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Equity Awards Past Recipients

The Equity for Women Awards are awarded in recognition for outstanding leadership in establishing equity for women at NC State University.

Previous Award Recipients

YearFacultyStaffStudent
2025Dr. Carolyn L. BirdDr. Donna PetherbridgeMelissa Dominguez
2024Dr. Haddy NjieLisa LaBarbera-Mascote
2023Jennifer GarrettPamarah GeraceRose Amburose
2022Dr. Joy Gaston GaylesLatasia PriestVicky Tang
2021Jill SextonJoanay Tann
Perusi Benson
2020Dr. Elizabeth NelsonDelisha HintonJacking Lanning
Kony Chatterjee
2019Dr. Audrey (AJ) JaegerBrianna “Bri” ElumMeredith Spence Beaulieu
2018Dr. Laura SremaniakPat GaddyAngela Gay
2017Dr. Kate Annett-HitchcockApril ShaefferVeronica Catete
2016Lorena BociuSusan ColbyDawn Culpepper
2015Karen DanielsTiffany McLeanLauren Frey
2014Mary WeirShaefny GraysSuzanne Martin
2013Montserrat FuentesAnona Smith-WilliamsAmanda McKnight

Group Awards

2024Lauren Pharr, Femme Game Night TeamUniversity Libraries
2023Dr. Sarah Bowen
Dr. Annie Hardison-Moody
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2022Maru Gonzalez
Becca Zuvich
Chris Genwright
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2021Women and Minority Engineering Program

Earlier Recipients

1999Thomas Stafford2012Lois Crowe
1998Frances “Billie” Richardson2012Betsy Brown
1997Rebecca Leonard2011Jo-Ann Cohen
1996Phyllis Bradbury2011Adrianna Harrell
1995Barbara Risman2010Heidi L. Grappendorf
1993Mary “Polly” Williams2010Daniel L. Solomon
1990Nash Winstead2004Joanne G. Woodard
2003Terri Hemlinger
2002Frances B. Graham
2001Mary Barbercheck
2000Laura Severin