Austrom, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Diversity Affairs, Wesley P. Martin Professor of Alzheimer Disease Education , IU School of Medicine
Teresita M. Bellido, Ph.D., Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
Bonnie Blazer-Yost, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Purdue School of Science, IUPUI
Gina Sanchez Gibau , Ph.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs, IU School of Liberal Arts, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI
Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, Executive Director, National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, IU School of Medicine; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
Inspirational Woman Award – Faculty
Angela Tomlin, Ph.D., Director, Riley Child Development Center, Riley Hospital for Children; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
Sheila Suess Kennedy, J.D., Professor of Law and Public Policy, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs, IUPUI; Director, Center for Civic Literacy, IUPUI
Student Awards
Amy Shackelford, School of Social Work
Lucy Frick, IU McKinney School of Law
Michelle Kwolek, Herron School of Art and Design,
Carolina Castoreno, IU School of Liberal Arts;
Nicole Blair, IU School of Nursing,
Corinne Blackburn, Purdue School of Science, IUPUI.
Bailey K. Moss, an English major at IUPU – Columbus was recognized as the “Inspirational Woman Student.”
2014 Women's History Month Theme: Celebrating Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment
Veteran Faculty
Mary Dankoski, PhD., Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, IU School of Medicine; Vice Chair for Faculty and Academic Affairs, Department of Family Medicine; Lester D. Bibler Scholar and Associate Professor of Family Medicine.
Newcomer Faculty
Pratibha Varma-Nelson, PhD, Executive Director, IUPUI Center for Teaching and Learning; Professor of Chemistry, Purdue School of Science, Indianapolis
StaffWinner
Cara Fast, MSW, Manager, Safety Education and Outreach Division, Department of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine
Inspirational Woman Award
Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick, PhD., Director of the Office of Student Research, Associate Professor of English, Indiana University – Purdue University, Columbus
2013 Women's History Month Theme: Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination
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Veteran Faculty
Dominique Galli, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research, IUPUI, Associate Professor of Oral Biology, IU School of Dentistry
Marianne Wokeck, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, IU School of Liberal Arts at Indianapolis, Chancellor’s Professor of History,
Newcomer Faculty
LaQuia Walker,Assistant Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, IU School of Dentistry
Veteran Staff :
Jane Alexander, Academic Advisor, Department of Biology, Purdue School of Science, IUPUI
Newcomer Staff
Mansi Patel, Communications Specialist, Center for Service and Learning, IUPUI
Inspirational Woman Award
Cathy Buyarski , Executive Assistant Dean University College, IUPUI
Student Awards
Patricia Jordan, Graduate Student, Philanthropic Studies and Public Affairs
Jennifer Romine, Senior, Biology
Daisy Pham , Senior, Accounting, Finance and International Studies
Kristyn Seibert, Senior, Biology
Oaksoon Callahan, Senior, English and Anthropology
Organizational Impact Award : Women in Science House Council
2012 Women's History Month Theme: Women's Education - Women's Empowerment
Veteran Faculty
Nancy M. Robertson, Associate Professor of History and Philanthropic Studies, and Director of Women’s Studies Program, IU School of Liberal Arts, Indianapolis
Newcomer Faculty
Ronda Henry Anthony, Associate Professor of English and African Studies, and Director of the Olaniyan Scholars Program, IU School of Liberal Arts, Indianapolis
Melissa Ann Kacena, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, IU School of Medicine
Veteran Staff
Mary Jane Brown, Executive Director, Center for Adult and Lifelong Learning, IUPUI Division of Continuing Studies
Pamela S. Perry, Communications Director, IU School of Medicine
Newcomer Staff
Dawn M. Whitehead, Director of Curriculum Internationalization, IUPUI Office of International Affairs
Inspirational Woman Award
Amy Jones Richardson, Assistant Director of Recruitment, Retention, and Academic Services, IU School of Liberal Arts, Indianapolis
Student Awards::
Fatoumata Bah, a junior in Chemistry
Jessica Jackson, a senior in Biology
Kimberly Mezger, a senior in English
Sarah Nathan, a graduate student in Philanthropic Studies
Ashley Winfield, a senior in Biology
2011 Women's History Month Theme: Our History Is Our Strength
Veteran Faculty
Eleanor DeArman Kinney, Hall Render Professor of Law, IU School of Law-Indianapolis
Newcomer Faculty
Carmen Luca-Sugawara, Assistant Professor, IU School of Social Work
Veteran Staff
Sue Herrell, Executive Assistant, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties
Terri Talbert-Hatch, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis
Newcomer Staff
Patty Mathison, Community Service Coordinator, Center for Service and Learning and Office for Student Involvement
IUPUI Inspirational Woman Awards
Erin Cassity, Director, Curriculum Resource Center, IU School of Education - Indianapolis
Elizabeth Wager, Assistant to the Chair, Computer, Information and Leadership Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis
2010 Women's History Month Theme: Writing Women Back Into History
Veteran Faculty
Dr. Karen West, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, IU School of Medicine
Dr. Georgia Miller, Head of the Division of Business, IUPU- Columbus
Newcomer Faculty
Dr. Nadia Carlesso, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medical and Molecular Genetics, IU School of Medicine
Veteran Staff
Stephanie Leslie, Director, Study Abroad, IUPUI Office of International Affairs
Newcomer Staff
Misty Wick, Senior Communications Specialist, Communications and Media Team, University Information Technology Services
Part-time Faculty Award
Dr. Julie Welch, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, IU School of Medicine.
Inspirational Woman Award was made posthumously in honor of Professor Mary Mitchell, IU School of Law-Indianapolis and was accepted by her daughter, Sally Mitchell.
2009 Women's History Month Theme: Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet
Veteran Faculty
Jane Williams, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Purdue School of Science, Indianapolis
Newcomer Faculty
Marcia Stone, Lecturer, Department of Visual Communication Design, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI
Veteran Staff
Benita Book, Supervisor, The Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine
Newcomer Staff
Andrea Brian, Academic Advisor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Purdue School of Science, Indianapolis
Part-time Faculty Award
Melinda Meadows, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry
Inspirational Woman Award
In addition, a new award was created to honor nominees whose qualities of dedication, service, and generosity inspired us. Two “Inspirational Woman” awards were presented.
Faculty - Professor Nancy Chism, Indiana University School of Education, IUPUI
Staff -
Judy McWhirter, Bursar Customer Service Supervisor, Student Account Services Department.
2008 Women's History Month Theme: Women's Art, Women's Vision
Veteran Faculty
Trudy Banta, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Academic Planning and Evaluation
Newcomer Faculty
Khadija Khaja, Assistant Professor, IU School of Social Work - Indianapolis
Veteran Staff
Unchana Thamasak, Assistant Director of Clinical Services, IUPUI Counseling and Psychological Services
Newcomer Staff
Meagan Senesac, Data Systems Analyst, IUPUI Admissions Center
Part-time Staff Award
Denise Scroggins, Program Manager, School of Public and Environmental Affairs – Indianapolis
2007 Women's History Month Theme: Generations of Women Moving History Forward
Veteran Faculty
Irene Queiro-Tajalli, Professor, IU School of Social Work
Newcomer Faculty
Deborah Stiffler, Assistant Professor, IU School of Nursing
Veteran Staff
Claudette Lands, Assistant Dean, School of Education
Newcomer Staff
Laura Lee Wetzel, Associate Director, Executive Education, IUPU - Columbus
Part-time Faculty
Virginia A. Caine, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
2006 Women's History Month Theme: Women -- Builders of Communities and Dreams
Veteran Faculty
Khaula Murtadha, Executive Associate Dean, IU School of Education, Indianapolis
Newcomer Faculty
Jennifer Thorington Springer, Assistant Professor, Department of English, IU School of Liberal Arts, Indianapolis
Veteran Staff :
Ellen Poffenberger, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Administration, IUPUI
Newcomer Staff
Kimberly Stewart-Brinston, Director of Multicultural Outreach for Enrollment Services, IUPUI
Part-timer Staff Award
Nancy Fitzgerald-Bellovary, Enrollment Specialist, Enrollment Services, IUPUI
2005 Women's History Month Theme: Women Change America
Full- time Faculty
Professor Missy Kubitschek, Department of English and Women’s Studies
Full-time Staff
Julie Lash, Assistant Director, Counseling and Psychological Services
Part-time Faculty or Staff
Julie Hatcher, Center for Service and Learning
2004 Women’s History Month Theme: Women – Inspiring Hope & Possibility
Faculty
Nancy Chism, Associate Vice Chancellor for Professional Development
Staff
Amy Jones, Assistant to the Dean, IU School of Liberal Arts, Indianapolis
2003 Women's History Month Theme: The World of Women's History: Body, Mind and Spirit
Faculty
Valerie Eickmeier, Dean, Herron School of Art
Kathy Johnson, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Purdue School of Science
Staff
Joyce Cannon, Custodian, Building Services
2002 Women’s History Month Theme: Empower, Embody, Embrace
Faculty
Dr. Lynda Means, Associate Dean, IU School of Medicine
Staff
Tina Darling, Project Coordinator, IUSM National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health