CSW Honors Two Campus Leaders for Equity Efforts

CSW Honors Two Campus Leaders for Equity Efforts

By Kristin WallerCommission on the Status of Women
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Hannah Lozon and Chris Tisch are the 2014 Vision Award winners. (Photo by Agnes Attakai)
Hannah Lozon and Chris Tisch are the 2014 Vision Award winners. (Photo by Agnes Attakai)

The UA Commission on the Status of Women held its 16th annual Vision Awards ceremony last week, recognizing UA employees Hannah Lozon and Chris Tisch for their efforts to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive campus.

The CSW Vision Awards were established in 1999 to celebrate emerging and established leaders on campus who pursue the vision of diversity and equity that was set out by the original Arizona Board of Regents Commission on the Status of Women in 1990. Of special consideration are goals related to campus climate, professional development, and compensation and equity.

Hannah Lozon, Emerging Visionary

Lozon, coordinator of social justice at Residence Life, was honored as the 2014 emerging visionary. An educator, facilitator and consultant, she oversees all diversity and social justice training, programing and advocacy efforts for the students and staff in UA residence halls. She also served as acting director of the Women's Resource Center in fall 2014. Under her leadership, Residence Life's social justice initiatives have received honors from the UA Inclusive Excellence Awards, the American College Personnel Association, the National Association of College and University Residence Halls, the Society for Human Resource Managers of Greater Tucson and more.

"Hannah is steadfast in her convictions," said her supervisor, Andrew Aslaksen, in Lozon's nomination letter. "Not one to shy away from conflict, she routinely addresses colleagues, students and staff directly on. With a skill rarely found in professionals her age, Hannah expertly transforms such instances into teachable moments by naming the issue and fostering compassionate understanding as to why discrimination may or may not be occurring."

On receiving the award, Lozon said, "I have been immensely grateful to work for a place like Residence Life ... where equity and inclusion are central values to our organization. It is thanks to the support of my colleagues and department that my vision for what social justice education could be has come to fruition."

Chris Tisch, Established Visionary

Tisch was named the 2014 established visionary. A UA employee for more than 28 years, she joined the fledgling public health program in 1994. When the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health was established as a college in 2000, she helped build services for applicants, students and alumni. Now, as assistant dean for student and alumni affairs, she directs the Office of Student Services and Alumni Affairs, the staff of which supports the entire student life cycle.

Tisch served as founding chair of the student services council of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. In 2009, she received the Georgia Reynolds Dedicated Service Award, honoring her commitment to the Arizona Health Sciences Center. She has advised the annual MEZCOPH Social Justice Symposium for the past seven years. Twice in that time, the college's students have won UA Inclusive Excellence Awards, which recognize diversity, equality of opportunity and encouragement of diverse perspectives.

"By the example she sets and the work she accomplishes, Ms. Tisch is an invaluable asset and inspiration to our students, alumni, faculty and especially the OSSAA team," wrote her colleagues and staff in support of her nomination.

Tisch said of her Vision Award, "It speaks to the importance of creating and maintaining a welcoming environment, valuing diversity, civility and respect, of encouraging personal and professional development, and never settling for mediocrity but striving for excellence and equity.

"I've had the privilege of a long tenure at the University of Arizona that has afforded me the opportunity to work every day with many individuals who represent a wide variety of backgrounds, experience and ideas. My life has been so enriched by this diversity. To be selected for the CSW Vision Award acknowledging my recognition of the importance of diversity and equity is a tremendous honor – like icing on the cake."


The Commission on the Status of Women is a well-established advocacy arm of the UA that actively champions a just, equitable and inclusive campus by shaping policy, addressing current needs and promoting the advancement of all gender identities.

CSW hosts a variety of events and programs throughout the year and will hold the first session in its Workshops for Emerging Leaders series on Thursday. The commission also is accepting funding applications for its mini-grants program through March 13.

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