Dean’s Award for Inclusive Excellence

Established in 2022, the Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Champions awards recognize the significant achievements of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine students, faculty and staff toward developing a more equitable and inclusive community.

Students, faculty and staff nominate the recipients, who are selected by the school’s Inclusive Excellence and Opportunity team. Award winners are selected for their volunteer work in the community, their mentorship of students, for establishing student clubs, for developing anti-bias training and much more. 

Dean’s Inclusive Excellence  Champions in the news

·         Inaugural recipients honored with Dean's Diversity Champion Awards

·         Medical school awards second cohort of Dean’s Diversity Champions

·         Medical school names newest Dean’s Diversity Champions

Nominations will open December 2, 2024 for the 2025 Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Champions Awards

2022 Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Champions Awardees

• Class of 2025
  Erin McDaid
  
• Class of 2024
  Lauren “LB” Canary
  Brandon Ganjineh
• Class of 2023
  Luma Abunimer
  Sarah Yosief
• MD/Ph.D. Program
  Kenneth Young
• Residents/Fellows
  Conner Blackwell
  Shian McLeish
• Faculty
  Sharon Williams
  Angelica Witcher
• Staff
  Vianne Greek
  Courtney Powell

2023 Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Champions Awardees

• Class of 2025
  Chloe Lessard
  Mosura Zainab
• Class of 2024
  Casey Engel
• Faculty
  Vydia Permashwar
  Tarin Schmidt-Dalton
• Staff
  Ryan Anderson
  Elvir Berbic

2024 Dean’s Inclusive Excellence Champions Awardees

• Class of 2026
  Maedot Haymete
  Adriana Irizarry
  
• Class of 2025
  Paula Lewis
  Nancy Wu
• Class of 2024
  Nneoma Edokobi
• Faculty
  Kris Rau
  Adrienne Kinsey
• Staff
  Stephanie Picado
  Roberto Silva