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Kathleen Surina Grove, ’77, director of the IUPUI Office for Women, was honored with one of the Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Excellence in Diversity Awards. She was honored at the annual Joseph T. Taylor Symposium on February 17.

As director of the IUPUI Office for Women, Grove "has worked vigorously to build an environment on campus that is inclusive of all," the Taylor award selection committee wrote in a letter of recommendation to IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz. "Her exemplary leadership has made powerful and significant impactful contributions to IUPUI which has garnered her wide respect across the entire campus from students, faculty, staff, administrators and the community."

Grove has spearheaded the Advancing Women Mentoring Program and has been the driving force behind the Women's History Month observation and Annual Leadership Awards. Grove has also been an ardent supporter for funding for minority women to attend the HERS Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education.

"I was very surprised and deeply honored to receive this award in the name of Dean Taylor and pleased to have my work for gender equity on campus recognized," Grove said.

The Taylor awards honor the legacy of Joseph T. Taylor, the first dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. The award recognizes exemplary IUPUI individuals -- or programs, policies and activities -- who have promoted diversity in areas such as curricular transformation; campus environment; and the attraction and retention of students, faculty and staff of color.