Webster University President Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble received the Diversity Visionary Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. This award honors individuals who have made significant past and present contributions to diversity in higher education. Honorees are nominated by colleagues and are selected by INSIGHT staff.
Since being named president of Webster University in 2009, Stroble increased the diversity of her leadership team, established the position of associate vice president of diversity and inclusion for the first time in the University’s 100-year history, and partnered with Webster’s Board of Trustees to increase board diversity. In 2013, under Stroble’s leadership, Webster University held its first Global Inclusion and Diversity Summit.