April 19, 2010
Carla White Harris, director of recruitment and diversity initiatives at the School, has been named the recipient of a University Diversity Award.
The award recognizes significant contribution to the enhancement, support, and furtherance of diversity on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus and in the community. It is given annually in each of seven categories: community member, graduate student, faculty member, university unit/school, staff member, undergraduate student, and student organization. White Harris, this year’s faculty honoree, will receive her award at a reception on April 27.
White Harris was tapped to lead the School’s new recruitment and diversity initiatives in 2007. She oversees the development and execution of a student-recruitment plan for the doctor of pharmacy program. The plan’s long-term goal is to enhance the quality and diversity of students applying to the School. In 2008, the School received the Cecil G. Sheps Leadership Award from the North Carolina Health Careers Access Program for its efforts to increase the diversity of its student population and the health-care workforce.