NAFSA Award for Impact in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in International Education
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2023 Recipient Ashlee Toomey-Flinn
NAFSA believes that international education fosters understanding and respect among people of diverse backgrounds and perspective, as articulated in our association’s Mission, Vision, and Values. Our community members who have a sustained impact on diversity, equity, and inclusion deserve recognition as they show us models and practices to further this Mission. This award honors a NAFSA member who has shown sustained commitment to this Mission by advocating for the interests of under-represented populations; improving recruitment and retention of under-represented populations; or incorporating diversity or anti-oppression training in international education programming. NAFSA welcomes nominations from the United States and from the international education community worldwide. As recommended by the NAFSA Board of Directors, one Award for Impact in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in International Education can be given each year.
Nominations for the 2024 awards closed on February 1. Nominations for the 2025 awards will be accepted in fall, starting during International Education Week.
Ashlee Toomey-Flinn is the new director for on-campus internationalization at Georgia Tech. She is originally from Edmond, Oklahoma and received both of her degrees from Arkansas Tech University. She studied abroad for a year in Heidelberg, Germany as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. Toomey-Flinn has...
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Gretchen Cook-Anderson, MA, associate vice president, assistant to the president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, and director of diversity recruiting and advising at IES Abroad, is an award-winning marketing executive with more than 25 years of promoting global education, space...
The nominee must have at least 3 years professional experience in international education, as shown with submission of the nominee's resume or c.v.
The nominee has had an impact in at least one of the following three areas:
Advocating for the interests of under-represented populations;
Improving recruitment and retention of under-represented populations; or
Incorporating diversity or anti-oppression training in international education programming
Nominations must include two additional letters of support.
If the nominee is not awarded in the first year of submission, the nomination will carry over for one year for consideration as long as the nomination remains eligible for the award. The primary nominator and nominee must meet the award criteria on each deadline for the next year.
Nominations that do not comply with the award criteria or nomination procedures will not be considered.
