Inclusive Excellence Awards

2025 Vice Chancellor Area Recipients

• Academic Affairs: CalFresh Communications Campaign Team Award Video  
• Advancement: UC San Diego School of Medicine Development and Alumni Team Award Video
• Central Units: Jessica Hutchinson Award Video
• Finance and Administration: Anthony Singleton Award Video 
• Health Sciences: Tala Al-Rousan Award Video
• Marine Sciences: Jane Teranes - Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship (JT-SURF) Team Award Video
• Operations Management and Capital Programs: UC San Diego Police Department Hoops for the Hub Team - Sergeant John Martin and Officer Chris Walters Award Video
• Organizational Transformation: Juanita Razo Dueñas Award Video
• Research and Innovation: Lisa Gu Award Video 
• Student Affairs and Campus Life: Jeronimo Fletes Award Video
• UC San Diego Health: Lewis Family Medicine Unit Award Video

2025 University-Wide Individual Recipients

• Faculty Recipient: Yahir Santiago-Lastra Award Video
• Staff Recipient: Taura Gentry-Kelso Award Video
• Student Recipient: Omar Fernandez Mendez Award Video
• Department/Organizational Unit Recipient: Eighth College Critical Community Engagement Program Team Award Video

2024 Vice Chancellor Recipients

• Academic Affairs: University Library’s Digital Experience Team Award Video
• Advancement: EDI Onboarding Implementation Team – Renee Duci, Lindsey Faniola, and Linda Seol Award Video
• Chancellor’s Office: David Mier Award Video
• Chief Financial Officer: Raúl A. Navarro Rodríguez Award Video
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Dr. Victor Ferreira Award Video
• Health Sciences: Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Award Video
• Marine Sciences: Scripps Scuba DIVERsity Fellowship Program Award Video
• Operations Management and Capital Programs: Carrie Metzgar Award Video
• Research and Innovation: Madeleine “Mady” E. Paley Award Video
• Student Affairs and Campus Life: Dr. Maricela Alvarado Award Video
• UC San Diego Health: Leiyah Shan Award Video

2024 University-Wide Individual Recipients

• Faculty Recipient: Oscar Vazquez Mena Award Video
• Staff Recipient: Nan Renner, Ph.D Award Video
• Student Recipient: Leslie Vallejo-Avila Award Video
• Department/Organizational Unit Recipient: OB Refugee and Asylee Program 

2023 Vice Chancellor recipients

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

2023 University-wide individual recipients

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

2022 Vice Chancellor recipients

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

2022 University-wide individual recipients

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

2021 Vice Chancellor recipients

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

2021 University-wide individual recipients

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

2020 Vice Chancellor recipients

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

2020 University-wide individual recipients

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

2019 Vice Chancellor recipients

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

2019 University-wide individual recipients

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

2018 Vice Chancellor recipients

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

2018 University-wide individual recipients

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