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Ronald G. Coleman Associate Vice President for Diversity and Faculty Development, University of Utah Before joining the University of Utah faculty in 1973, Dr. Ronald Colemen taught in the San Francisco Unified School District from 1968 to 1970, and at Sacramento City College in California from 1970-1973. Dr. Coleman is an associate professor of history and ethnic studies and former coordinator of the Ethnic Studies Program, a post he held from July 1984 to July 1991. He held the position of Interim Associate Vice President for Diversity and Faculty Development from December 1989-July 1991 when he was appointed to the position he presently holds. Dr. Coleman received a B.A. degree in sociology at the University of Utah. He received an M.A. degree in social science (history emphasis) at California State University, Sacramento, and a Ph.D. degree in history at the University of Utah. Dr. Coleman was elected to Phi Kappa Phi in 1977. Dr. Coleman's primary research focus is African American history. He has presented his work at a variety of history and ethnic studies conventions. Dr. Coleman is frequently invited to lecture on topics varying from African American history to contemporary race relations in the United States. His publications include articles on western black history. He has served as an educational consultant for the University of Vermont, the Utah Transit Authority, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and several school districts in the state of Utah. Dr. Coleman contributes to the University and larger community. His activities have included membership on the University of Utah Senate; the Athletic Board; the faculty mentoring program; and the faculty affirmative action committee. He is a life member of the NAACP and on the Board of Directors of the Utah Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He has served on the Salt Lake County Sports Advisory Board and was a member of the Salt Lake Civil Service Commission from 1983 to 1993. Dr. Coleman's contributions to education and community have been recognized by a number of organizations. In 1990 the University of Utah awarded him the Calvin S. and Jeneal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching. In 1991 the Salt Lake Chapter of the NAACP named Dr. Coleman the Albert B. Fitz Civil Rights Worker of the Year. In 1993 Dr. Coleman received the Olaudah Equiano Award of Excellence from the University of Utah's Ethnic Studies Program.
Utah's African-American Voices is made possible by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the R. Harold Burton Foundation, the Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation, and the Herbert I. and Elsa B. Michael Foundation. |
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