Women of Color Celebration

The Women of Color Celebration

will return in 2013.

History: The Women of Color Celebration was launched in 1992 as an event designed to bring people together to celebrate the cultural diversity and accomplishments of women of color in the University and in the larger community. Following a four-year hiatus, the event was revived by the Women's Center in 2001. Typically held in early March as a bridge between Black History Month (February) and National Women's History Month (March), this event typically features speakers, student testimonials, an internationally-themed meal and presentation of the Jennie Elder Suel Distinguished Woman of Color Award (first presented in 1994) and Myrtis H. Powell Scholarship (first presented in 2003).

Past Jennie Elder Suel (JES) Award recipients and Myrtis H. Powell (MHP) Scholarship recipients:

1994: JES-Jennie Elder Suel

1995: JES-Gail DellaPiana

1996: JES-Sarah (Sally) Sanford Faulkner-Smith

1997: JES-Mary Felder Porter

2001: JES-Bettye Brown & Julie Olds

2002: JES-Cheryl Bergan Evans

2003: JES-Marian Musgrave & Iris Johnson; MHP-Diana Buchanan

2004: JES-Bessie Rome & Deloris Hudson; MHP-Elizabeth Gannon

2005: JES-Ruchelle Dunwoody & Susan Mosley-Howard; MHP-Kathleen Hladky

2006: JES-Etta Caver & Martha Sue Brown; MHP: Tamika Nunley & Jennifer Ciancio

2007: JES-Paula Saine; MHP-Andrew Mitchelides

2008: JES-Jean Dockery & Karen White; MHP-Samantha Schalk

2009: JES-Eulin Kuranga; MHP-Bertranna Abrams & Jing Guo

2010: JES-Grace Daniels

2011: JES-Denise Taliaferro Baszile, Vicka Bell-Robinson & Jacky Johnson; MHP-Zane Hemming & Taylor Vaughn

Miami University

Women's Center

Women of Color Celebration

The Women of Color Celebration

will return in 2013.