{"id":68,"date":"2017-11-01T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T17:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-06-24T18:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:22:04","slug":"diversity-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/diversity-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ESP Diversity\/Multicultural Recognition acknowledges outstanding efforts and accomplishments in developing, achieving and sustaining Extension programs and\/or audiences in our diverse and multicultural society.<\/p>\n<p>Diversity refers to the fact that our community, both locally and nationally, is comprised of many individuals, each having unique attributes based on a variety of social, physical, and cultural characteristics. Multiculturalism is a philosophy that recognizes, accepts, and integrates the contributions and achievements of all people into the social and economic fabric of the community in which they exist. Multiculturalism requires an understanding of and respect for the historical bases of the belief systems and traditions of various groups to develop their members socially, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, and physically.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations should show understanding, valuing and celebrating differences among people relative to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status and sexual orientation (list is not all-inclusive and not limited to those mentioned). Nominee whose innovative programming reinforces the organization\u2019s commitment to reaching diverse audiences.<\/p>\n<h2>Individual Diversity Award<\/h2>\n<h4>2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ana Lu Fonseca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Victor Villegas (national winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mario Maga\u00f1a (national winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2019<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Debi Warnock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Patricia Dawson (national winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2017<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Shana Withee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2016<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Luisa Santamaria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2015<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbara Brody (National winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2013<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mike Knutz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2012<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Maureen Quinn (National winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2008<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeanne Brandt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2007<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann Schauber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2006<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Holly Berry (National winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2005<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Debra Minar Driscoll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1994<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Helen Conner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1993<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bill Broderick\/Patricia Steffanson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>1992<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Multnomah County EFNEP Team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Team Diversity Award<\/h2>\n<h4>2025<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbara Brody, Katie Ahern, Shannon Lipscomb, Megan Pratt. Tri-Learner Model &#8211; Resilience (National)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Gina Galaviz-Yap, Monserrat Alegria, Yurida Reyes, Amy Young &amp; Jose Garcia \u2013 Juntos (National)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Kris Elliott, Priscilla Johnson, Sprit Brooks, Charissa Jones, Kristi Backe, Amy Hoffman, Benno Lyon, Sarah Cuddy, Rita Bauer \u2014Outdoor School (National)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Joyce Senior Angullo and Adejoke Babatunde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Joyce Senior Angullo and Adejoke Babatunde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2019 (for S.M.I.L.E.)- National Winner<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Barbara Brody and Ken Dickey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2018<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Marilyn Lesmeister<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2016\u00a0(for Healthy Kids Club) &#8211; National Winner<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mike Knutz<\/li>\n<li>Maria Falcon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2015 (for Open Campus Juntos Program)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jeff Sherman<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Oppenlander<\/li>\n<li>Maydra Valencia<\/li>\n<li>Ana Gomez-Diazgrandos<\/li>\n<li>Ann Harris<\/li>\n<li>Emily Henry<\/li>\n<li>Brenda Gutierrez<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Jones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patricia Dawson\/Claire Sponseller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2008<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Debra Minar-Driscoll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2005<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Janice Smiley\/Lynn Steele<\/li>\n<li>Maureen Quinn\/Marina Boyko<\/li>\n<li>Luz Lores-Lescano\/Aidee Quezada<\/li>\n<li>Jenny Ahlers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ESP Diversity\/Multicultural Recognition acknowledges outstanding efforts and accomplishments in developing, achieving and sustaining Extension programs and\/or audiences in our diverse and multicultural society. Diversity refers to the fact that our community, both locally and nationally, is comprised of many individuals, each having unique attributes based on a variety of social, physical, and cultural characteristics.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/diversity-awards\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9CIVZ-16","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/espgamma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}