The LGBTQIA Alum of the Year Award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to the Georgia Tech LGBTQIA alumni community or to current LGBTQIA students, faculty, and staff throughout the past year. These contributions will have resulted in the development or improvement of a safe inclusive, welcoming, and respectful climate for the LGBTQIA community on campus and beyond.

• The award recognizes any alum of Georgia Tech who has made significant contributions and improvements at Georgia Tech or in the wider community in one or more of the following ways:
• Advocating for changes to policies or procedures that exclude or marginalize LGBTQIA communities at Georgia Tech, including in alumni organizations and spaces
• Advocating for the inclusion of LGBTQIA perspectives, issues, groups, or individuals in spaces, programs, and decision-making at Georgia Tech
• Volunteering time, effort, resources, and expertise to promote and maintain an active and welcoming community for LGBTQIA alumni
• Organizing and/or participating in fundraising efforts that support scholarship, leadership, wellness, and programming initiatives for LGBTQIA students at Georgia Tech
• Engaging in efforts to support, mentor, or advise LGBTQIA students at Georgia Tech
• Advocating or providing leadership for LGBTQIA issues and concerns on a local, state, regional, or national level
• Distinguished achievements in business, the arts, STEM fields, education, or other professions that benefit LGBTQIA communities

The nomination form should include specific, demonstrable examples of how the nominee has met one or more of the above criteria.

This award is open to all alumni, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

To nominate an alum for this award, please email lgbtqia@gatech.edu for a copy of the form.