Congratulations to 2015 Distinguished Diversity Leaders!
Individual Award Recipients
- Laura Sánchez -Parkinson , Program Coordinator, NCID
- Jane Berliss-Vincent, Assistive Technology Manager, ITS (learn more)
- Catalina Ormsby, Associate Director, UROP
- Amanda McLittle, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Housing
- Elizabeth James, Program Associate, Afroamerican and African Studies
- Paul Guttman, Director of Construction Services, Plant
- Shelly Conner, Assistant Dean, Rackham Graduate School
- Wendi Fornoff, Web Developer, ICPSR
- Veronica Falandino, Asst. Dir. of Graduate Programs, School of Information
- Marlanna Landeros, Program Manager, DPSS

DDLA individual awardees are: front, from left, Marlanna Landeros, Veronica Falandino, Jane Berliss-Vincent, Shelly Conner; and back, from left, Amanda McLittle, Wendi Fornoff, Catalina Ormsby, Laura Sánchez-Parkinson, Elizabeth James. Not pictured: Paul Guttman (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)
Team Award Recipients
- ADVANCE Team

Front, from left: Laura Maihofer, Wendy Ascione-Juska, Cynthia Hudgins, Janet Malley
Back, from left: Benita Threadgill, Sara Bliss, Craig Smith, Shawn Beard, Susan Burk
Not pictured: Keith Herzog
- Interpersonal Development Inventory Team, U-M Flint

Front, from left: Amged Eidelsafy, Nakshidil Sadien, Menusha Arumugam, Michael James
Back, from left: Helen Phinisee, Daniel Adams, Tess Barker
Not pictured: Susan Gano-Phillips, Scott Johnson, Rushika Patel, Richard Russell, Doron Pratt, Mary Jo Sekelsky, Donna Fry
- Office of Student Services Team, School of Social Work

Front, from left: Erin Zimmer, Michelle Woods, Betsy Williams, Lauren Davis
Back, from left: Mary Whitaker, Tim Colenback, Michael McDermott, Micheal Leier, Nyshourn Price, Clarita Mays|
Not Pictured: Michelle Gorton
- Interpreter Services Team, UMHS

Front, from left: Rita Galin, Courtney Vanderlaan, Jane Miller, Alfreda Rooks
Back - left to right: Christa Moran, Michelle Harris, Lindsay McCarthy, Brittany Karnes
Not pictured: Leslie Perez, Angelica Snyder, Oliver Gatonez, Jamie Fidler, Ximena Erickson, Chi-Wei Chang
- The Student Leadership and Empowerment Committee, LSA

Front, from left: Tina Kokoris, Kelley Emerson, Desiraé Simmons
Back, from left: Kyle Walton, Devon Degraffenreed, Angie Shewa
Not Pictured: Henry Dyson, robbie routenberg, Ashley Wiseman, Shamaila Ashraf, Hind Omar
Congratulations to the 2014 DDLA Recipients
More about the 2014 recipients in the University Record.

Back row, from left: Jack Bernard, Office of the General Counsel; Rev. Jamie Hawley, UMHS Spiritual Care Department; Craig Luck, Hospital Operations; Joseph Foster, UHR Childrens Center; Esrold Nurse, LSA Student Academic Affairs. Front row, from left: Darlene Nichols, Library Research; Mary Diskin, Plant Operations; Diane Hall, ITS Infrastructure Services Operations; Linh Nguyen, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs - Student Life; Pardip Bolina, Center for Global and Intercultural Study. (Photos by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)
The individual DDLA recipients are:
- Jack Bernard, Office of the General Counsel
- Pardip Bolina, Center for Global and Intercultural Study
- Mary Diskin, Plant Operations
- Joseph Foster, UHR Childrens Center
- Diane Hall, ITS Infrastructure Services and Operations
- Rev. Jamie Hawley, UMHS Spiritual Care Department
- Craig Luck, Hospital Operations
- Linh Nguyen, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs - Student Life
- Darlene Nichols, Library Research
- Esrold Nurse, LSandA Student Academic Affairs
The team recipients are:
- CRLT Players Theatre Program Team
- Global Communications Team at Michigan News
- School of Public Health Office of Academic Affairs Team
- UM Flint Initiatives in Nursing Diversity Staff Team
- Women in Plant Services Team
2013 DDLA Recipients
Visit the University Record for more about the presentation.
2013 Individual Recipients

From left are Gerald Hoff, Leon Howard, Sharon Lobdell, Elizabeth Studley, Armando Matiz Reyes, Tom Sullivan, Cora Edwards, Jason Davis, Chanel DeGuzman and Lynette Wright. Recipient Henry Meares is not pictured. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, Michigan Photography)
- Jason Davis, ECE alumni relations coordinator, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Chanel DeGuzman, program manager, Student Counseling and Programming — School of Public Health
- Cora Edwards, clinical research coordinator, Radiation Oncology
- Gerald Hoff, senior billing representative, U-M Health System Registration and Insurance Verification
- Leon Howard, residence hall director, University Housing
- Sharon Lobdell, student adviser/tutoring coordinator, UM-Dearborn Academic Support and Outreach Services
- Armando Matiz Reyes, research area specialist, Health Behavior and Health Education Department
- Henry Meares, assistant dean, School of Education
- Elizabeth Studley, nurse anesthetist, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
- Tom Sullivan, training specialist lead, Facilities Maintenance
- Lynette Wright, associate director of material and moving services, Plant Operations
2013 Team Recipients
U-M Detroit Center staff

Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Diversity Committee

Social and Behavioral Issues in Medicine course team

Understanding Race theme semester co-chairs

Graduate Student Success Team – Rackham

2012 Recipients
2012 Individual Recipients
- Christine Gregory
- Jeffery Harrold
- Joshua Peipock
- Gloria Thomas
- Trey Williams
- Zachary Tomlinson
- Marie Ting
- Trey Boynton
- Charmica Abinojar
- Mike Nazareth
Team Recipients
- Harmony Diversity Committee – Transplant Center
- Resource Center for Minority Data – Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
- Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)
- Multicultural Affairs Committee – Dental School
- Detroit Community Academic Urban Research Center
2010 Recipients
2010 Individual Recipients
- Barb Bernard Butler
- Toby Citrin
- Shá Duncan Smith
- Carrie Landrum
- Anna Schnitzer
- Robert Scott
- Robbie Townsel-Ransom
- Jen Wegner
2010 Team Recipients
- Summer Enrichment Program Team
- Applied Physics Team
- Growing Allies Team
- Developing Cultural Competencies for Nurses Project Team
- Counseling and Psychological Services Team
- Library Diversity Committee
2009 Recipients
2009 Individual Recipients
- Delphine Byrd
- Patricia Coleman-Burns
- Tendaji Ganges
- Robert Koonce
- Inel Lewis
- Tiffany Porties
- Greg Snyder
- Mary Stewart
- Debbie Taylor
2009 Team Recipients
- Michigan Community Scholars Staff
- Business and Finance Diversity Committee
- UM Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center
- Division of General Pediatrics/Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit
- Cancer Center Community Outreach Program
2008 Recipients
2008 Individual Awardees Recipients
- Charles Ransom
- Cinda-Sue Davis
- George Myers III
- Jackie Simpson
- Kate Van Valkenburgh
- Evans Young
- Pam Fowler
- Dorothy McLeer
- Megan Piersma
- Marlys Deen
- Derrick Scott (honorable mention)
- Andrace Deyampert (honorable mention)
2008 Team Awardees Recipients
- Women of Color Task Force
- Health Occupations Partners in Education (HOPE)
- Faculty and Staff of the Kresge Hearing Research Institute
- Deborah Goldberg and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Frontiers Masters Program Team
- Division of Student Affairs - Workgroup for One Division
- Office of Financial Aid - Outreach (honorable mention)
- Ypsilanti Health Center (honorable mention)