Women's Studies group to honor faculty member
Kimberly Barrett to receive UW System's Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award
McLean Bennett
Issue date: 4/5/07 Section: Campus News
"This kind of work is near and dear to my heart," Barrett said. "Diversity and social justice work is something that I try to integrate into everything that I do."
Barrett said she thinks the award allows people to receive important recognition and provides a model for others to follow.
"I think the award provides an opportunity to showcase the achievement of women who have historically been marginalized," she said. "It's really an opportunity I think to both congratulate people on things they've done but also encourage other people to do similar things."
"(Barrett) is a wonderful colleague," Turell said.
Typically, 15 to 17 awards are given away at each annual ceremony, though there have been as many as 43 awards given away, as was the case in 1998. That year, three women from Eau Claire received awards, according to the WSC Web site.
Klabesadel said the WSC has since decided to limit the number of awards given away, adding the inclusion of non-System schools made the event more difficult to coordinate.
English professor Tess Onwueme was the first woman from Eau Claire to receive the award, according to the site. Barbara Blackdeer-Mackenzie, who received the award last year, was the most recent recipient from Eau Claire.
Klebesadel said the award ceremony allows people to recognize work that often goes unrecognized.
"There are so many people working so hard on issues that are never really given enough visibility," she said. "What's so fabulous about this is we get to acknowledge the fruit of their hard work and we get to thank them."
Barrett said she thinks the award allows people to receive important recognition and provides a model for others to follow.
"I think the award provides an opportunity to showcase the achievement of women who have historically been marginalized," she said. "It's really an opportunity I think to both congratulate people on things they've done but also encourage other people to do similar things."
"(Barrett) is a wonderful colleague," Turell said.
Typically, 15 to 17 awards are given away at each annual ceremony, though there have been as many as 43 awards given away, as was the case in 1998. That year, three women from Eau Claire received awards, according to the WSC Web site.
Klabesadel said the WSC has since decided to limit the number of awards given away, adding the inclusion of non-System schools made the event more difficult to coordinate.
English professor Tess Onwueme was the first woman from Eau Claire to receive the award, according to the site. Barbara Blackdeer-Mackenzie, who received the award last year, was the most recent recipient from Eau Claire.
Klebesadel said the award ceremony allows people to recognize work that often goes unrecognized.
"There are so many people working so hard on issues that are never really given enough visibility," she said. "What's so fabulous about this is we get to acknowledge the fruit of their hard work and we get to thank them."
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