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Irene Sue Vernon
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Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
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| Employer | Colorado State University |
| Title | Chair of Ethnic Studies |
Irene Sue Vernon is a professor of Ethnic Studies Department at Colorado State University. She specialises in the field of Native Americans and HIV/AIDS.
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Early life and education
Vernon was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Native American studies from University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Arts in History from University of New Mexico, and a doctorate in Ethnic Studies from University of California, Berkeley.
Work and career
Vernon is currently a full time professor at Colorado State University where she is the Chair of Ethnic Studies Department and also the Assistant to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Along with her career as a professor, Vernon also has a career as an author as well as a researcher for Native Americans and HIV/AIDS. She is the author of Killing Us Quietly: Native Americans and HIV/AIDS (2001). and the co-author of Social Life and Issues (2005).
Political involvement
Vernon has occasionally been sought for comment during high-profile news stories relating to race and ethnicity in the Northern Colorado area.
Awards and nominations
Awards
- 2016: Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award, Colorado State University
- 2016: National Association of Ethnic Studies Award
- 2015: Margaret B. Hazaleus Award, Colorado State University
- 2013: National Association for Ethnic Studies Charles C. Irby Distinguished Service Award
- 2011: 1st Generation Scholarship Awards Committee Recognition, Colorado State University
- 2008: Public Health Award, Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado State University
- 1994: UC Berkeley Graduate Fellowship
- 1993: Frances C. Allen Fellowship for the promotion of higher education and promotion of academic study for Native women
- 1991-1993: UC Berkeley Graduate Minority Award
- 1991: New Mexico Student Research Allocation Award
- 1989-1991: New Mexico State Fellowship
- 1983: UC Berkeley Academic Achievement Award
- 1981-1982: Laverne Alexander Platt Scholarship for excellent achievements
Nominations
- 2007: Distinguished Alumni Awards-Distinguished Faculty
- 2005: Margaret Hazelous Award
- 2004: Colorado State University Eddy Teacher Award
