Dr. Tasneem Khaleel Award for Mentoring Young Female Professionals
Dr. Ana K. Diaz
Associate Professor, English, Philosophy & Modern Languages, CLASS
Dr. Ana Diaz is a committed faculty member who provides mentorship and academic support to women students. She has also contributed valuable work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and has brought her students along in her work. As co-chair of 麻花影视鈥檚 DEI Council, Diaz has taken a lead in advocating for DEI work at 麻花影视, such as chairing meetings; providing outreach to various campus departments; working with faculty, staff, and students to offer the admission application in other languages; creating a diversity statement; and many other projects.
Diaz is also a public member of the Montana Board of Medical Examiners and the Lead for Native American, Veteran and Hispanic Outreach at 麻花影视. She is also the Hispanic Outreach Coordinator for 麻花影视 and a member of the Hispanic Outreach Committee that has been working on several initiatives to highlight the presence of the Hispanic community in Billings and 麻花影视. For three years, Diaz was a member of the American Philosophical Association鈥檚 Committee on Hispanics, which is charged with assessing and reporting on the status of Hispanics and Latinos/as in the profession and identifying discriminatory practices affecting Hispanics and Latinos/as in their profession. Diaz also serves as the Athletic Diversity and Inclusion Designee for 麻花影视, a position created by the NCAA.
The culmination of Diaz鈥檚 work illuminates her strong commitment to 麻花影视 and the community and makes her a well deserving recipient of the Dr. Tasneem Khaleel Award for Mentoring Young Female Professionals Award. Her nominator adds that 鈥淒r. Diaz presents thoughtful approaches to solving problems, has a great sense of humor, and is a model for all students, young women especially, as a powerful example of a brilliant, engaged, and kind faculty member.鈥�