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Awards
Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2009 LGBT Support Network Award Winners

  • Gregg Kindle Ally Award – Nicolas Winter
  • Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member – Lindsey Schott; Margaret Sledd and Jeffrey Geiger
  • Vince McCoy Honorary Leadership Award – Katherine Weseman
  • Elisabeth Lindsay-Ryan Honorary Activism Award – Mykell Miller
  • Wendy R. Cutler Memorial Above and Beyond Award – Erica Brown
 
About the Awards

The Gregg Kindle Ally Award: This person should be a member of the Safe Space program who embodies a full commitment to supporting members of the LGBT Community at NU. The recipient can be a faculty, staff or student.

Outstanding Rainbow Alliance member:
This person should be a member of the Rainbow Alliance who has consistently been a dependable and reliable member of their team. They do not need to be a member of the executive board to receive this award.

The Vince McCoy Honorary Leadership Award
: This award will be given to the student who has shown excellent leadership skills within the LGBT community as well as a strong commitment to their academics, campus involvement and community service.

The Elisabeth Lindsay-Ryan Honorary Activism Award
: This award will be give to the individual who has shown support for the Northwestern LGBT community as well the LGBT community at large. This recipient has shown a commitment toward coalition building between on-campus and off campus groups. (Faculty, Students and Staff are eligible)

The Wendy R. Cutler Memorial Above and Beyond Award
This award will be given to the faculty, staff or student who has consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure the success of the LGBT community and it's programs at Northwestern.

 
Past Award Winners

2008
Gregg Kindle Ally Award – Michelle Gere
Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member – Jessica Kaiser
Vince McCoy Honorary Leadership Award – Christie Stiehl
Elisabeth Lindsay-Ryan Honorary Activism Award – Kate Donalek
Wendy R. Cutler Memorial Above and Beyond Award – Joe Ellison

2007
Gregg Kindle Ally Award – Njoki Kamau
Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member – John Jordan
LGBT Support Network Leadership Award – Tamar Carmel
LGBT Support Network Activism Award – Kelsey Pacha
LGBT Support Network Above and Beyond Award – Helen Wood

2006

Gregg Kindle Ally Award - Erica Brown
Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member - Matthew Jimenez
LGBT Support Network Leadership Award - Kelby Harrison
LGBT Support Network Activism Award - Ellen Bird
LGBT Support Network Above and Beyond Award - Jason Eby

2005

Gregg Kindle Ally Award - Shea Rentschler
Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member - Leslie Gittings
LGBT Support Network Leadership Award - Leslie Stewart
LGBT Support Network Activism Award - Jenn Williams
LGBT Support Network Above and Beyond Award - Kelsey Pacha

2004

Gregg Kindle Ally Award - Rosa Nguyn
Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member - Ellen Bird
LGBT Support Network Leadership Award - David Graddick
LGBT Support Network Activism Award - Adam Riff
LGBT Support Network Above and Beyond Award - Elisabeth Lindsay-Ryan

2003

LGBT Safe Space Ally Award - Jennifer Fullick
Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member - Alex Lin
LGBT Support Network Leadership Award - Erin Nettifee
LGBT Support Network Activism Award - Leslie DeMonte & Joel Richlin
LGBT Support Network Above and Beyond Award - Kiersten Elliott

2002

LGBT Safe Space Ally Award - Asra Kamal
Oustanding Rainbow Alliance Member - Matthew Barbour
LGBT Support Network Leadership Award - Jonathan Lewis
LGBT Support Network Activism Award - Leslie DeMonte
LGBT Support Network Above and Beyond Award - Wendy Cutler