The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents announced the recipients of the sixth annual Regents’ Diversity Awards in a statement released Jan. 31, one of which is the Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence at UW-Madison.
“UW-Madison’s PEOPLE program is considered one of the most comprehensive talent-development diversity scholarship pipelines for underrepresented, economically disadvantaged, and first-generation students in the country,” the release said.
The award recognizes both people and groups that strive towards inclusivity of all types of populations within the UW system. Winners receive a monetary prize that can be used for either professional endeavors or in conjunction with the programs recognized.
Other winners include Professor of Biology Roger Haro from UW-La Crosse and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Brett Carlton Woods from UW-Whitewater.
The board will celebrate the winners at a ceremony in Madison Feb. 7.
