Staff Awards & Achievements

Orlando Taylor, Ph.D., vice provost for Research and dean of the Graduate School, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Indiana University at the spring commencement ceremonies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Taylor received his master's degree from Indiana University and is a former member of the Indiana University faculty. Taylor has been awarded several honorary degrees: Purdue University awarded Taylor an honorary Doctor of Letters degree, Hope College awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters degree, DePauw University awarded him a Doctor of Pedagogy degree, and The Ohio State University will award him an honorary Doctor of Higher Education degree at its summer 2007 commencement.

WHUR 96.3FM General Manager Jim Watkins received the Governor's Victim Assistance Award on behalf of the radio station at the 17th Annual Governor's Victim Assistance Awards Luncheon held in Annapolis. The event is the culmination of Victims' Rights Week, which acknowledges the impact of crime on victims' lives and commends the progress Maryland has made in protecting victims' rights.

The award was presented in honor of WHUR’s work in helping to combat domestic violence in Prince George’s County. WHUR has raised more than $500,000 to help expand the only full service shelter in the county for battered women and their children.

Kim R. Wells, director of the Career Services Office (CSO) was recently voted to the prestigious board of directors for the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE is the nation’s premier association for career and professional development in the campus recruitment industry and includes most national/global employers, and the majority of the nation’s colleges and universities.

Wells is currently the chairperson of NACE’s National Diversity Advancement Committee. He sees the board position as an opportunity to develop national standards and innovation in campus recruitment, provide insight to the needs of diverse student populations, and develop national and global employer partnerships for Howard University.