The Award for Faculty/Staff Leadership honors an individual faculty or staff member who has made significant contributions to LGBTQIA communities at Georgia Tech throughout the past year. 
The award recognizes any current faculty or staff member who has made significant contributions and improvements at Georgia Tech in one or more of the following ways:

• Advocating for the inclusion of perspectives, issues, groups, or individuals in spaces, programs, curricula, and decision-making
• Demonstrating leadership in an organization, committee, initiative or program that increases inclusion and community building
• Through active involvement in communities
• Initiating and/or implementing educational programs or initiatives 
• Conducting outreach to other constituencies on campus and in the community with the goal of forming collaborative relationships 
• Creating a culture where community members people feel welcome, valued, and respected
• Serving as a leader, role model, advisor or mentor to colleagues and students
• Teaching, publishing, and/or presenting on topics that advance knowledge and understanding of communities and issues

The nomination form should include specific, demonstrable examples of how the nominee has met one or more of the above criteria. This award is intended to recognize on-campus contributions.

To nominate someone for this award, please visit www.lgbtqia.gatech.edu and click on the Lavender Awards image on the homepage or email lgbtqia@gatech.edu for a copy of the form.