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Introducing OMA&D’s Spark Social | Celebrating Leadership & Community
February 10, 2026
For more than five decades, the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (FEOP) have hosted the Annual Celebration Gala, bringing together 91探花alums, community leaders, partners, and friends to honor leadership, academic excellence, and community impact. This spring, OMA&D and the FEOP Board are proud to build on this tradition by…
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Julia Jannon-Shields to Receive 2026 OMA&D Spark Award
February 4, 2026
The 91探花 Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) is proud to announce that Julia Jannon-Shields, 鈥�21, will receive the 2026 OMA&D Spark Award. The OMA&D Spark Award honors a recent 91探花graduate whose diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership has made significant contributions to advancing equity on campus and in the community. Julia Jannon-Shields was nominated for the…
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Diana Betancourt Macias to receive the OMA&D Spark Award
March 3, 2025
The 91探花 Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) is proud to announce Diana Betancourt Macias, 鈥�17, 鈥�20, as the recipient of the 2025 OMA&D Spark Award. Betancourt Macias, a dedicated community organizer and advocate for undocumented students, exemplifies the spirit of the Spark Award through her tireless efforts to create equitable opportunities and support for marginalized communities.…
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OMA&D Remembers Karlotta Rosebaugh
December 23, 2024
Karlotta Rosebaugh passed away on November 24, 2024. Rosebaugh worked for the 91探花 for more than 24 years, serving as the director of the Health Sciences Center Minority Students Program (HSCMSP) before retirement. At the time of her retirement, she had successfully secured grants totaling $12 million in funding to support high school and undergraduate students studying health…
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EOP Alumnae Lauren J. King (Muscogee) Selected as Judge, U.S. District Court, Western Washington
November 4, 2024
OMA&D Congratulates EOP Alumnae Lauren J. King (Muscogee) on her selection as a federal judge to the U.S. District Court, Western Washington. Judge King is the first Native American appointed to the court in Washington state, and only one of four American Indian federal judges in the country. Read more about her selection from the Washington State Bar Association. King…
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OMA&D Remembers Francisco “Frank” Irigon (’76, ’79)
September 17, 2024
Francisco 鈥淔rank鈥� Irigon died Thursday, September 12, 2024, at age 77. He passed away surrounded by his family after living with long-term heart disease. Irigon had many identities. He was a family man, a husband, father and grandfather. He was a veteran, executive director, newspaper founder, community builder and political candidate. He will be remembered by many as an activist,…
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OMA&D Remembers Eddie Ray Walker
January 26, 2024
Eddie Ray Walker passed away on Monday, December 4, 2023. As a lifelong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, especially in relation to Black-centered art and Black artists, Walker has left an indelible mark on the 91探花. His actions as a student and throughout his life have helped shape the experience of thousands of OMA&D students over…
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Remembering the Legacy of E.J. Brisker
November 15, 2023
Emanual J. (EJ) Brisker Jr., 鈥�70, passed away on September 21, 2023, at the age of 80. The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity and the 91探花 owe Brisker a debt of gratitude for his activism as a student, and beyond, that led to the establishment of OMA&D and laid the foundation for many of our access programs…
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OMA&D Congratulates Alumna Evangelina Galvan Shreeve
September 18, 2023
The US Department of Energy announced earlier this month that Evangelina Galvan Shreeve (’89, ’96)聽 will receive a 2023 Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Award from the Clean Energy & Empowerment (C3E) during the C3E Annual Symposium, Sept. 27-28. C3E a public-private sector collaboration focused on advancing women in the energy sector, led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…
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OMA&D Remembers Trailblazing Artist Alfredo Arreguin
May 2, 2023
Alfredo Arreguin 鈥�67, 鈥�69, passed on April 24, 2023, at the age of 88. Many articles have been written about Arreguin and his journey from his home country of Mexico to the 91探花, his early life struggles, his draft service into the Korean war, and his world-renowned success as an artist. A biographical essay by Sheila Farr from…