Grace Bulltail, assistant professor at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, is among six honorees for the 2023 Outstanding Women of Color Awards. Established in 2007, the annual awards acknowledge and honor women of color among UW–Madison faculty, staff, students, and community members whose efforts improve or support diversity, inclusion, social justice, and organizational change.
Bulltail, who is affiliated with the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), researches the disciplines of water resource engineering, natural resource management, land use, water quality science, and environmental justice in Indigenous communities. Her interests converge through the relationship of water, energy, and land use with a focus on tribal nations.
” I am honored to be selected for the award. I am grateful to Professors Steph Tai and Erika Marin-Spiotta for supporting my nomination.”
—Grace Bulltail
The award was announced on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Diversity Forum, a two-day event for campus and community members to discuss, share, and learn about issues of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. A reception to celebrate the honorees is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 7, 2024 from 5–7:30 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Registration for the reception will be coming soon.