The NDSU Couple and Family Therapy program is this year’s recipients of the President’s Diversity Impact Award. The award was presented to Tom Stone Carlson, Christine McGeorge and Kristen Benson by Evie Myers, vice president for equity, diversity and global outreach.

The Impact Award was created in 2007 to recognize individuals, groups and units that have demonstrated a significant contribution to advancing diversity as related to the strategic plan of the President’s Diversity Council. Myers said all of the 2009 nominees were very deserving.

The NDSU Couple and Family Therapy program was selected for its outstanding commitment to the support of marginalized people. Staff members are recognized as visible allies on campus and in the community for their outreach to underserved populations and for their social justice activism, in particular on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people.