Lisa Schwartz and Teresa Scherzer Receive 2018 Chancellor Awards for Diversity

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Congratulations to two SON community members, student Lisa Schwartz and Academic Programs Evaluator Teresa Scherzer, PhD, recipients of Chancellor Awards for Diversity for 2018.

Chancellor Awards for Diversity recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals who demonstrate a strong dedication to diversity. Individuals recognized are leaders and pioneers in their respective fields and to the communities in which they serve.

Schwartz was recognized in the category of Disability Services. In presenting the award, Director of Student Disability Services Tim Montgomery and Professor of Family and Community Medicine Clarissa Kripke, MD, said, “[Lisa] went the extra mile to ensure that the syllabus and curriculum was also designed to be as accessible as possible to learners with disabilities.

Scherzer was recognized in the category of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership. “(Teresa) models cultural humility, questioning her own unconscious biases and challenging herself and others to look deeply at the processes and structural barriers that are frequently taken for granted and which contribute to alienating, exclusionary and often painful experiences for under-represented members of our community,” said Clinical Professor Erica Monasterio, RN, MN, FNP, former director of the Family Nurse Practitioner program.

Thank you, Lisa and Teresa, for your service to UCSF and for your commitment to the essential values we uphold.