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UW System Outstanding
Women of Color In Education Awards
Award Recipients for 2002
Anna San Diego, UW Colleges, Waukesha
Asha Sen, UW-Eau Claire
Alice Meade-Taylor, UW-Extension, Milwaukee County
Lisa Poupart, UW-Green Bay
Antoiwana K. Williams, UW-La Crosse
Seema Kapani, UW-Madison
Gwat-Yong Lie, UW-Milwaukee
Judith Rozie-Battle, UW-Milwaukee
Fumiko Fukuta, UW-Oshkosh
Mary Day, UW-Parkside
Nou Ka Yang, UW-River Falls
Rosario Alemparte, UW-Stevens Point
Kathy Baerg, UW-Stout
Marlene L. Hart, UW-Superior
Nancy Crabb, UW System
Deborah C. Bowen, UW-Whitewater
Past Award Recipients by Campus or by Year
Anna
San Diego,
UW Colleges, Waukesha
Ms. Anna San Diego, Multicultural Student Advisor
at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, earned her
Bachelor's degree in Psychology and her Master's degree
in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. As Multicultural Student Advisor,
she advises multicultural freshman at UW-Waukesha
and oversees the precollege programs that include
academic support after-school programs, summer enrichment
programs, and college and career exploration programs
at local middle and high schools. She is also the
advisor to the Organization of Latin American Leaders
and the African American Union. Most of the guidance
she provides involves giving students an experience
to learn from and the courage to take chances. She
encourages students to work hard and play hard and
invest time into finding their passions. Recently,
Ms. San Diego worked with the Waukesha Police Department
to secure funds for more summer youth services in
the Waukesha community.
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Asha
Sen, UW-Eau Claire
Dr. Asha Sen is an Associate Professor of English
and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire. Sen joined UW-Eau Claire's English faculty
in 1996 and teaches classes in women's literature,
postcolonial and world literature, twentieth-century
British literature, and composition. Her area of speicalization
is in postcolonial women's literature, and her teaching
and research foreground the ways in which the historical
factors of colonialism and nationalism impact the
literary and cultural works of women. Dr. Sen was
a Women of Color award recipient at the 2002 UW System's
annual Women Studies's Conference. In his nomination
letter Provost Ron Satz wrote that, "Despite
the inherent challenge of postcolonial studies, which
requires students to learn historical and cultural
perspeictives that radically critique their own basic
assumptions, Dr. Sen's courses thrive, and students
frequently leave her classes with an independent interest
in education other about the complex intersections
among gender, race and nationality." In her tenure
at UW-Eau Claire, Dr. Sen has created courses on women
writers of the Indian Subcontinent, a globalized version
of a women's studies course on images of women in
contemporary literature. From 200-2003, she was faculty
advisor to the Multicultural College Women's Association,
which is dedicated to the success of minority women
in higher education. Dr. Sen has just returned to
teaching from a one year sabbatical during which she
was at workin on a manuscript dealing with issues
of gender and nationalism in the literature of South
and its diasporas. During her sabbatical she traveled
to India to consult with academics and activists in
that country. She presented some of her findings at
the 33rd Annual South Asian Studies conference at
UW-Madison in October 2004. Her recent publications
include "Allegories of Woman, Nation, and empire
in Salman Rushdie's East, West Stories"
Kunapipi xxii.2 (2001): 121-44, and "Re-Writing
History: Hanif Kureishi and the Politics of Black
Britain" Passages: Journal of Transnational
and Transcultural Studies 2.1 (2000): 61-80.
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Alice
Meade-Taylor,
UW-Extension, Milwaukee County
Ms.
Alice Meade-Taylor's career was dedicated to education,
first in the area of youth issues, then in drug and
alcohol abuse programs, and later in teaching people
about cultural diversity and multiculturalism, and
most recently managing the Extension program in Milwaukee
County. Alice began her career as a UW-Extention,
4-H Youth Development agent in Jackson County. After
various positions with the City of Milwaukee, she
served as a staff development specialist for the National
Center for Diversity, based at Kentucky State University.
While there, she brought experiences and knowledge
from study and training in programs such as those
operated by USAID and the World Health Organization
in Liberia, the Liberian Institute of Public Administration,
and the University of Chicago Child and Family Institute
at Northwestern University. Upon returning to Milwaukee,
she was involved with community projects that improved
the lives of women and their families and supported
people of color and their communities, including the
Fighting Back Project in Milwaukee County and the
African Diaspora Project at North Division High School.
As the first African American director of the Milwaukee
County Extension Office, Ms Meade was an important
factor in the cultural, academic and political development
of the office. Ms. Alice Meade-Taylor is respectfully
and lovingly remembered by hundreds of colleagues,
associates, and friends in UW-Extension, Milwaukee,
Kentucky State University and elsewhere.
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Lisa
Poupart, UW-Green Bay
Lisa Poupart is an enrolled member of the Lac du Flambeau
Band of Lake Superior Anishinabe (Ojibwe).She is an
Assoicate Professor of Humanistic Studies, American
Indian Studies and Women's Studies at the University
of Wisconsin Green Bay. She serves as the chair and
advisor of the American Indian Studies (First Nations
Studies) program. Her scholarly publications and research
are concerned with social problems in American Indian
reservations and urban communities. Her primary research
interest is concerned with internalized oppression
in American Indian communities and the social problems
that stem from this phenomenon including domestic
violence, childhood sexual abuse, addictions, and
juvenile delinquency. She has served as an expert
consultant on issues concerning American Indian domestic
violence and juvenile delinquency with the Department
of Justice and National Institute of Justice. She
is currently involved with a number of state and national
initiatives to standardize American Indian Studies
curriculum and core knowledge. She earned a Doctorate
of Philosophy in Justice Studies from Arizona State
University with a concentration in American Indian
law and federal Indian policy.
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Antoiwana
K. Williams, UW-La Crosse
Ms. Antoiwana Williams serves as the Director
of the Academic Success Institute at UW-La Crosse.
She has served for the past four years as the primary
advisor for Black Student Unity, a multicultural student
organization. In 2001,2003-2004, she received the
Outstanding Advisor Award. She has the capacity to
work well with students and cares deeply about their
ongoing matriculation. She leads by example and encourages
students to do the same. At the university level,
she has made numerous contributions. She served as
co-chair for the planning and success of the 2003
American Multicultural Student Leadership conference.
She also works with our multicultural recruitment
and retention programs, as well as working directly
with the La Crosse and Onalaska school districts to
recruit students for UW-La Crosse's precollege program.
In 2003, she received an award for Outstanding Multicultural
Alumni at UW-La Crosse. In August 2004, she received
her Master's degree in College Student Development
and Administration. Ms. Williams is indeed in the
trenches everyday with students and is helping to
shape a cohort of students that have begun to make
quite an impact on campus and in the community. She
is and continues to be an integral part of the Office
of Multicultural Student Services.
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Seema Kapani, UW-Madison
Seema Kapani is from India. She received her doctoral
degree in Sociology from UW Madison. In her current
position as Campus Diversity Education Coordinator
at the Equity and Diversity Resource Center (EDRC),
she directs the Leadership Institute, SEED, and SEEDED
seminars and is responsible for campus wide diversity
education initiatives for faculty and staff. Prior
to joining the EDRC, she was the Assistant Director
for nine years at the International Student and Scholar
Services. In this role, she developed and presented
seminar and workshops on domestic as well as international
diversity and social justice related issues. Seema
has 15 years of teaching and training experience in
a wide variety of settings, such as higher education,
business, and non- profit organizations. She has also
provided diversity related training and seminars nationally
and internationally. Her passion in life is to build
coalitions, to build bridges, across "diversity
dimensions."Her special areas of interest are:*social
justice and social change
*intercultural communication*cross-cultural and intercultural
conflict transformation*Organizational development
and organizational change.
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Gwat-Yong
Lie, UW-Milwaukee
Professor Gwat-Yong Lie is Associate Dean for Academic
Programs and Student Services in the Graduate School.
She is also a faculty member in the Social Work faculty
of the UW-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.
The research and writing that she has done has been
primarily in the areas of intimate partner violence,
multi-cultural competence, and women's issues. She
is active in the community and has provided services
and support to area agencies dealing with women's
issues including the Milwaukee Women's Center, Hmong
American Women's Association, City of Milwaukee Commission
on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and the Grants
Advisory Committee of the Women's Fund, Greater Milwaukee
Foundation. An example of the community-based research
and evaluation work in which Prof. Lie has been involved
is the Addiction Treatment for the Homeless project,
done in collaboration with Healthcare for the Homeless
of Milwaukee, Inc. She continues to direct a contract
aimed at providing pre- and in-service staff training
and development for the Milwaukee child welfare system.
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Judith
Rozie-Battle, UW-Milwaukee
As an Assistant Professor of Social Work for the Helen
Bader School of Social Welfare, Prof. Judith Rozie-Battle
has made strong contributions to women of color, diversity,
and women's studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
For the past three years, she has served as a member
of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare's Multicultural
Recruitment and Retention Committee. Through her efforts,
the diversity and retention rates have increased for
students. She serves as the faculty advisor for an
African American support group for graduate social
work students. In 2000, she co-edited The State of
Black Milwaukee Through the Eyes of Children published
by the Milwaukee Urban League. Prof. Rozie-Battle's
contributions and service to the greater Milwaukee
community have been extensive, including her service
as treasurer of the Board for America's Black Holocaust
Museum, board member of ASHA Family Services, and
an active volunteer with the United Way of Greater
Milwaukee where she was a member of the Community
Impact Division, Vice Chair of the Self-Sufficiency
Committee and chair of the Task Force on Youth Development.
Her outreach to the community has also been through
her role as keynote speaker for several African American
women's groups, including the National Association
for Colored Women's Clubs, Inc. and the National Sorority
of Phi Delta Kappa. She was also invited to speak
at the Wisconsin Association of Professionals on the
Abuse of Children, UW-Whitewater Multicultural Education
Center, and the Child Abuse and Prevention Network.
Assistant Professor Rozie-Battle is not only a highly
respected advocate for women of color and diversity
at UW-Milwaukee, but is also highly regarded throughout
the greater Milwaukee community and the State of Wisconsin.
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Fumiko
Fukuta, UW-Oshkosh
Dr. Fumiko Fukuta, Chair of the Department Foreign
Languages and Literatures and Professor of Japanese,
first joined the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in
1988. Born in Japan she spent half of her life in
the United States. As a successful educator, she has
been a strong supporter of women of color, particularly
those with international backgrounds. Dr. Fukuta has
educated over 700 women of color through international
programs she established in 1988. Dr. Fukuta continues
to be an active participant in the College of Letters
and Science mentor program and the Collaborative Language
Program in which less-commonly-taught languages are
offered to campuses within the UW System via distance
learning. She also serves as an advisor to the student
organization, Club Nippon (Japan), which has received
numerous awards from the Asian Student Association
for invaluable service to the university. She was
a recipient of 2001 Oshkosh "Distinguished Teaching
Award," the 2001-02 UW System award "Wisconsin
Teaching Scholar," as well as 2001 "Teacher's
Award" presented by Wisconsin Association of
Teachers of Japanese. She currently serves as an executive
board member for the Midwest Japan Seminar group,
which consists of Japan studies scholars around the
Midwest region. She also serves as a consultant for
North East Asia for the Midwest Conference on Asian
Affairs organization.
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Mary
Day, UW-Parkside
Ms. Mary Day is the Director of Minority Precollege
for the Center for Community Partnerships at UW-Parkside.
Prior to her directorship, she served on the Minority
Precollege Advisory Board for eleven years. Her contribution
to the university and the community has created positive
changes in the enrollment of minority students on
campus and their interest in higher education. Among
her many accomplishments, Ms. Day has developed and
implemented several programs for area high school
and university students, including Stepping Stones,
a comprehensive program to assist students in a smooth
transition from high school to college; the highly
successful Math and Science Scholars, a program that
encourages minority students to take courses and succeed
at higher levels of math, science, and technology;
and the Academic Achievers program which provides
tutors to students in schools and the community in
core subject areas. She also serves as a mentor and
tutor to female students of color. She has a great
understanding of the importance of family and community.
Raised in a small southern town in Mississippi, along
with 18 siblings and parents actively involved in
the Civil Rights Movement, Ms. Day's strength, dedication,
and commitment to community service and human rights
developed early. She continues to be active in her
hometown with two projects founded with her father:
the Howard Family Educational Reading Program which
encourages literacy in minority youth, and the Community
Center currently under construction which will be
devoted to serving all people of all ages through
educational programs and recreational facilities.
Throughout her time at UW-Parkside, Ms. Day has been
dedicated to helping youth of color have access to
more opportunities, particularly through higher education.
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Nou
Ka Yang, UW-River Falls
Ms. Nou Ka Yang, a Senior majoring in Fine Arts at
UW-River Falls, is deeply committed to service and
to the advancement of Hmong women. She maintains a
high level of academic achievement and currently serves
as a member of Asian American Student Association,
the Diversity Issues Committee of the Student Senate,
African American Alliance, the Native American Council,
and the Art Society. In the past she has served as
a residence hall assistant, being co-President of
the Asian American Student Association, and distinguished
herself by participating in a variety of activities
including diversity panels and focus groups, presenting
cultural programs to elementary school children through
the UW-River Falls Community Action Theater Troupe,
and coordinating numerous events for UW-River Falls'
annual Unity in the Community celebration. Ms. Yang
has received both an Oprah Winfrey Scholarship and
a Boys and Girls Club Scholarship as Youth of the
Year. She continues to inspire others through her
committed participation in the St. Paul Boys and Girls
Club of Mt. Airy as a mentor, advisor, program assistant,
leader, and a role model for other teens. She has
volunteered much time and energy to the Turning Point
Shelter for Abused Women where she worked with traumatized
children. In addition to her university activities,
Ms. Yang teaches Youth Sunday School at the Hmong
Lutheran Church and she recently returned from Japan
where she taught English to Japanese students, elementary
through college age. She is also a Ronald E. McNair
Scholar in preparation for graduate school. In the
spring of 2002, she was awarded the Art Department
Faculty/Student Coalition Scholarship and the Martin
Luther King Scholarship. Ms. Yang is dedicated to
contributing academically and publicly to family and
community issues, including those relevant to Hmong
women, educational attainment for marginalized youth,
and the promotion of cultural awareness.
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Rosario Alemparte, UW-Stevens Point
Ms. Rosario Alemparte has worked in the Office for
Multicultural Affairs since 2000 and has demonstrated
a high level of commitment to the professional and
personal development of women and students of color.
A native of Santiago, Chile, Ms. Alemparte received
her undergraduate degree in International Studies
from UW-Stevens Point in 1998. While currently pursuing
her Master's degree at UW-Stevens Point, she serves
as Outreach Specialist for Multicultural Affairs,
helping students utilize their natural strengths in
order to reach their goals. She is also active in
diversity issues at UW-Stevens Point. She helped create
Students for the Alliance for Latino Studies and Advancement
(SALSA). In 2001, she received the University Mentor
Award for her work with SALSA. She serves as co-coordinator
of the MCA Computers for Kids precollege program every
summer. She is currently enrolled in the graduate
program of Humanity and Community Resources. She will
graduate in December of 2005. As a mentor and role
model for women of color on campus, Ms. Alemparte
helps young people succeed as well as educates her
peers and colleagues.
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Kathy
Baerg, UW-Stout
Ms. Kathy Baerg has worked at UW-Stout as an academic
staff employee for three years and achieved impressive
accomplishments. As an advisor in the Multicultural
Student Services Center, her focus is on Native American
students. Enrollment of Native American students,
both at the University and in the pre-college program,
has risen significantly since she began work on this
initiative. She has been the advisor to SPIRITS, the
Native American student organization, and has been
tireless in her efforts to develop leadership skills
in her students and to help them bring substantive
programming to campus. Through her efforts, Native
American films, speakers, storytellers, and musicians
have shared their expertise on stage and in classrooms
on campus. To raise campus awareness, she has established
a network of campus and community people who stay
in touch with the activities she brings to campus.
She belongs to a citizens group concerned with protecting
the Indian mounds in a local park. Ms. Baerg's efforts
have not been limited to Native American students;
she advises a wide range of students and supports
their development as well. She continues to work tirelessly
to educate the campus and Menomonie communities about
issues of diversity.
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Marlene
L. Hart, UW-Superior
Ms. Marlene L. Hart, a student at UW-Superior majoring
in Social Work, serves as an excellent role model
for women and men throughout the campus. Despite the
debilitating disease of rheumatoid arthritis, she
has excelled in her studies and achieved a 3.92 GPA.
She volunteers as a tutor for elementary statistics
and basic math, Co-chair of ABILITIES Student Org.
for students with disabilities, which she helped organize
two years ago. She also serves in Student Government
as Shared Governance Director, is very involved in
College Democrats, and volunteers with the MN Citizens
Federation, a non-profit agency, to promote Universal
Healthcare. One of the accomplishments Ms. Hart is
most proud of is, ABILITIES had a fundraiser during
the fall semester of 2004, in which the organization
raised $1160. selling T-shirts with their logo on
them. The monies raised where to help purchase lever
handles for classrooms around UW-Superior. UW-Superior's
Facilities Management has graciously agreed to matching
total donations raised. Ms. Hart was very proud to
make UW-S more accommodating to all students. Ms.
Hart is continuing to encourage the University to
strive for accommodations that fit the needs for all
students and faculty.
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Nancy
Crabb, UW System
Ms. Nancy Mei Sheng Crabb currently serves as the
UW System Administration Chief Information Officer
and the Director of the Office of Information Services.
She and her team are responsible for the application,
network and platform support of the UW System office,
which includes the Office of Women and the Women's
Studies Consortium. Ms. Crabb encourages her staff
to work as a team, solving problems, sharing experiences
and ideas, and learning to appreciate and benefit
from one another's talents. She motivates her staff
to provide consistent, committed, outstanding service
and support to their UW System Administration customers.
Ms. Crabb has volunteered in the computer lab at Madison
West High School, promoting student interest in computer
technologies. Ms. Crabb has a BA in Mathematics from
UW-Madison and an MS in Computer Science from San
Diego State University. Ms. Crabb began her professional
career in California as a Computer Systems Analyst.
She began her state service career in Wisconsin at
the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. In 1987
she joined the UW System Administration as Assistant
Director of Applications. Ms. Crabb spent six years
coaching middle and high school girls' soccer and
served on the board of the Madison Area Youth Soccer
Association. She has served as a Deacon and member
of the Christian Education Committee at her church.
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Deborah
C. Bowen, UW-Whitewater
Ms. Deborah C. Bowen is a Lecturer in the Department
of Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health
at UW-Whitewater. Her involvement includes directing
the JJ Keller Student Lab, advising students in the
department, participating in New Student Convocation,
working with the department chair to revise the minor
program and the graduate students program evaluation
form, holding special student training sessions on
the Codes of Federal Register, and participating as
a member of the Academic Staff Assembly, as well as
many other committees on campus. Her recent activities
include her role as advisor to the Student Safety
Organization, membership in the World Safety Organization
and the Institute for Safety and Health Management,
participation in the 14th World Safety Annual Conference
and Exposition and the 13th World Safety and Accident
Prevention Educational Conference, and training in
OSHA Injury Illness Record Keeping. In 1999, Ms. Bowen
was recognized by the African American Educators Committee
at UW-Whitewater for "Outstanding Contributions
to the Reunion of African American Alumni." In
the community, Ms. Bowen cooks and participates in
the Whitewater High School Ethnic Food Fair and is
involved with her church youth activities.
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