The events hosted and celebrated during the launch of Common Threads, July 28-Aug. 1, 2003, were a great success. The reason was twofold: 1) The activities were embraced by a campus community and by participants who understand and value the importance of diversity; and 2) Many people worked hard, shared of their time and talent, to make the events work.

To everyone involved, a hearty "THANK YOU!"

Below are some of the individuals who worked on these projects. We thank them, as well as the people whose names we've inadvertently left off the list.

Diversity Fair Volunteers
Melanie Loving, Teri Bigler, Imelda Mendoza, Nathalie Mangold, Annette Martinez, Debbie McKenzie, John Riley, Pat Trevisani, Alice Wygant, Tina Avey, Marian McGhie, Bob Scott, Becky Bonner, Eartha Dotson, Linda Jarvis, Tammy Chatelain, Sharon Goodwin, Zolia Ramos, Terry Jackson, Renee Peguese

Diversity Fair Exhibitors
Shirley Drager; Volunteer Services: Becky Saenz; Employee Assistance: Al Janke; Blood Bank: Christi Hopkins; Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity: Yoni Benson; Workforce Development: Phyllis Moore, Tayyaba Ali and Katie Winslade; OCO-CAP: Becky Walsdorf; Galveston County Health District: Maryanne Holcomb (UTMB) and Kathrine Wiggins & Kurt Cooperman from GCHD; HUB Vendors: Cathy Riley, Thomasene Muse, Sarah Simmons and Roy Quintanilla; M.A.C. Multi Cultural Council (SAHS): Hank Thierry; Mary Schlobohm; Donna Davis; Laurie Mithcell; Lynn Burke; Roxann Grover; Erin Scott; Audrey Hart-Van Tassell; Kimberly Graham; Emily Boone; Stella Nowicki; Dr. Bogdan Nowicki; Dr. Jack Scott; Dr. Guilio Taglialatela; Shaofei Wang; Debbie Libbey; Ross Case; Marty Corona; Kinneil Coltman; Shikha Varshney; Christine Stroup-Benham; Nanny Murrell; Fuchsia Elliott; Bing Skylepal

RACE: The Power of an Illusion Panelists
 

Community Forum Panelists
 

QQD Volunteers
 

Distinguished Speakers and Presenters
Drs. Nanny Murrell, Rodger Marion, Bruce Niebuhr, and Jordan Cohen
 

Diversity Essayists
Barbara Ackles, Wallie Adams, Reveath Annamalai, Mandizvidza Bamu,  Rebecca Barba, Brenda Beaman,  Janenee Bernstein, Vivian Braciale, Richard Breckenridge,  Elizabeth Camp, Elizabeth Castillo, Tayyaba Ali, Scarbrough,  Shelter Dzyia, Susanna Edgerly, Ruth Finklestein, Sheri Foltz,  Krystal Gilford, Gloria Gonzales, Denise Gonzales, Sylvia Guzman,  Valerie Hall, Audra Hardin, Audrey Hart-Van Tesse,  Heather Honore, Nathan Jones, Santosh Kumar, Feleicitas Marquat, Annette Martinez, Melanie Howell, Connie Melecio,  Monika Thompson, Sangeeta Nair, Carmen Pittman, Kokab Saeed, Abha Sharma, Diane Straine, Ronald Veselenak,  Iris Wingrove, Lisa Woods, Lui Quan, Olivia Sharpe

UTMB Diversity Council
Deatra Delcambre, Caroll Green, Rudy Guerrero, Imelda Mendoza, Richard Moore, Freddy A. Paniagua, Jennifer Raeke, Anna Rains, Joan Richardson, Cici Romero, Rebecca Saavedra, Karen Sexton, Kathy Shingleton, Alice Speer, Christine Stroup-Benham, Giulio Taglialatela, Leonce Thierry, Lauree Thomas,  Pep Valdes, Melvin Williams.

Also, the events would not have taken place or been as successful without support from the staffs of Classroom and Technical Services, UTMB Catering, UTMB Photography, UTMB Police, Morrison Food Services, the Office of the President, the Office of Community Outreach, the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, and the Office of University Advancement.