Commerce Bank Presidential Awards for Diversity
The Commerce Bank Presidential Faculty/Staff Award for Distinguished Services to Historically Under-Represented Minority Students was established in 1978 to recognize outstanding individual contributions to the development of quality education for students of color at Kansas State University.
The Commerce Bank Presidential Student Award for Distinguished Services in Enhancing Multiculturalism at Kansas State University was established in the spring of 1997 to recognize outstanding individual contributions to diversity enhancement within the student sector.
Commerce Bank Presidential Awards Selections committee members for 2024-2025 include:
- Mirta Chavez, Commitee Chair, Assistant Vice President, Student Belonging and Inclusion
- Tamara Bauer, Instructor, Staley School of Leadership Studies.
- Rebeca Paz, Assistant Director, First-Generation Student Center.
- Mariya Vaughn, Interim Coordinator, Spectrum Center.
- Mitzi Farmer, Director of Academic Services, College of Architecture, Planning & Design.
- Mariya Vaughn, Interim Coordinator, Spectrum Center.
- Dr. Amy Betz, Assistant Dean for Retention, Diversity and Inclusion, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department.
Award Applications:
Nomination packets are due by Friday, November 8th, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Questions may be send to Mirta Chavez via email (mirta@k-state.edu).
2022-2023 Award Winners:
Faculty & Staff: Dr. Maria Teresa DePaoli, Professor, Department of Modern Languages
Student: Roselle Barretto, PhD Candidate, Biological & Agricultural Engineering