Questions?

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (GLBTA) Resource Center
202-885-3347
Fax: 202-885-1883
glbta@american.edu
Mary Graydon Center Room 201

Office Hours: Monday & Friday: 9am-5pm Tuesday-Thursday: 9am-8pm

Sara Bendoraitis
Director

Mailing Address

Awards Ceremony

2012 Annual Awards Ceremony

We are currently accepting nominations for all of the campus awards. See below for descriptions and click here to nominate someone.

photo by Bill Petros

2010 Bridge Builder Award (From left to right): Sara Bendoraitis, Travis Ballie, Luiza Athayde (award winner), and Matthew Bruno

Our Awards Ceremony is our annual opportunity to celebrate what is best about AU's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and ally communities. It is a chance to review our achievements and give credit to members of the campus community who helped make them possible. Each April we have an event where we:

Present awards to students, staff, and faculty of AU
Present rainbow tassels to those students who are graduating
- Want your own rainbow tassel? Make sure to drop us an e-mail and let us know that you'll be graduating. Then join us at the awards ceremony to receive it!

Award Descriptions:

Academic Award: Presented to as many as two students who have written an outstanding paper, done innovative research, or contributed academically to GLBT issues.

Alumni Award: Presented to as many as two alums who have continued to be committed to the efforts of the GLBTA Resource Center at American University, as well as to GLBT issues.

Bridge Builders Award: Presented to as many as two students who have contributed to building campus diversity and intercultural understanding across communities, particularly as it relates to the issues of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Leadership Award: Presented to as many as two students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership ability and have helped to improve the university climate for GLBT people.

Outstanding 1st/2nd Year: Presented to as many as two first and/or second year students who have exhibited extraordinary effort to educate themselves and the larger campus community about GLBT issues.

Staff/Faculty Award: Presented to as many as two faculty or staff members, who have shown great support to the GLBT community, helped to diversify our campus and raised awareness of GLBT issues.