Faculty Program 2020
Celebrate the contributions of our faculty nominees by reading the words of their nominators!
Celebrate the contributions of our faculty nominees by reading the words of their nominators!
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In it's 23rd year, The Women of Impact Program holds
a special place in the hearts of many at USD.
Traditionally, we would have hosted a luncheon where
we acknowledged each nominee, hosted a keynote
speaker, and awarded the five recipients of the 2020
Woman of Impact Award. 2020 has been a year for
transformation and invites us to throw tradition to the
wind and celebrate our 59 nominees in new and
creative ways.
As our staff reflected upon a theme for this year's
program, the image of a butterfly surfaced quickly,
which was followed by a staff member reciting the
powerful words of poet Maya Angelou, "We delight in
the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the
changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
Our world and our USD community is calling for
profound change. This year's Women of Impact
nominees are heeding that call in innumerable ways.
To be nominated as a Woman of Impact is an honor
bestowed upon the women on our campus who
incorporate the principles of social justice in their daily
actions. Through her creativity, courage, solidarity,
empowerment, equity, and collaboration, a Woman of
Impact actively improves the communities to which
she belongs.
"We delight in the
beauty of the butterfly
but rarely admit the
changes it has gone
through to achieve
that beauty."
- Maya Angelou
1997
Dr. Kathleen Dugan
Kim Farris
Barbara Peterson
1998
Susan Jacobi
Dr. Evelyn Kirkley
Sr. Helen Lynch
2000
Sarah Payment
Kendra Shorten
2001
Katherine Dickson
Dr. Gail Perez
Barbara Snyder
2002
Dr. Carmen Barcena
Stephani Richards-Wilson
Aisha Taylor
2003
Yvette M. Fontaine
Erica Lovano
Mary Meshot
2004
Dr. Susan Lord
Dr. Adriana Molina
Karen Winters
2005
Vanessa Brice
Dr. Gail Perez
Sarah Wolf
2006
Dr. Eren Branch
Catherine Tran
Mady Womack
2007
Noreen Aurora
Evangelina Gonzalez
Dr. Michelle Jacob
Laura Taylor
2008
Dr. Casey Dominguez
Valerie
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Recipients
Marie Minnick
2009
Dee Aker
Hannah Evans
Hilda Garcia
Dr. Jean Ramirez
2000
Sarah Payment
Kendra Shorten
2010
Pamela Grey Payton
Jayzona Alberto
Rosibel Mancilla Lopez
Dr. Sandra Sgoutas-Emch
2011
Maria Estrada
Justine Darling
Dr. Perla Meyers
Eirene Rocha
2012
Dr. Denise Dimon
Ella Guimond
Kim Heinle
Dr. Lisa Nunn
2013
Lauren Burns
Jane Friedman
Leslie Kehl
Jessica McCarthy
Erin Lovette-Colyer
2014
Regina Bernal
Dr. Paula Cordeiro
Dr. Kristin Moran
Emily Sliwkowski
Eboni Wyatt
2015
Naomie Baptiste
Recipients
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Gina Lew
Eugenia Silva
Madison Ryan
Ophelia Augustine
2016
Dr. Joi Spencer
Frances Kuhn
Ariela Canazal
Jane Henderson
Kathleen Custodio
2017
Dr. Michelle Camacho
Dr. Judith Liu
Laneé Battle Johnson
Michelle Lewis
Rama Sabano
2018
Dr. Evelyn Kirkley
Rhonda Harley
Tina Manabat
Lauren Wong
Nyla Vivas
2019
Jelitsa Fonseca
Shannon Franklin, PsyD
Leslie Martinez
Meredith Mendez
Necla Tschirgi, PhD
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