President's Diversity Awards

The President’s Diversity Awards recognize individuals and departments that foster greater awareness, understanding and advancement of diversity and inclusiveness at Towson University.

Diversity Awards Categories

 Individual Awards: four awards, $500 each.

  • Current Student

  • Faculty Member (two awards: Research-based; General) 

  • Staff Member

Department Awards: two awards, $1,000 each.

  • Academic department

  • Administrative department 

Criteria

The criteria for evaluation of nominations will be as follows:

  • Nominees have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments that have increased awareness and understanding of diversity.

  • Nominees have demonstrated outstanding efforts to promote the advancement of diversity and inclusiveness.

  • Nominees have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in support of the institutionalization of diversity.

Nomination Process 

The nomination process begins each October and ends the first week of January.    The nomination forms are provided here:

If you have questions about the nomination process, please contact Debbie Seeberger, Assistant to the President for Diversity, 410-704-2360,