Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Special Recognition

Recognizing DEI Contributions at Stanford Earth (2019-2021)

The Stanford Earth DEI office recognizes three categories of long-term contribution to inclusion and equity by members of our community. These include: Students and postdocs who have made outstanding individual contributions, leadership exemplified by organized groups, and the collective efforts of other individuals through a variety of initiatives across campus. We thank you all for your long-term dedication and leadership!

Recognition for outstanding individual DEI efforts:

• Lauren Abrahams (DIG instructor, DEI student/postdoc working group, SURGE evaluator, Stanford Earth recruiter)
• Folasade Ayoola  (BEGSA, DEI student/postdoc working group, SERGE)
• Ayoade Balogun (EJ working group, Associated Students of Stanford University, Environmental Justice and Sustainability Committee)
• Callum Bobb (RiSE group)
• Emily Cardarelli (DIG class founder, Geokids, Stanford Earth Recruitment)
• Nancy Chang (EJ working group, Students for Environmental and Racial Justice, Stanford Food Recovery)
• Sami Chen (Stanford Earth recruiter, RiSE group, DEI student/postdoc working group)
• Cansu Culha (URGE pod leader)
• Cherie DeVore (URGE pod, Indigenous Frameworks event, DEI student/postdoc working group)
• Katerina Gonzales (DIG Class founder)
• David J.X. Gonzalez (Shades of Green, EJ Group, Nuestra Casa, DEI student/postdoc working group, SURGE mentor)
• Aria Hamann Duncan (Stanford Earth recruiter, URGE pod, SURGE application evaluator, Geokids)
• Heidi Hirsh (RiSE group, Stanford Earth recruiter)
• Elizabeth Johnston (RiSE group)
• Hannah Joy-Warren (RiSE group)
• Bennett J. Kapili (RiSE group)
• Colette Kelly (RiSE group, Geokids, Stanford Earth recruiter, faculty search student panel)
• Emily Lacroix (URGE pod leader, Geokids) 
• Christopher LeBoa (EJ working group and EJ minor, Stanford Food Recovery)
• Amina Ly (BGSA, DEI student/postdoc working group, Assistant Director Search)
• Marisa Mayer (RiSE group)
• Karissa Pepin(Faculty Search, DEI student/postdoc working group)
• Anna Rasmussen (RiSE group and Faculty Search, Geokids)
• Bianca Santos (EJ group, DEI student leaders summer working group)
• Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong (DEI student/postdoc working group and Assistant Director Search)
• Aaron Steelquist (Stanford Earth recruiter, SURGE 2020 mentor, SURGE application evaluator, URGE pod)
• Chris Tan (EJ working group, Students for a Sustainable Stanford, Students for Environmental and Racial Justice)
• Bradley Tolar (Stanford Earth recruiter, Postdoc advisory committee, Geokids)
• Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila (Pertenecer, ConCiencia, Geokids, Stanford Earth Recruitment, Faculty Search, Assistant Director Search, DIG instructor, DEI student/postdoc working group)

Recognition for outstanding group DEI efforts:

• The Environmental Justice Working Group (EJWG). The EJWG at Stanford is an intergenerational collective working to embed environmental justice into our research, teaching, and community engagement at Stanford.
• The RiSE Group (Respect in Stanford Earth)
• The Stanford Earth URGE Pods (Unlearning Racism in Geoscience) 

Recognition for collective action through the following programs: