Tyra Benoit, Butte-Glenn Community
College
As a part recipient of an NEH award
to study in Central America and a Fulbright to
study in Peru and Ecuador, Benoit has modeled
increased global awareness for her students.
On campus, she co-chaired a campus-wide Task
Force on Diversity, serves as a member of the
Staff Diversity Committee, and managed an internship
program that recruited graduate students from
underrepresented groups. She has also served
as the Director of a Bilingual Teacher Recruitment
Program, which encouraged students who did not
speak English as their first language to consider
teaching as a career.
Nancy Malone, Diablo Valley College
Malone is
known for her work on department and campus committees;
her commitment to using diverse learning styles
to encourage, retain, and assist students; and
for her role in creating a campus climate and
environment friendly to students and faculty
of diverse backgrounds and interests. She has
served on hiring committees to endorse high affirmative
action goals, helps develop the college s
recruitment plan, and recruits by attending the
Affirmative Action Job Faire and making personal
contacts. She also sits on the literature committee,
paying particular attention to the college s
multicultural curriculum and offerings.
Sunshine Vidal, Fullerton College Vidal
was instrumental in the development of the college s
Transfer Achievement Program (TAP), which ensures
that at risk students succeed in
their developmental English and math classes,
with the ultimate goal of transferring to a four-year-university.
She serves as a counselor to students in the
program and is primarily responsible for identifying
those who would be eligible for TAP. She is an
effective campus leader who has helped to bring
together faculty from diverse academic perspectives
to concentrate upon the common goal of assisting
students in TAP classes.
Ola Washington, Ventura Community College
Washington
serves the campus in a variety of capacities she
is the Black Student Union advisor; she invites
guest speakers and arranges multi-cultural activities;
she speaks against racism and sexism of any kind
as a writer, editorialist and poet; and she has
organized an after-school tutoring group for
socially and economically deprived students in
neighboring La Concilio. As a member of the Multicultural
Collaborative, funded by a multi-college grant,
she has been a presenter as well as a participant.
She serves as students teacher, mentor,
guide, and friend.
History
In Spring 1998, the Plenary Body adopted a resolution (3.03 S98) to create
a diversity award to recognize faculty in California community colleges who
work to promote the success of our diverse student population. The Stanback-Stroud
Award was developed to acknowledge the work of faculty making special contributions
in the area of student success for diverse students. Each college may nominate
one faculty member to receive this prestigious honor that includes a cash
award of $500. All faculty, both inside and outside of the classroom, are
eligible for consideration. Four recipients, one from each area of the state,
will be chosen and honored at the Spring Plenary Session.
Each college academic senate
may forward one faculty nominee for the Academic
Senate for California Community Colleges Diversity
Award, sponsored by the Foundation for California
Community Colleges. The following are guidelines
to be used in making the final selection of one
nominee from each of the four Academic Senate
areas (see college directory for designation
of areas).
1. The candidate must have
contributed to the creation of a campus environment
friendly to student of diverse backgrounds and
interests.
2. The candidate must have
demonstrated success in addressing diverse learning
styles.
3. The candidate must demonstrate
assistance to students from underrepresented
groups to encourage their retention and success
in classes as they move toward their goals, whether
they be occupational, transfer, or other.
Criteria
1. Demonstrated sensitivity to diverse learning styles as shown by specific
examples
2. Demonstrated help to students to encourage retention and success in classes
3. Demonstrated help to students to reach their goals, whether they be occupational,
transfer, or other
4. Demonstrated encouragement of students in encouraging them to become part
of campus life and activities
5. Demonstrated sensitivity to create a campus climate and environment friendly
to students of diverse backgrounds and interests
Regina
Stanback-Stroud
The award was named after the past president of the Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges Regina Stanback-Stroud. In her many roles she has originated,
advanced, and implemented many programs and policies that have significantly
increased the ability of the California community colleges to serve the diverse
population of the state, including student equity and affirmative action in
faculty hiring.
