Kudos - Week of June 9, 2008
David Martinez III, a journalism education minor and member of the Journalism Student Advisory Council, is a recipient of the 2007-2008 Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award. Winners are selected for enhancing The University of Arizona's academic excellence by helping to create a diverse and inclusive campus community. Martinez has been involved in the Transgender Project, an endeavor intended to create a University environment that is inclusive and values transgender individuals. He also served as a student member of the Arizona Board of Regents.Edith Auslander, a 1961 graduate of the department who retired this year as vice president and senior associate to the president, was the staff recipient of the award. She was president of the UA Hispanic Alumni Club during the years that the scholarship endowment grew to $1 million. As president of the Arizona Board of Regents in 1989 to 1990, she initiated the study on the Status of Women, which was influential in creating the Commission on the Status of Women, an organization that develops programs to promote equity across our campus community.