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WOMEN'S PROGRESS AWARDS

The Women’s Progress Awards have been honoring Texas A&M University students, staff, faculty, and administrators who encourage and promote sensitivity to and awareness of issues that relate to women since 1994.

Award recipients will be announced at the Accountability, Climate and Equity (ACE) Awards, where award recipients receive a commemorative item and $250.

 

Nomination Guidelines

Nominations can be submitted online at the ACE Awards Website and are due by Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.  Nominations must include 1) a statement (letter) from the nominator and 2) up to two additional letters of support.  Letters of support must be uploaded with the nomination statement.

The nomination statement should inform the Selection Committee why the nominee should receive the Women’s Progress Award.  To the best of your ability, please include answers to the following questions:

  • In what capacity do you know the nominee and how long have you known them?
  • How has the nominee impacted and/or transformed the environment for women through their actions? (this could include improving the climate for women around them; positively supporting, promoting, and advocating for women)
  • How has the nominee demonstrated leadership?
  • How long has the nominee been involved in women’s issues?
  • Any other relevant information you would like to include.

All award nominees MUST:  

  1. Demonstrate concern for and actively seek out experiences that raise awareness of women’s-related issues.
  2. Be nominated by another individual.

Specific Criteria per Category

Student:  Nominee must be a currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student; demonstrates commitment to an improved environment for women students; shows commitment to women’s issues through volunteer work, elected position, advocacy, and/or other forms of leadership on or off-campus.

Staff:  Nominee must be a non-faculty employee, other than an administrator as defined below; strives to improve the work environment for women; positively promotes women in the workplace.

Faculty:  Nominee must be a tenure or non-tenure track faculty; fosters an environment that is supportive to the needs of women; provides class content and lectures that are inclusive in their approach and sensitive to women’s issues.

Administrator:  Nominee must be at department head level or above; encourages and directs attention to an improved environment for women through policy formation, goal setting, programs, staff selection, etc.; positively promotes women’s issues in the workplace.

Past Winners

2021

Student: Sara Amani

Staff: Holly Kasperbauer

Faculty: Dr. Kristan Poirot

Administrator: Dr. Amy Waer

2020
Student: Kirstie Smith
Staff: Chelsea Knutson
Faculty: Jyotsna Vaid
Administrator: Mark Zoran  
2019

Student: Ashali Chimata

Staff: Tanna Burge

Faculty: Dr. Joan Wolf

Administrator: Dr. Valen Johnson

 

2018

Student: Chloe Hawkings

Staff: Kristi Mejias

Faculty: Dr. Tasha Dubriwny

Administrator: Dr. Blanca Lupiani

2017

Student:  Erin Black & Prerna Jain

Staff:  Laura Trevino

Faculty:  Dr. Joanna Lahey

Administrator:  Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian

2016

Student:  Emily Parrish

Staff:  Samantha Huge

Faculty:  Dr. Adrienne Carter-Sowell

2015

Student:  Emily Thompson & Mutryce A. Williams

Staff:  Christine Kaunas

Faculty:  Dr. Kathi Miner

Administrator:  Dr. Teri Reed

2014

Student:  Laura Bolling

Staff:  Penny King

Faculty:  Dr. Chanda Elbert

Administrator:  Dr. Beverly Irby

2013

Student:  Rebecca Cross

Staff:  Jo Evans

Faculty:  Dr. Kristen Maitland

Administrator:  Dr. Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni

2012

Student:  Lauren Joy Ray

Faculty:  Dr. Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez

Administrator:  Dr. Eleanor Green

2011

Student:  Brittany Jones

Staff:  DeAun Woosley

Faculty:  Dr. Stephanie Payne

2010

Student:  Audrianne Doucet

Staff:  Diane Hurtado

Faculty:  Dr. Jane Welsh

Administrator:  Dr. Claudia Nelson & Dr. Dannay Ballard

2009

Student:  Vanessa Delgado & Carissa Delgado

Staff:  Rhonda Kogut

Faculty:  Dr. Alessandra Luiselli

Administrator:  Jane Schneider

2008

Student:  Judith Boor

Staff:  Kathy Pilgrim

Faculty:  Dr. Nancy Amato

Administrator:  Karan Chavis

2007

Student:  Kristina (Tina) M. Garcia

Staff:  Dr. Mary Ann Covey

2006

Student:  Kelly McDonald

Staff:  Shelia Dotson

Faculty:  Dr. Harriette Andreadis

Administrator:  Dr. Linda L. Glessner

2005

Student:  Lydia E. Tapia

Staff:  Dorothy Koontz

Faculty:  Dr. Caroline Ketcham

Administrator:  Di Fontenot & Dr. Deborah Kochevar

2004

Student:  Sara Bendoraitis

Faculty:  Dr. Mary W. Meagher

Administrator:  Julie Baker & Dr. Ann Kier

2003

Student:  Sara Allenson

Staff:  Dale Hayes

Faculty:  Dr. Kimberly Brown & Dr. Donna Davenport

Administrator:  Brenda L. Bethman

2002

Student:  Lynn Lowell

Staff:  Kristen Harper & DeAun Woolsey

Faculty:  Dr. Sherry Yennello

Administrator:  Jeanette Phariss

2001

Student:  Carol Walther

Staff:  Jackie Caruso & Rosemary Schoenfeld

Faculty:  Dr. Jane Packard

Administrator:  Susan Irza

2000

Student:  Heather Bowen

Staff:  Jane Rinehart

Faculty:  Dr. Nancy Holland

Administrator:  Dr. Janis Stout

1999

Student:  Kelly Garrity

Staff:  Becki Elkins Nesheim

Faculty:  Dr. Austin Daily

Administrator:  Dr. Mary Miller

1998

Student:  Tara Tripp & Ann Machinsky

Staff:  Donovan Cumbie

Faculty:  Dr. Nancy Amato

Administrator:  Dr. William Perry

1997

Student:  Kristen Paris

Staff:  Michelle Avarado

Faculty:  Dr. Vivian Paul & Dr. Frances Downing

Administrator:  Dr. Steven Oberhelmen & Dr. Lawrence Mitchell

1996

Student:  Michelle Pickard

Staff:  Lora Bertelsen

Faculty:  Dr. Ramona Paetzold

Administrator:  Dr. Julius Gribou

1995

Student:  Nancy Magnussen & Victoria Stolarski

Staff:  Chareny Rydl & Patty Andrews

Faculty:  Dr. Pamela Matthews

Administrator:  Dr. Karan Watson

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