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Pride Awards

In 1999 the LGBTSFA decided that from time to time individuals deserved recognition for their contributions and commitment to the LGBT community which might not fit within the parameters of other established awards. Pride Awards were established to fit this need. They are intended as flexible, occasional awards to recognize meritorious contributions to the LGBT campus community.

Award Winners

  • 2007 Michael Marcuse
    Associate Professor of English, Retired
    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Staff and Faculty Association hereby presents Michael Marcuse this Pride Award for his pioneering work in bringing LGBT issues into the classroom, for his encyclopedic knowledge of LGBT programs within the academy, for fostering community between LGBT activists and scholars, and for his commitment to the ongoing struggle for domestic partner benefits.
  • 2004 William V. Patterson
    Associate Professor of Theatre, Retired
    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Staff and Faculty Association hereby presents William V. Patterson this Pride Award for his leadership in fostering activism on campus among LGBT and allied people, for his role in the formation of the LGBT Staff and Faculty Association, for his heroism in bringing the AIDS crisis to the University's consciousness, and for his commitment to the ongoing struggle for domestic partner benefits.
  • 2003 Phyllis A. Peres
    Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Staff and Faculty Association takes Special Pride in recognizing our friend and colleague Phyllis A. Peres for her courage and leadership in bringing The Laramie Project to the University as the first-year book, for her wisdom in orchestrating events around the book, and for her tireless support of the LGBT Studies Program during its first year.
  • 2003 Adele Cabot
    Assistant Professor of Theatre
    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Staff and Faculty Association takes Special Pride in recognizing our friend and colleague Adele Cabot for her initiative and fearlessness in championing a production of The Laramie Project at the University, for her insight and skill in its direction, and for her wise decision to involve as many students as possible in the realization of the play.
  • 2001 Rhonda Williams
    Former Associate Professor and Chair, Afro-American Studies
    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Staff and Faculty Association takes Special Pride in recognizing posthumously our friend and colleague Rhonda Williams for her tireless Dedication, Service, and Scholarship which touched the lived of countless LGBT and allied individuals during her distinguished career.
  • 1999 Allen Delong
    Assistant Director, Stamp Student Union and Campus Programs
    Advisor to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Alliance
    The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Staff and Faculty Association takes Special Pride in our friend and colleague Allen Delong for his distinguished work as an Advisor, Mentor, and Role Model to hundreds of LGBT and allied students over many years.

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Updated May 2004