The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education recently announced that Evie Myers, vice president of Equity, Diversity and Global Outreach at North Dakota State University, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors.

The association is the voice for diversity officers in higher education. Its vision is to lead higher education toward inclusive excellence through institutional transformation.

NDSU President Dean L. Bresciani said Myers selection illustrates that NDSU is nationally recognized for its diversity efforts. “Vice President Myers has propelled NDSU to the national spotlight with her work in making our university more welcoming for everyone,” he said.

The other newly-elected officials to the board are: Terri Harris Reed, vice provost of institutional equity and diversity at Princeton University; Fred Rodriguez, associate vice provost for diversity and equity at the University of Kansas; Christine Stanley, vice president and associate provost for diversity at Texas A&M University; and Gregory Vincent, vice president for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at University of Texas at Austin.

The board of directors will be installed during the association’s annual conference meeting on March 8, in Washington, D.C. The association has 159 institutional members and 117 individual members.