Past Winners of Scholarships and Awards

Each year, the winners of scholarships and awards related to gender and sexuality are recognized at the Rainbow Graduation, Awards, and Homecoming Celebration.

Please join us in recognizing the following past recipients:

2023
Charles F. Otis and Dr. Jeffrey L. Reider Endowed Scholarship in the History of Gender and Sexuality

Katie Chaka Parks
Christian Bozeman

Michael P. LaGatella LGBT Endowed Scholarship

Emily Barr
Nicole Buursma
Carey Foster
Kathryn Mueller
Riley Tyler

The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Endowed Scholarship

Vendl Whitney
Grace Cadiuex

Advocate, Ally and Accomplice Award

Dr. Michael Schmidt
Dr. Heather Walter-McCabe

Jay Ralko Community Builder Award

Austin Ash
Samantha Dwornick
Eboni Williams

Professor Effie Ambler Memorial Endowed Scholarship in History

Kit Hishmeh
Steven Hilberg

Maria Voorhees Outspoken Advocate Award

Hannah Mathers

Dr. Thomas Klein Gender and Sexuality Speaker Series Support Fund in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program

Kelsey Tomasic

Dr. Rae Lee Siporin GLBTA Endowed Scholarship

Daniel Trackul
Eboni Williams

Ron Strube Memorial Scholarship Fund for the Junior Year in Munich Program

Efe Sert
Elijah Wix
2022
Charles F. Otis and Dr. Jeffrey L. Reider Endowed Scholarship in the History of Gender and Sexuality

Rochelle E. Danquah

Michael P. LaGatella LGBT Endowed Scholarship

Aidan Bongiorno
Jovon East
Madison Jacob
Alizae Jueves
Julia Koza
Ani Purcell
Cheryln Wade
Ethan Whitney

The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Endowed Scholarship

Julia Koza
Jazmine Middlebrooks

Kyle Holton Memorial Theatre Scholarship in the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts

Mike Danaj

Advocate, Ally and Accomplice Award

Joye Clark
Margaret MacKeverican

Jay Ralko Community Builder Award

Maureen Brunner
Tony DiMeglio
Jeren Ghoujeghi

Professor Effie Ambler Memorial Endowed Scholarship in History

Olivia Barron

Maria Voorhees Outspoken Advocate Award

Lukis Bagdon
Blake Pruneau
Grey James Snyder

Dr. Thomas Klein Gender and Sexuality Speaker Series Support Fund in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program

Alexandra Ingalls

Dr. Rae Lee Siporin GLBTA Endowed Scholarship

Lauren Hodson
Infinity Rush
Eboni Williams
2021
The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Endowed Scholarship

Ephemera Fae
Julia Koza
Chachovar Williams

Advocate, Ally and Accomplice Award

Anne Bowlby
Brandon Shamoun
Dr. Truman Hudson

Charles F. Otis and Dr. Jeffrey L. Reider Endowed Scholarship in the History of Gender and Sexuality

Alexandrea Penn

Professor Effie Ambler Memorial Endowed Scholarship in History

Aubrey Carr
Terri Walker

Dr. Rae Lee Siporin GLBTA Endowed Scholarship

Infinity Rush
Meghan Watson

Dr. Thomas Klein Gender and Sexuality Speaker Series Support Fund in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program

Hijab Ahmed
Rebecca Phoenix

Michael P. LaGatella LGBT Endowed Scholarship

Cody Neumann
Jessica Vennix
Jethro Mahnke
Mikayla Holbrook
Grace Powers
Julien Godman
Versailles Maxey
Julia Koza
Infinity Rush
Santiago Garcia-Leco

Jay Ralko Community Builder Award

Teresa Jeffrey

Maria Voorhees Outspoken Advocate Award

Stuart Baum
Kel Righter
2020
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2019
Michael P. LaGatella LGBT Endowed Scholarship

Ryan Verstraete
Eric Mattingly
Olivia Buttery
Jethro Mahnke
Wade Burson
Alice Duffy
Kris Cameron

Sabrina Hollowell

Charles F. Otis and Dr. Jeffrey L. Reider Scholarship in the History of Gender and Sexuality

James Robert McQuaid

The College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts (CFPCA) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Endowed Scholarship

Grace Powers

Jay Ralko Community Builder Award

Mister Whitfield
Terry Harris

Dr. Rae Lee Siporin GLBTA Endowed Scholarship

Ryan Verstraete

Maria Voorhees Outspoken Advocate Award

Mitchell Jeffrey
Cara Mitrano

Advocate, Ally and Accomplice Award

Haley Briggs
Patrick Field

Robert G. Heller

Ron Strube Memorial Scholarship

Allena Edmonds

Professor Effie Ambler Memorial Endowed Scholarship in History

Aya Beydoun
2018
Charles F. Otis and Dr. Jeffrey L. Reider Scholarship in the History of Gender and Sexuality

Alexandrea Penn

The College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts (CFPCA) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Endowed Scholarship

Hanna Manela

Michael P. LaGatella Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Endowed Scholarship

Brennan Cook
Alexandria Chester
Myaia Holmes
Andrew Holderfield
Spence Genrich
Kristen Tobin

Jay Ralko Community Builder Award

Teddy Auberle

Dr. Rae Lee Siporin GLBTA Endowed Scholarship

Cara Mitrano

Maria Voorhees Outspoken Advocate Award

Cara Mitrano

Advocate, Ally and Accomplice Award

Dr. Marquita Chamblee

Ron Strube Memorial Scholarship

Evan Clifford

Department of History Faculty Award in Gender Studies

Aimee Shulman

Professor Effie Ambler Memorial Endowed Scholarship in History

Megan Eisenstein
Adeline Walsh
2017
Charles F. Otis and Dr. Jeffrey L. Reider Scholarship in the History of Gender and Sexuality

Christine Cook

The College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts (CFPCA)Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Endowed Scholarship

Daniel Morency

Michael P. LaGatella Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Endowed Scholarship

Rachael Phillips
Robert Pluta

Dr. Rae Lee Siporin GLBTA Endowed Scholarship

Shay Thompson

Jay Ralko Community Builder Award

Marissa Burns

Maria Voorhees Outspoken Advocate Award

Sage Van Vliet

Advocate, Ally and Accomplice Award

Dr. Simone Chess
Kurt Kruschinksa
Sara Nyczek

Professor Effie Ambler Memorial Endowed Scholarship in History

Janis Ferworn
2016
Charles F. Otis and Dr. Jeffrey L. Reider Scholarship in the History of Gender and Sexuality

Nicholas Dean Garlinghouse

The College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts (CFPCA) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Endowed Scholarship

Wesley Cady

Michael P. LaGatella Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Endowed Scholarship

William Alexander
Tarek Bazzi
Robert Pluta

Jay Ralko Community Builder Award

Ashton Niedzwiecki

Dr. Rae Lee Siporin GLBTA Endowed Scholarship

Ashton Niedzwiecki