The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Recognition Awards are presented by the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to honor individual and/or group achievements in the areas of diversity and inclusiveness.
Each year, UMB schools and administrative units are asked to nominate to the Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) individuals or groups that have played a leadership role or been an integral part of diversity efforts at the University. The recipients serve as models of the ideals epitomized by the life and work of Dr. King.
DAC, established in 2010, advises UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, on issues of diversity and inclusion. The council promotes the University’s efforts to build an inclusive and equitable workplace and recommends strategies for enhancing institutional diversity.
The 2021 winners will be honored during UMB’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month virtual celebration Feb. 4 featuring keynote speaker Anthony K. Wutoh, PhD ’96, BSP ’90, RPh, the provost and chief academic officer at Howard University and a University of Maryland School of Pharmacy alumnus.
2021 MLK Diversity Recognition Award Winners
(Click on each winner’s name to read more)
OUTSTANDING FACULTY MEMBER
Sandra M. Quezada, MD, MS
School of Medicine
OUTSTANDING STAFF MEMBER
Mishawn Smith, MPA
School of Nursing
OUTSTANDING STUDENT
Eseosa Fernandes, MD, MPH
Graduate School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT
Student National Dental Association
School of Dentistry
To read more about the Diversity Recognition Award winners and the MLK Day and Black History Month celebration, visit umaryland.edu/diversity.
(In photo, clockwise from top left: Eseosa Fernandez, Sandra Quezada, Mishawn Smith, and the 2019-20 Student National Dental Association executive board)