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the annual
GALA CELEBRATION
Awards
We present the following awards, and have presented them to the following recipients over the years:
Out Through the Mind Award (for tenure-track faculty) – recognizing contributions to intellectual inquiry about queer life.
- 2009 – Bernadette Marie Calafell (Human Communication)
- 2009 – Nancy Wadsworth (Political Science)
- 2008 – Shelia Schroeder (Mass Communication)
- 2007 – N. Eugene Walls (GSSW)
Lavender Giraffe Award (for non-tenure-track faculty) – recognizing the courage to “stick out” their necks for LGBTIQA issues through teaching and research.
- 2008 – K.R. Roberto (Penrose Library)
- 2007 – Caryn Aviv (Judaic Studies)
Master of (Gr)Advocacy Award (for graduate students) – recognizing their role as a LGBTIQA educators among graduate students.
- 2009 – Ginger Meyette (GSSW)
- 2009 – Lisa Pittari (GSSW)
- 2008 – Jessica Boynton
- 2007 – Richard G. Jones, Jr.
Mover & Shaker Award (for undergraduates) – recognizing their gutsy energy in creating a safe, fun community for LGBTIQA undergrads.
- 2009 – Courtney Heiss
- 2008 – Moises Muñoz
- 2007 – Anna Sun
Number One Network Nelly Award (for administrators) -- recognizing the bridges they build and the connections they help sustain within and across communities.
- 2009 – Karen J Bensen (GSSW)
- 2008 – Katie Symons (CCSEL)
- 2007 – Lisa Ingarfield (GVESS)
Safe Haven Award (for staff) – recognizing their willingness to serve as a nurturing point of connection for LGBTIQA communities.
- 2009 – Melissa Martinez (Academic & Career Development Center)
- 2008 – Kate Burns (Mass Communication)
- 2007 – Pat Larsen
Still Struttin' Your Stuff Award (for alumns) -- recognizing contributions to promoting equality for LGBTIQA communities post-graduation.
- 2009 – Dee Galloway
- 2008 – Hope Wisneski
- 2007 – Michael Brewer, Esq.
Queerific Activist Awards – recognizing leadership in raising awareness and making positive change at DU.
- 2008 – Christopher Turner, Joshua Jackson Robinson, Carly Schlotterer
A World of Difference -- this recognition, given occasionally, recognizes individuals whose presence and leadership have significantly improved the LGBTIQA communities and their experiences at DU.
- 2008 – Sarah Nickels
- 2008 – Annemarie Vaccaro
Nominations are accepted each year for the late Winter Quarter event. To nominate someone for an award, please email the following information to lgbtiqa@du.edu:
- Award category nominated
- Nominee’s name, address, phone, e-mail
- Paragraph explaining why this award should be given to the nominee
- Your name, email address and phone number
An Award selection committee will review complete nominations, select recipients to be recognized at the Gala Celebration itself.