Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce presented Dr. Keith B. Jenkins with its first annual Colors of Success DEI Award during the inaugural award ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. The Colors of Success DEI Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the greater Rochester community with clear positive impacts as a result of these efforts and is Greater Rochester Chamber’s highest recognition for achievement related to DEI.
Jenkins is the Vice President & Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion at Rochester Institute of Technology and is also a Professor of Communication in the School of Communication. A native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jenkins earned his B.A. in Communication from the University of Arkansas and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from the Florida State University. Since joining RIT in 1992 as an Assistant Professor, Jenkins has also served as Faculty-in-Residence, Assistant Provost for Diversity, and Director of Undergraduate Degree Programs, School of Communication. He also established RIT’s Multicultural Center for Academic Success in 2001, the School of Communication’s Journalism Degree program in 2008, and served as the principal author of the RIT Action Plan for Race and Ethnicity in 2021.
A selection committee consisting of a diverse group of professional leaders from the Rochester and Finger Lakes business community determined the recipient based upon submitted nominations.
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