This year we celebrate six years of furthering the legacy of Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb. Our theme for this year is “Lift as You Climb” which speaks to the strong value we as self-identified women should place on supporting other women to achieve their goals and ambitions as we pursue our own.
This year we invite you to attend the
Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb S.T.E.A.M. Women’s Empowerment Awards Luncheon
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
12-1pm
Livingston Student Center
Seats are limited, so we encourage you to register and nominate today:
Registrations and nominations close on Wednesday, March 23rd.
Award Nomination Categories
Trailblazer (S.T.E.A.M.) Award
The (5) recipients of this award are self-identified women students who have broken barriers within the Rutgers- New Brunswick community in the spirit of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Mathematics. These self-identified women are catalyst for change and have made a significant contribution as student leaders to create opportunities for other self-identified woman.
SupportHER Award
The recipient of this award is a student organization that champions for women within the Rutgers University community. A SupportHER is an organization who paves the road to empower women in leadership roles. A SupportHER is a champion for the inclusion of women within the community.
Lift As You Climb Award
The recipient of this award is a self-identified woman who is recognized for breaking down barriers and paving the way for self-identified women students on campus. She believes in empowering women, she is a visionary leader.
Legacy Leadership Award
The recipient of this award is an extraordinary self-identified woman who has manifested a legacy that continues to inspire others. They have dedicated their life to the advancement of others and paved the way for the leaders of tomorrow. They are recognized as an ambassador for self-identified women through their extraordinary dedication, personal achievements, and service to others.
Social Impact Award
The Social Impact Award recipient is a student organization or self-identified woman who dedicates their life to making an impact as a successful locally, nationally or globally.
Mentorship Award
The recipient of this award is an extraordinary self-identified woman who has manifested a legacy that continues to inspire others. She has dedicated her life to the advancement of others and paved the way for the leaders of tomorrow. She is recognized as an ambassador for women through her extraordinary dedication, personal achievements, and service to others through mentorship, philanthropy, and business. (Open to Rutgers–New Brunswick Faculty and Staff)
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For more information, please contact Karima Woodyard – karima.woodyard@rutgers.edu
Looking to connect with a mentor? Here are some tips: Mentorship Checklist
We encourage you to use our Women’s HERstory Month Virtual backgrounds throughout the month.

Learn more about Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb
Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb overcame racial segregation and sexism throughout her career, excelling in her work throughout the country as a researcher, professor and higher education administrator. As a scientific researcher, she studied the skin pigment melanin and the testing of new chemotherapy drugs to treat melanoma; her research is still widely applied to the treatment of skin and lung cancers.