The Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council (DLC) hosted its annual Diversity Recognition Awards on May 10, honoring faculty, staff, and students who have gone above and beyond to advance diversity and inclusion within the university. This year's recipients lead a wide array of initiatives and research projects, including creating a better environment for LGBTQ+ affiliates, designating new prayer spaces, supporting student mothers, and establishing a Critical Diaspora Studies major.
"A unifying theme made evident by the 21st Annual DLC Diversity Recognition Awardees is the depth of commitment to efforts that anchor and foster inclusion in the broadest possible ways within the Johns Hopkins community," said DLC co-chair and founding member James Calvin. "The Diversity Recognition awardees are resolute in building, adding, and sustaining the fabric of belonging at Johns Hopkins."
This year's awards recognized 11 individuals and three groups, including Brandi Glover, a graduate student at the School of Medicine. As a mother of two, Glover realized firsthand how difficult it could be to raise children while enrolled in a university. To remedy this, she founded the Student Mothers Of Hopkins, which provides vital social support and resources for student mothers.
Glover received an individual award at the ceremony.
"As a fifth-year graduate student here at Hopkins, I feel extremely honored to be in this moment standing on the shoulders of the giants who have paved the way for me to do the work that I do as a student advocate," she said after the event. "I feel privileged to receive such an esteemed recognition by the DLC, and I look forward to continuing the work to make STEM more equitable for underrepresented students and mothers."
Demere Woolway, who received a James Calvin Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for their work as JHU's inaugural director of LGBTQ+ Life, added how great it was to connect with other awardees at the ceremony.
"The Diversity Recognition Awards was a spectacular chance to learn more about all the great work that is happening across Johns Hopkins," they said. "I'm grateful to be able to do this work with such a committed group of people."
Individual Awards
- Alana Crockett, Applied Physics Laboratory
- Brandi Glover, School of Medicine
- Derrick Pope, Applied Physics Laboratory
- Kevin Frick, Carey Business School
- Natalie Wang, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
- Ryan Alezz, Whiting School of Engineering
- Shemika Brooks-Woods, Student Health and Well-Being
- Tiara Willie, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Group Awards
- APL's Accessibility Map Sub team, Applied Physics Laboratory
- Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence, Academic Centers
- DEI Ambassadors FUSE Sub team, Applied Physics Laboratory
James Calvin Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Demere Woolway, University Administration
- Norma L. Day Vines, School of Education
- Sherita Hill Golden, Johns Hopkins Medicine
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