Faculty Opportunity and Engagement Award
For advancing diversity at the University
This award recognizes outstanding teaching, research and creative work, and/or service and outreach that expands the University’s land-grant mission.

Deb Wilmington
Scholarly Professor and Program Lead, School of Biological Sciences and Molecular Biosciences
Previous recipients
| 2025 | Tarah S. Sullivan, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 2024 | Alexis Tan, Department of Journalism and Media Production |
| 2023 | Katherine Rodela, Department of Educational Leadership and Sport Management |
| 2022 | Zoe Higheagle Strong, Kinesiology and Educational Psychology |
| 2021 | Melissa Parkhurst, Music |
| 2020 | Gisela Ernst-Slavit, Education |
| 2019 | Shira Broschat, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| 2018 | Raymond Herrera, Graduate School |
| 2017 | Paul Kwon, Psychology |
| 2016 | Paula Groves Price, Education |
| 2015 | Pamela Bettis, Education |
| 2014 | Dana Baker, Public Policy |
| 2013 | Eric J. Johnson, Education |
| 2012 | Ella Inglebret, Speech and Hearing Sciences |
| 2011 | Carol Allen, Nursing |
Award criteria, application process, and video of previous recipients