Professor Emily Fischer awarded the 2025 CSU Inclusive Excellence Award

CSU Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Kauline Cipriani announced that our Associate Department Head and Professor Emily Fischer was awarded the 2025 CSU Inclusive Excellence Award for faculty. This award recognizes faculty and staff who support a culture of inclusive excellence and exemplify Colorado State University’s Principles of Community. Fischer’s selection reflects that she goes above and beyond the standard expectations for employees with similar responsibilities in this space.

Cipriani noted many areas where Fischer’s work excels and makes her deserving of this honor. She is doing important and groundbreaking work through her research to monitor air pollution in underserved areas. She has led research identifying and testing strategies to disrupt the lack of diversity and bias in STEM at all academic levels. Fischer has increased the diversity of our graduate student body through fostering holistic review practices and improving mentoring for our students through evidence-based practices. She also led implementation of a code of conduct for our department, as well as many other initiatives.

“I couldn’t be more proud to work with Emily in her role as Associate Department head over the last few years as she has advanced this essential work for our field and department,” said Department Head Eric Maloney, “Please join me in congratulating Emily on this honor.”