Inclusive Excellence Awards

2023 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Carolyn L. Sandoval, PhD - Academic Affairs Video
• Alyssa Brambila - Advancement Video 
• Chancellor's Access to Career Paths: Aileen Serrano and Carl Welliver - Chancellor's Office Video
• Ventanas-Housing and Dining - Chief Financial Officer Video 
• Korie Houston - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Video 
• Professor Atim Ekpenyong - Health Sciences Video
• Scripps Ad Hoc Task Force on Space Allocation - Marine Sciences Video  
• Kent G. Osborn, DVM, PhD - Research and Innovation Video
• Eliud Escobedo - Resource Management and Planning Video 
• National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza Team - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Resource Management and Planning; Capital Programs and Student Affairs - Student Affairs Honoree Video 
• Rai Khamisa - UC San Diego Health Video 

2023 University-wide individual recipients

• Lauren Brookman-Frazee, PhD - Faculty Recipient Video 
• Wendy Hunter Barker - Staff Recipient Video 
• University Communications Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Co-Chairs: Erika Johnson and Kalia Dieson - Department/Organizational Unit Recipient Video  
• Suhana Singh - Student Recipient Video 

2022 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Advancing Faculty Diversity Through Cluster Hires Initiatives Teams - Academic Affairs Video 
• Advancement EDI Steering Committee and EDI Working Committee - Advancement Video 
• Ethics & Compliance - Chancellor's Office Video 
• Sheryl Gerbracht - Chief Financial Officer Video 
• Dr. Kristine Kilanski - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Video 
• Eric C. Mah, EdD - Health Sciences Video 
• Unlearning Racism in Geosciences (URGE), the Scripps URGE Pod, Dr. Vashan Wright and Carlene Burton - Marine Sciences Video
• David Favela - Research Video
• RMP IDEA Task Force Co Chairs, Alyson Hong and Bryan Hooks - Resource Management & Planning Video
• Andrew Hua - Student Affairs Video  
• Jodi Traver, PhD, RN, NE-BC and Ayelet Ruppin Pham, MN, RN, PHNA-BC - UC San Diego Health Video 

2022 University-wide individual recipients

• Assistant Professor Javier M. Duarte - Faculty Recipient Video  
• Blanca E. Reyes - Staff Recipient Video 
• Consuelo Sauceda - Student Recipient Video 
• Culture and Justice Quorum of the Department of OBGYN Reproductive Sciences - Department/Organizational Unit Recipient Video 

2021 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Franklin Garrett - Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs - Video
• Alumni, Career, Annual Giving, Parent, Pipeline Development & International (ACAGPDI) - 
  Vice Chancellor Advancement  - Video
• Ashley C. Cooper - Chancellor's Office - Video
• Integrated Procedure-to-Pay Solutions & Student Financial Solutions -  Video
  Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer 
• Glynda Jones Davis - Vice Chancellor Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Video
• Dominic Cooper - Vice Chancellor Health Sciences - Video
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography Community Engagement Fellows - 
  Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences - Video
• Research Affairs, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee - Vice Chancellor Research - Video
• RMP Inclusion Diversity Equity Action (IDEA) Group - 
  Vice Chancellor Resource Management and Planning - Video
• Chancellor's Associates Scholars Program - Vice Chancellor Student Affairs - Video
• Health HR Diversity and Inclusion Committee - UC San Diego Health - Video

2021 University-wide individual recipients

• Dr. Georgia Robins Sadler - Faculty Recipient - Video
• Katherine Arias Garcia - Staff Recipient - Video
• Marina Zaher Nakhla - Student Recipient - Video
• Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program, UCSD Extension - Department/Unit Recipient - Video

2020 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Shelley Halpain, Ph.D. - Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs - Video
• Caelie Ericksen-Stark - Vice Chancellor Advancement - Video
• Aileen Serrano - Chancellor's Office - Video
• Paula Finnegan - Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer - Video
• Dr. Edwina Welch  - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Video
• Cheryl A.M. Anderson - Vice Chancellor Health Sciences - Video
• Women and Minorities in Science at SIO - Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences - Video
• Luz Molina Lopez - Vice Chancellor Research - Video
• Noemi Bravo-Rojas - Vice Chancellor Resource Management and Planning - Video
• UC San Diego Athletics - Vice Chancellor Student Affairs - Video
• Marie J. Webber, FACHE - UC San Diego Health - Video

2020 University-wide individual recipients

• Sonya E. Neal, Ph.D. - Faculty Recipient - Video
• Lynsey Buerer - Staff Recipient - Video
• Syreeta Nolan - Student Recipient - Video
• HDH CONNECT  - Departmental/Unit Recipient - Video

Prior Recipients

The following 2020 Diversity Champions were honored at a ceremony on February 4, 2020. Find out more about the awards and ceremony.

2019 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Veronica Abreu and Chelsea Richardson - Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs - Video
• Career Services/Industry Engagement Team - Vice Chancellor Advancement - Video
• Irma Martinez Velasco - Chancellor's Office - Video
• Canyon Vista Marketplace - Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer - Video
• Dr. Laura Kertz  - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Video
• Marvin Hanashiro - Vice Chancellor Health Sciences - Video
• Keiara Auzenne - Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences - Video
• The Basement - Vice Chancellor Research - Video
• Rhonda C. Mitchell - Vice Chancellor Resource Management and Planning - Video 
• Dulce Amor L. Dorado - Vice Chancellor Student Affairs - Video
• Karen Elizabeth Mitchell-Keels - UC San Diego Health - Video

2019 University-wide individual recipients

• Daniela Valdez-Jasso - Faculty Recipient  - Video
• Rafael S. Hernandez - Staff Recipient - Video
• Ariana Mirian - Student Recipient - Video
• The Preuss School  - University-Wide Departmental/Unit Recipient - Video

2018 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Vicki H. Grassian - Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs - Video
• Carol J. Hobson - Vice Chancellor Advancement - Video
• Judy Piercey - Chancellor's Office - Video
• HDH Residential Success and Community Development - Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer - Video
• Kiyomi Tsuyuki, PhD MPH - Vice Chancellor Health Sciences - Video
• Jennifer MacKinnon - Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences - Video
• Saikat Chakraborty Thakur - Vice Chancellor Research - Video
• Manuel "Nel" Garcia - Vice Chancellor Resource Management and Planning - Video
• Alicia Magallanes, MSW - Vice Chancellor Student Affairs - Video
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Workgroup - UC San Diego Health - Video

2018 University-wide individual recipients

• Lisa T. Eyler, PhD - Faculty Recipient - Video
• Kate Edra - Staff Recipient - Video
• Alyssa J. Griffen - Student Recipient - Video
• Ship Operations - University-Wide Departmental/Unit Recipient - Video

2017 Vice Chancellor recipients 

• Chandler E. Puritty - Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
• Danielle R. Dawson - Vice Chancellor Advancement
• Jaime A. Lopez-Miramontes - Chancellor's Office
• Yvonne Hernandez Friedman, Ph.D. - Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer
• Matthew T. Herbst, Ph.D. - Vice Chancellor Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Lindia Willies-Jacobo, MD, FAAP - Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
• Jane K. Willenbring - Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences
• Office of Postdoctoral and Visiting Scholars Affairs - Vice Chancellor Research
• Cynthia Wade Morgan - Vice Chancellor Resource Management and Planning
• Daniel Arturo Alfaro Arellano - Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
• Joselyn Micaela Harris - UC San Diego Health

2017 University-wide individual recipients

• Alison Coil - Video
• Ramon A. Hernandez, DrPH, MPH - Video
• Gennie B. Miranda - Video
• Radhika Sundararajan, MD, Ph.D. - Video
• Karin Sandstrom - Video
• Dr. Ebonee P.M. Williams - Video

2017 University-wide Organizational recipients

• Society for Women in Graduate Studies (SWIGS) - Video
• Student Promoted Access for Education & Services (SPACES) - Video

2017 Student Recipient

• Rosa Parks Tutoring Program - Video

 2016 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Professor Darren J. Lipomi - Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
• Michelle Tillman - Vice Chancellor Advancement
• Irma Martinez Velasco - Chancellor's Office
• Housing Dining Hospitality, Cross Training Program - Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer
• Dr. Mounir Soliman - Vice Chancellor Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Autumn Backhaus, PhD - Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
• SIO Community for Diversity Hire - Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences
• Center for Energy Research Diversity Committee - Vice Chancellor Research
• Residential Security Officers - Vice Chancellor Resource Management and Planning
• Earl W. Edwards - Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
• David Mier - UC San Diego Health  

2016 University-wide individual recipients

• Christine J. Alvarado - Video
  
• Alexandra C. Bortnick - Video
  
• Jennifer Burney - Video
  
• Pamela C. Cosman - Video
  
• Cesar Figueroa, Ed.D. - Video
  
• Quinn M. Konopacky - Video
  
• JoAnn Trejo - Video
  
• Belinda Zamacona - Video
  

2016 University-wide department/unit recipients

• ArtPower - Video
• Housing Dining Hospitality, Kosher/Halal Program - Video
• Initiative for Maximizing Student Development - Video

2016 Student Recipients

• Jason Dorwart - Video
• Erick Ramirez Manriquez - Video

 2015 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Todd P. Coleman  Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
• Jessie L. Brooks Vice Chancellor Advancement
• BFS Strive Leadership Program Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer
• Daphne V. Taylor-Garcia Vice Chancellor Equit, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Division of Medical Education Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
• Dr. Stuart A. Sandin Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences 
• UCSD Community Stations Vice Chancellor Research
• Manuel Nel Garcia Vice Chancellor Resource Management and Planning
• Dr. David Artis Vice Chancellor Student Affiars
• Dion Brown UC San Diego Health

2015 University-wide individual recipients

• Joanna Boval - Video
• Sara Clarke Kaplan - Video
• Dayo F. Gore - Video
• Nancy R. Graff, M.D. - Video
• Tara Javidi - Video
• Amrah Saloman J. - Video
• Tara Lynne Pixley - Video
• Emily Roxworthy - Video

2015 University-wide department recipients

• Center for Student Involvement - Video
• UC San Diego Intercollegiate Athletics - Video

2015 Student Recipients

• Monique Lenae Grimaldi - Video
• Jennifer Maria Benavides - Video

2014 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Professor Brian G. Keating – Vice Academic Affairs
• Alumni and Community Engagement – Vice Chancellor Advancement
• Marc Cunningham – Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer
• Dr. Shaun Travers – Vice Chancellor Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Scott R. VandenBerg, M.D., Ph.D. – Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
• Jane L. Teranes – Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences
• Michael L. Norman – Vice Chancellor Research
• Deborah A. Centeno – Resource Management & Planning
• Gary Ratcliff, Ph.D. – Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
• Thomas Collins – UC San Diego Health

2014 University-wide individual recipients

• Tamika A. Franklin - Video
• Olivia A Graeve - Video
• Mark A. Lawson, Ph.D. - Video
• Robert S. Pomeroy - Video
• Adele Savage - Video
• Dr. Susan S. Yonezawa - Video

2014 University-wide department/unit recipients

• CREATE STEM Success Initiative Team - Video
• Student Worker Collective - Video

2014 Student Recipients

• Colin King - Video
• Hilda Graciela Uriarte - Video  

2013 Vice Chancellor recipients

• Division of Arts & Humanities High School Outreach Program – Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
• UC San Diego Emeriti Mentor Program – Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer
• Edwina Welch, Ed.D. – Vice Chancellor Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
• Bess H. Marcus, Ph.D. – Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
• Cheryl L. Peach – Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences
• Carlos D. Molina – Vice Chancellor Research
• Patricia Lea’e – Vice Chancellor Resource Management & Planning
• Jon Carlos Senour – Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
• Patricia T. Atanoa – UC San Diego Health

2013 University-wide individual recipients

• Ellen Beck, M.D. - Video
• Adam J. Burgasser, Ph.D. -  Video
• Pedro J. Cabrales, Ph.D. - Video
• Diane Forbes Berthoud, Ph.D. - Video
• Amy P. Hsiao - Video
• Olga A. Vasques, Ph.D. - Video

2013 University-wide department/unit recipients

• Department of Psychiatry Chair’s Advisory Committee on Diversity Issues - Video
• MedEd-Office of Diversity and Community Partnerships - Video
• Native American Student Alliance (NASA) - Video
• UC San Diego Overnight Program for Newly Admitted Students - Video

2012 Vice Chancellor recipients

• R. Bruce Arnold – Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
• Hire Online Team – Vice Chancellor Chief Financial Officer
• Jill Dumbauld Nery – Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
• Leslee Matsushige & Fernando Nosratpour – Vice Chancellor Marine Sciences
• Joseph R. Romero – Resource Management & Planning
• Ann Klein – Vice Chancellor Student Affairs
• Aaron J. Byzak – UC San Diego Health

2012 University-wide individual recipients

• Luis Alvarez - Video
• Laura Connelly  - Video
• Nadine George-Graves - Video
• Davyda Johnson - Video
• Margie Mathewson - Video
• Frieder Seible - Video
• Robina Shaheen, Ph.D. - Video
• Lakeysha Sowunmi - Video

2012 University-wide department/unit recipients

• Housing Administrative and Triton Account Services - Video
• The Village of Residential Life - Video
• UCSD Extension K-16 Programs - Video