The Windsor University Faculty Association’s Status of Women, Diversity and Equity Action Committee is now accepting nominations for the Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award for 2012. 

This award is named to honour Mary Lou Dietz – a late UWindsor faculty member and head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology – and her contributions to the advancement of women in Canadian universities and colleges.

The recipient will be a member of the faculty association who demonstrates the spirit of equity leadership by:  

• Public advocacy on equity;
• Leadership in recruiting and mentoring diverse candidates and colleagues;
• Scholarly work, including paper presentations, lectures or publications on equity;
• Service on equity committees;
• Innovative strategies for creating a climate of equity on campus;
• Service to the faculty association in the area of employment equity and human rights;
• Providing mentorship, guidance and support to students;
• Excellence in teaching and innovative curriculum design to further the cause of employment equity and diversity.

Nominations must include the nominee’s name and credentials, as well as a single page outlining the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions, addressing the criteria set out above, and should be e-mailed to wufa@uwindsor.ca as an MS-Word document by Friday, March 16.

Find details and forms on the faculty association’s Web site, Mary Lou Dietz Equity Leadership Award.