Westminster’s 2022 Unsung Hero Awards
January 21, 2022
Westminster held its Unity Gathering January 21, 2022 as part of the college’s annual
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The event provides an opportunity for members
of the Westminster community to connect and have conversations about diversity, community,
and engagement. The program also includes the Unsung Hero Awards— recognizing campus
and community members who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing diversity, equity,
and inclusion.
The 2022 Unity Gathering keynote speaker is the Reverend Dr. Oscar T. Moses, pastor
of Utah’s historic Calvary Baptist Church. The Unsung Hero Award is given to students,
staff, faculty, campus units, and community partners who have demonstrated exceptional
courage, conviction, and capacity in their field of work or service that has made
a positive and productive difference in the lives of individuals and communities. This
year’s awardees are:
Sophie Caligiuri, a senior at Westminster College and will receive an Honors Bachelor
of Arts in philosophy with a minor in English this May. She has worked at the Dumke
Center for Civic Engagement for four years and has held the position as team lead
for the Community Engagement team for the past two years. She is also an assistant
director of Westminster’s Writing Center, a member of the Ethics Bowl team, a copyeditor
and contributor to the Honorable Mention, and a proud first-generation Legacy Scholar.
Nancy Brown, Institutional Advancement staff member who loves working in the nonprofit
sector and has been a fundraiser for higher education and children’s health care.
She worked in the Utah Governor’s Office for nearly a decade and is passionate about
civic engagement and community participation.
Meghan Wall, faculty and chair of Westminster College’s Dance program, dance artist,
educator, and advocate whose creative research lies in healing-centered and equity-oriented
methods of training the body toward performance, and she advocates for access to dance
across a spectrum of dancing bodies.
Giovale Library, Westminster on-campus library recognizes that diversity, equity,
and inclusion are imperative to the success and strength of the library and campus
community.
Plan-B Theatre, a local organization that develops and produces unique and socially
conscious theatre created by Utah playwrights. It is the first professional arts organization
in Utah history led by an artist of color and the first to be led by a majority-POC
board.