Awards
Multicultural Staff & Faculty Council

Josh Baros, College of Business
Administrative Professional Award 2024

Edwin Chong, College of Engineering
Faculty Award 2024

Aki Hosoi, CSU Health Network
Administrative Professional Award 2024
Our Awards Mission
As part of Colorado State University’s strong commitment to diversity, the Multicultural Staff & Faculty Council Distinguished Service Awards honor and celebrate academic faculty, administrative professional, and state classified employees who have made outstanding contributions within the University as well as surrounding communities.
Award nominees must have:
- An enhanced awareness of the status of individuals and groups who are ethnically and/or racially diverse
- Fostered the advancement of diversity, inclusion and equity beyond their professional responsibilities
- Strengthened multicultural and inclusion efforts for underrepresented and underserved populations
MSFC Awards Selection Process
The Multicultural Staff & Faculty Council Distinguished Service Awards recognize the nominee’s service for outstanding contributions to diversity, inclusive excellence and multiculturalism to/in their professions within the University, our community and society.
Nominators should address and describe how the nominee has fulfilled the following award criteria. These criteria should be explicitly listed in the nominators letter.
- Evidence of leadership excellence in the advancement of diversity within the university and/or the community, as demonstrated by examples of leadership in advancing social justice and inclusion.
- Evidence of sustained commitment to diversity, as how this person has fostered and demonstrated Colorado State University’s principles of community (inclusion, integrity, respect, service, social justice) on campus and/or the community.
We are no longer accepting nominations for the 2024 cycle.
MSFC Awards Nomination Process
Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, or students, or administrators. The nominee must have worked at Colorado State University for at least two semesters, or the equivalent, as of the current academic year. Past recipients of the awards are not eligible for nomination (see list below).
Nominations are sought in the following categories with awards up to $1,000.
- Full-time, part-time, tenure-track or adjunct faculty member
- Full-time or part-time Administrative Professional
- Full-time or part-time State Classified staff
We are no longer accepting nominations for the 2024 cycle.
Nomination Packet Information by Category
»FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, TENURE-TRACK OR ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER
- Nomination Form
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Letter of Nomination (up to two pages, 12-point font)
The letter must address the following about the nominee:
Evidence of leadership excellence in the advancement of diversity within the university and/or the community, as demonstrated by examples of leadership in advancing social justice and inclusion.
Evidence of sustained commitment to diversity, as how this person has fostered and demonstrated Colorado State University’s principles of community (inclusion, integrity, respect, service, social justice) on campus and/or the community.
Please note that letters of nominations may not exceed the suggested length. Longer letters may disqualify the nominee.
We are no longer accepting nominations for the 2024 cycle.
»FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL
- Nomination Form
- Resume
- Letter of Nomination (up to two pages, 12-point font)
The letter must address the following about the nominee:
Evidence of leadership excellence in the advancement of diversity within the university and/or the community, as demonstrated by examples of leadership in advancing social justice and inclusion.
Evidence of sustained commitment to diversity, as how this person has fostered and demonstrated Colorado State University’s principles of community (inclusion, integrity, respect, service, social justice) on campus and/or the community.
Please note that letters of nominations may not exceed the suggested length. Longer letters may disqualify the nominee.
We are no longer accepting nominations for the 2024 cycle.
»FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME STATE CLASSIFIED STAFF
- Nomination Form
- Resume or Summary of Accomplishments
- Letter of Nomination (up to two pages, 12-point font)
The letter must address the following about the nominee:
Evidence of leadership excellence in the advancement of diversity within the university and/or the community, as demonstrated by examples of leadership in advancing social justice and inclusion.
Evidence of sustained commitment to diversity, as how this person has fostered and demonstrated Colorado State University’s principles of community (inclusion, integrity, respect, service, social justice) on campus and/or the community.
Please note that letters of nominations may not exceed the suggested length. Longer letters may disqualify the nominee.
We are no longer accepting nominations for the 2024 cycle.
Year | Academic Faculty | Administrative Professional | State Classified |
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2024 | Edwin Chong | Aki Hosoi Josh Baros | No award given |
2023 | Marie Zamzow Lindsey Schneider | Lani Williams | No award given |
2022 | Jimena Breton | Craig Chesson | Meg Skeehan |
2021 | Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala | Helena Gardner | Sonjia Cervantes |
2020 | Ricki Ginsberg | Bridgette Johnson JoAnn Cornell | Soledad Talamantes |
2019 | Michelle Foster | Patrice Palmer | Alfreda Whaley Jan Iron |
2018 | Mark Brown | Rachael Johnson | Kelly Hixson |
2017 | Margarita Lenk | Michael Jaramillo | Linda Hernandez Price |
2016 | Shane Kanatous | Tom Biedscheid | Maria Martinez |
2015 | Lumina Albert | Carla Barela Bloom | Salome Cardona |
2014 | Irene Vernon Masako “Mako” Beecken | Paul Thayer | |
2013 | Malcolm Scott | Frank Johnson | No award given |
2012 | Maura Velasquez-Castillo | Ronald Hall | Connie Jamie-Lujan |
2011 | Norberto Valdez | Tyrone Smith | Maria de Lourdes Zavala Teresa Rice |
2010 | Eulanda Sanders | Marilyn Thayer | No award given |
2009 | Eric Aoki | Carmen Rivera | No award given |
2008 | Mohammed Hirchi | Oscar Felix | Jennifer "Jan" Iron |
2007 | Gregory Florant | Shannon Archibeque-Engle | Stan Oakland |
2006 | Roe Bubar | Tae Nosaka | Kristi Buffington |
2005 | No award given | Nan McClurg Crotilda "Tillie" Trujillo | Cheri Lazar |
2004 | Peter A. Jacobs | Alan Tucker | Linda Wardlow |
2003 | Albert C. Yates | Richard A. Salas | Maria "Ri" Romero |
2002 | Glen D. Rask | Alfred Flores, Jr. | Amelia Rivera |
2001 | Blane Harding | Barb Musselwhite | Maria Escobar |
2000 | M. Nazuml Karim | Linda Ahuna | Bert Barela |
1999 | V. Chandrasekar | Arlene Nededog | Harold Santistevan |
1998 | Philip Omi | Patricia Vigil | Warren Santistevan |
1997 | Paul H. Gutierrez | Blanche M. Hughes | Mary Ann Sanchez |
1996 | Daniel Sunada | Cheryl Presley | Gloria Balderama |
1995 | Victor Baez | Laura Macagno-Shang | No award given |
1994 | Kai-Ho Mah | Mary Ontiveros | No award given |
1993 | Ernest Chavez | Guadalupe Salazar | No award given |
1992 | Richard Suinn | Rudy Garcia | No award given |
1989 | Rajinder Ranu | Francis Bescenti | No award given |
1988 | William Simss | Alvaro Maldonado | No award given |
1987 | Grant Lee | Sylvester Townsend | No award given |
*No awards were given in 1990 nor 1991.
2024 MSFC Awards Committee Members
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- Bruno Sobral, Professor of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and biomedical Sciences (Faculty)
- Juliet Romero, Administrative Assistant, Department of Management (State Classified Professional)
- Maria Yusuf, Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) and Wellbeing for CVMBS (Administrative Professional)
- Audra Montoya-Baker, Employee Housing Programs Coordinator (Administrative Professional)
- Javier Hurtado, Assistant Professor of Theatre, College of Liberal Arts (Co-Chair, Faculty)
- Lumina Albert, Associate Professor of Management and Business Ethics, College of Business (Co-Chair, Faculty)
- Bruno Sobral, Professor of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and biomedical Sciences (Faculty)
Contact Ali Raza at [email protected]