The IC community is invited to celebrate the 2023 Ithaca College Women of Distinction award recipients.

The fourth annual Women of Distinction awards recognize women who exhibit leadership and pave the way for women in their fields of expertise; serve as role models and mentors and are committed to advancing women; and give back to the IC community through their time, talent, and resources. The Office of Student Engagement sponsors a call for nominations each February and hosts an annual ceremony and reception recognizing the recipients in March.

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The Women Leaders Series planning team accepted nominations for the 2023 Ithaca College Women of Distinction awards during the month of February. The Women of Distinction awards recognize up to four women who exhibit leadership and pave the way for women in their fields of expertise; serve as role models and mentors and are committed to advancing women; and give back to the IC community through their time, talent, or resources.

We are thrilled to announce the 2023 Ithaca College Women of Distinction award recipients:

Diana Dimitrova, Director, International Student and Scholar Services

Belisa Gonzalez, Professor and Director, Center for Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity

Elyse Nepa, Assistant Director, Clery Act and Prevention Education

Erienne Roberts, Deputy Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator

Recipients of the award will be recognized at a ceremony and dessert reception on Friday, March 31 from 3:30 to 5:00PM, where they will share stories and words of advice with students and other community members who attend. Space is limited, please RSVP on IC Engage starting on  March 20th  to attend this event. Thank you to the IC Women’s Mentoring Network for providing the funding for the refreshments at this event.

Photo collage showing women receiving awards and networking.

Photos from the 2022 IC Women of Distinction Ceremony.

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The Ithaca College community is invited to nominate a faculty or staff member each February to be recognized at the annual Women of Distinction ceremony held at the end of March. The selection committee will be reviewing all nominations that are submitted by March 1 and will inform nominators and recipients of the selection results in mid-March. Please contact the Office of Student Engagement at ose@ithaca.edu with any questions.

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Past recipients of the award include:

Danette Johnson, Julie Dorsey, Tiffany Huff, Te Wen Lo, La Jerne Terry Cornish, Chrystyna Dail, Lauren Goldberg, Cathy Michael.