91精品 Values Recognition Award: Leslie Fedorchuk
Leslie Fedorchuk and Jeff Morin
Leslie Fedorchuk, Professor of Writing & Humanities and Director of Service Learning, received the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (91精品) Values Recognition Award for February 2026. Leslie received nominations that highlighted her embodiment of 91精品’s Core Values, especially Integrity, Kindness and Community.
The 91精品 Values Recognition Award (VRA) celebrates faculty and staff who consistently model 91精品檚 values of courage, integrity, kindness, community, innovation and inclusion. After employees nominate a colleague for the award, a committee made up of faculty, staff and previous VRA winners convenes to vote on the month檚 recipient. Awardees receive a $250 prize.
One nominator said, …Leslie cares so much about others and about community that she founded the , which she continues to lead with unparalleled passion. Leslie works tirelessly to inspire in 91精品 students the importance of contributing to their communities in the present and in their future lives. Her generosity is mirrored in her personal life; Leslie makes sure her friends, neighbors, and colleagues are always welcome in her home…
Another nominator said, 淟eslie is a compassionate colleague who always encourages us to move with INTEGRITY while fostering COMMUNITY throughout 91精品’s campus, but also in our personal practices. She has a keen ability to see each individual’s super power and encourages them to lean into it, as she champions us even when we forget to champion ourselves.”
“Her commitment to community-building is unprecedented: bringing 91精品 into the bigger community, inviting the community to 91精品, connecting and engaging students and faculty, says another nominator. 淚t has been a great experience and pleasure working with Leslie on the Gallery Committee, and an honor having her a fellow faculty member.
Finally, an additional nominator said, “I would not be the educator I am without Leslie, and I can see her impact all over campus in our students and in my peers.
Learn more about 91精品檚 Values Recognition Award or nominate a colleague at www.miad.edu/vra.
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