CALS Kathy Druckman Berggren Diversity and Inclusion Award

Kathy Druckman Berggren was a faculty member in CALS with a passion for developing engaging curricula and empowering students.

She was adviser to student groups including the Association for Women in Communication, FACES (Facts, Advocacy and Control of Epileptic Seizures), Help a Life Organization and the Touchtones a cappella group. She served on many department, college and university committees, including co-chair of the CALS Diversity Committee. She was a past board member of WVBR radio station and of the Association for Women in Communication, and she was a fellow for the Center for Outreach and Engagement, where she led a project to design a disability awareness program for middle school students. Kathy was involved in many advocacy efforts in Ithaca, including as a parent advocate for the Ithaca City School District.

Nominees must demonstrate promotion of diversity within their teaching, research and/or extension program(s).

Eligibility

Nominees for the CALS Kathy Druckman Berggren Diversity and Inclusion Award must be CALS faculty or academic staff. Previous award recipients are ineligible for nomination until after a period of five years.

Specifics

The CALS Kathy Druckman Berggren Diversity and Inclusion Award recognizes members of the CALS faculty or academic staff who have made a significant contribution to fostering an inclusive environment through their teaching, extension, or research.

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Nominating Criteria

Creating and fostering a sense of belonging for the broader CALS community
Developing research environments that facilitate a sense of belonging
Co-creating purposeful and reciprocal relationships that meet the needs of extension and community partners
Demonstrating a commitment to inclusive advising and mentoring
Creating inclusive classroom climates and/or using innovative pedagogy

How to Nominate Your Colleagues

To nominate colleagues for any one of the CALS Research and Extension Awards, please provide the following documentation. Page limits must be adhered to.

Note: Previous individual awardees are not eligible to be considered for another award for a period of three years after their most recent award date (however, team awardees may be considered for an individual award).

A nominating statement (maximum of three pages) that responds to the criteria specific to the award(s). Note that nominations will be evaluated by faculty from a broad range of disciplines. As such, disciplinary jargon should be avoided.
A CV (maximum of three pages) including relevant research and/or extension/outreach publications (CVs are required for all team members on team nominations). Please attach an explanation to the CV describing the disciplinary standards for authorship on publications and the level of competitiveness/exclusiveness of any awards highlighted as part of the nomination.
A maximum of three letters of support (may include letters from stakeholders). Support letters should focus on adding perspective to the nomination, not restating accomplishments and recognitions.

These awards are an excellent way to recognize the many contributions of your colleagues. Please take a few moments to consider which of your colleagues should be recognized.

Nomination materials should be submitted online as a single document. Updates to previous nominations may be submitted as a separate single document addendum to the originally submitted nomination package, or the entire package may be updated and submitted as a single new document.

Nominations

Cover page, nominating statement, letters of support, plus a 3-page CV (or multiple such CVs for a team nomination).

New nominations are encouraged. Updating and resubmitting nominations from last year is also welcomed.

Submit your nomination