Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award
General Information
Named in honor of Dean Emeritus of the School of Social Work, this award was established in 1996. It recognizes faculty whose service contributes to the development of a culturally and ethnically diverse campus community. Nominees must be full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty on the Ann Arbor campus. Criteria for selection include:
- Commitment to diversity as an important part of the University’s educational mission
- Public and/or academically oriented endeavors that demonstrate intellectual excellence and commitment to cultural diversity in service, teaching, scholarship, and/or creative activity
- Efforts to increase diversity within one’s academic unit and/or the University
- Efforts to use scholarly and/or creative work to enhance the success of students and faculty of diverse cultural and racial backgrounds
- Willingness to serve as a mentor to students
- Efforts to bring about equity in our society
Five awards are made annually and include a $5,000 stipend. Call (734) 764-3982 for detailed information and a nomination form.
Call (734) 764-3982 for a nomination form, or download the form in .pdf (Adobe Reader)
Past Johnson Diversity Award Recipients
2012
Deborah Goldberg, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Barbra Meek, Anthropology and Linguistics
Juanita Merchant, Internal Medicine and Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Stephanie Rowley, Psychology and Education
Derrick Scott, Center for Engineering Diversity & Outreach
Dorceta Taylor, Environmental Sociology and Environment
Stephen Ward, Afroamerican and African studies and the Residential College
2011
Crisca Bierwert, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Deborah Carter, School of Education
Avery Demond, College of Engineering
James Holloway, College of Engineering
Martha Jones, College of LSA
Andrew Shryock, College of LSA
2010
Robin Means Coleman, Communication Studies
Carol Fierke, Chemistry
Elijah Kannatey-Asibu, Mechanical Engineering
Guy Meadows, Engineering
Robert Sellers, Psychology
Louis Yen, Kinesiology
2009
Kelly Askew, Anthropology
Tabbye Chavous, School of Education and LSA Lawrence La
Fountain-Stokes, American Culture/Romance Languages
Karin Muraszko, Medical School
Scott Page, Political Science and the Institute for Social Research
Daniel Washington, School of Music, Theatre & Dance
2008
Paul Allen-Meares, Social Work
Matthew Countryman, History/American Culture
Maria Cotera, American Culture/Women’s Studies
Carla O’Connor, School of Education
Bradford Orr, Physics
2007
Frieda Ekotto, Romance Languages and Literatures/Comparative Literature
Bruce Frier, Classical Studies/Law
K. Wayne Jones, Materials Science and Engineering
Janice (Janie) Paul*, School of Art and Design
Catherine Squires, Communication Studies
David Wooten, Business Administration
2006
Cleopatra Caldwell, School of Public Health
Larry Gant, School of Social Work
Sioban Harlow*, School of Public Health
Charles Smith, Pharmacology
Mieko Yoshihama, School of Social Work
2005
William (Buzz) Alexander*, English Language and Literature
Percy Bates, School of Education
Alec Gallimore, College of Engineering
Joseph Lam, School of Music
Jana Nidiffer, School of Education
2004
F. Muge Gocek*, Sociology and Women’s Studies
David Gordon, Pathology
Mark Lewis, Industrial Operations
Paul Rasmussen, Chemistry
David Scobey, Arts of Citizenship/Architecture and Urban Planning
2003
Robert L. Griess, Jr., Mathematics
María E. Montoya, History
Michael S. Spencer*, Social Work
Antonia M. Villarruel *, Nursing
Alford A. Young, Jr., Sociology
Special Recognition: Gerald Gurin, Institute for Social Research
2002
Anthony W. England, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carmen R. Green*, Medical School
Lemuel A. Johnson, English
Amy K. Stillman *, Music and American Culture
Marilyn W. Woolfolk*, Dentistry
2001
Bunyan Bryant*, School of Natural Resources and Environment
Harold Neighbors*, School of Public Health
Michael Savageau, Microbiology and Immunology
Kristine Siefert*, Social Work
Abigail J. Steward, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Levi T. Thompson, Chemical Engineering
2000
Lorraine Gutierrez, Psychology and Social Work
James Jackson, Center for Afroamerican and African Studies
Terrence McDonald, History
Robert Megginson, Math
Emerson Robinson, Dentistry
1999
James A. Chaffers, Architecture
Charles J. Krause, Otolaryngology
Ann E. Larimore, Geography and Women’s Studies
Earl Lewis, History and Afro-American/African Studies
Margaret Scisney-Matlock, Nursing
1998
Patricia Y. Gurin, Psychology
Sylvia Hurtado*, Education
Richard Lichtenstein*, Health Management and Policy
Marilyn Roubidoux, Radiology
David R. Williams, Sociology
1997
Elizabeth A. Allen, Nursing
Charles N. Ellis, Dermatology
Robert M. Ortega*, Social Work
Willis C. Patterson, Music
Beth G. Reed*, Social Work and Women's Studies
1996
Frances R. Aparicio, Spanish and American Culture
Mark Chesler, Sociology
Donald R. Deskins, Urban Geography and Sociology
Billy Joe Evans, Chemistry
Stephen H. Sumida, English and American Culture