The College of Veterinary Medicine is pleased to recognize 36 students, faculty, and staff as achieving Partner Level in the inaugural year of the Community of Inclusion Certificate Program. The Community of Inclusion Certificate Program was developed by the college’s Diversity Committee as a way for members of the college to demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion within the college, the veterinary profession, and the communities we serve. There are three levels to the certificate program with the ability to earn one level per year – Partner, Ambassador, and Champion. Partners learn about and support a community of inclusion; Ambassadors represent the community of inclusion and expand the dialogue, and Champions actively promote a community of inclusion and help to facilitate the process.
Dr. Allen Cannedy, recipient of the 2017 Iverson Bell Award, delivered the keynote address for the awards ceremony. The Iverson Bell Award is the veterinary profession’s most prestigious diversity award and recognizes “outstanding leadership and contributions in promoting opportunities for underrepresented minorities in veterinary medical education.” As Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at North Carolina State University, Dr. Cannedy has secured nearly $1million in diversity-related scholarship funds for under-represented veterinary students and has developed numerous innovative programs to promote diversity and inclusion at NCSU and throughout the veterinary profession.
Freedom a la Cart catered the awards ceremony and provided brief opening remarks about their social justice efforts. Freedom a la Cart’s mission is to empower survivors of human trafficking to build a new life of freedom and self-sufficiency. Through offering supportive services, practical life skills, dignified jobs and workforce training, Freedom a la Cart is a place where survivors can heal, learn, and grow as they prepare for full-time employment opportunities in the community.
Congratulations to those achieving Partner Level in the 2016-2017 Community of Inclusion Certificate Program:
Brenda Arras
Jennifer Brandt
Mary Jo Burkhard
Dondrae Coble
Sandra Dawkins
Regina Doss
Morgan Etheridge
Amanda Fark
Roger Fingland
Carrie Freed
Betsy Gibson
Patrick Green
Maggie Heiar
Weihow Hsue
Stephen Jones
Kelsey Kerstetter
Jeffrey Kim
Sue Knoblaugh
Renne Komula
Briana Lynem
Samantha Maiorano
Rustin Moore
Joelle Nielsen
Stefan Niewiesk
Michael Oglesbee
Ruben Pabon Padin
April Pugh
Amanda Signorino
Kacey Smith
Stephanie Sosa
Liesa Stone
Christine Walters
David Wilkie
Jonathan Yardley
Karin Zuckerman
We look forward to the 2017-2018 program and events! More information about the Community of Inclusion Certificate Program can be found at http://vet.osu.edu/about-college/commitment-diversity/cvm-community-incl...
