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Breaking The Silence Awards
About
The Breaking The Silence Awards recognize people and organizations that improve campus climate by confronting discrimination based on gender and sexuality at the University of Minnesota. Any person or organization from any University of Minnesota campus may be nominated to receive this award.
Award recipients will be acknowledged at the annual Lavender Celebration & Awards Ceremony at the end of spring semester.
Nominations
Download the updated 2011-12 eligibility & submission form here (Word). Applications are due on April 16, 2012 by 5:00 PM.
Please address questions and submit completed forms to:
GLBTA Programs Office
46 Appleby Hall
128 Pleasant St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-0537 (office)
612-625-9682 (fax)
glbtapo@umn.edu
(ATTN: GLBTA Awards)
Previous Recipients
2011
Jason Jackson
Daniel Nidzgorski
Cortez Riley
Xay Yang
2010
Lauren Beach
Kim Jorgensen
(UM-Crookston)
Jenny Riegel
Becky Saltzman
For Bisexuality Education, Organizing and Visibility
2009
Yvonne Valgren
University of Minnesota, Crookston
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Science (CFANS) Advisory Group
University of Minnesota, St. Paul
2008
Transgender Commission
University of Minnesota
2007
Mags David
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Dave Dorman
Boynton Health Service
Tineke Ritmeester
University of Minnesota, Duluth
2006
June Nobbe
Director, Student Affairs Leadership Program
Bethany Snyder
Graduate Student, Humphrey Institute
2005
Doug Donley
University Baptist Church
Neil Elliot
University Episcopal Center
Amy Olson
Hillel
Jerie Smith
Lutheran Campus Ministries
Sharon Steifel
Hillel
2004
Two unidentified students
Chancellor Samuel Schuman
University of Minnesota, Morris
Housing & Residential Life
2003
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter
Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies
Beth Zemsky
GLBT Programs Office
2002
David Johnson
Employee Assistance Program
OEO Complaint Group
2001
Steven Rosenstone
College of Liberal Arts
Deborah Talen
Rainbow Families
2000
Katherine Murphy
Academic Outreach Programs
Linda Wolford
Diversity Institute
1999
Jeffrey Cookson
GLBT Programs Office
Annalee Stewart
School of Social Work
1998
Tom Kinsey
Foundation
Toni A. H. McNaron
English Department
1997
Rob Kubik
University of Minnesota, Morris
Minnesota P-FLAG
1996
Mary Tinnucci
Out for Equity
Frank Wood
Senate Social Concerns Sub-Committee
1995
Carol Carrier
Office of Human Resources
University of Minnesota Social Concerns Sub-Committee