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The Torchbearer Award was created to celebrate and honor Â鶹´«Ã½ community members working to prioritize diversity, inclusiveness and belonging at Â鶹´«Ã½.

Purpose

The Torchbearer Award was created as a recognition program to celebrate and honor Â鶹´«Ã½ community members who are shaping the university with mentorship, cutting-edge curriculum, and new programs or initiatives that center diversity and inclusiveness and aim to increase belonging at Â鶹´«Ã½.

Eligibility

Award nominees can be students, alumni, faculty, staff, or retirees who have worked to implement policies, procedures, and/or programs to enhance diversity at Kent State. We strongly encourage student nomination.

Criteria

• Individuals nominated for the Award must be a member of the KSU community. Full or part-time faculty, staff, students, alumni, or retirees are eligible for consideration.
• Nominees for the Award must be an individual who routinely and voluntarily makes diversity, equity and inclusion a priority in their day-to-day work and are consistently exploring unique ways to go above and beyond expectations. Nominees may be responsible for initiatives, programs, policies, procedures, curriculum, instruction, etc.
• Nominees must have a proven record of sustainable and progressive change in areas of inclusive excellence
• Past recipients are not eligible to be nominated.

Nominations & Awards

A nominator may only submit one nomination per individual. Nominations may come from peers, supervisors, or other divisional leaders, faculty or students. 

The Torchbearer Awards will be an annual award. Two nominees will be selected: one student; one faculty, staff, alum or retiree. The final decision resides with the Vice President for People, Culture and Belonging.