Awards and Recognitions
While there are many members of the NAU LGBTQIA community who are worthy of recognition, we would like to highlight a few below.
Distinguished Service to the LGBTQIA Community Awards
The following awards are given at the President’s annual diversity awards dinner to those who demonstrated distinguished service to the LGBTQIA community.
2024 Nominations are now open
Congratulations to the award recipients!
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2023
Staff – Irene Wise
Student – Julian Bernhardt
Group – Student Leaders of ASNAU
2022 Recipients
Faculty Award: Dr. Gregory Shrader (associate clinical professor, College of Education, Department of Educational Psychology)
Staff Award: Chelsea Green (executive assistant, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences)
Student Award: Meredith Dennis (undergraduate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
2021
Faculty award: Heather Martel
Staff award: Martin Tease
Student award: Rachel Krell
2020
Faculty award: Jessi Quizar
Staff award: Carl Dindo
Student award: Deborah Corey
2019
Faculty award: Amanda Meeks
Staff award: Tyler Bernard
Student award: The Associated Students for Intersectional Feminism –Kiley Romano, Sarah Lydford, Ayleen Barajas-Chavez
2018
Student award: Kathryn Meyers
Faculty award: Dr. Judith King
Staff award: M. Lee Griffin
2017
Student award: Alyse Gray
Faculty award: Dr. Ari Burford
Staff award: Jack Nguyen
2016
Student award: Monica Prince
Faculty award: Dr. Michael Rulon
Staff award: Wendy Wetzel
2015
Student award: Cassandra Bizon
Faculty award: Melanie McCuin
Staff award: Chris Schlarb
2014
Student award: Alec Davidson
Faculty award: Ángel Verdugo
Staff award: Matthew Tombaugh
2013
Student award: Nina Porter
Faculty award: Dr. Joseph Wegwert
Staff award: Ray Foushee
2012
Student award: Vanessa Delgado
Faculty award: Dr. Arianne Burford
Staff award: Laura Theimer
Ally of the Year Award
The following award is given annually at the President’s diversity awards dinner and at the Rainbow Convocation to someone who has served as an outstanding ally to the NAU LGBTQIA community.
2022 Recipient
Revel Lucien (Flagstaff community member)
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2021: Felicia Fiedler (Flagstaff Community Library)
2020: Shelby Reid (NAU Campus Health Services)
2019: April Peters (NAU Academic Affairs)
2018: Ivy Banks (NAU Inclusion, Multicultural & LGBTQIA Student Services)
2017: DeAnn Wegwert (Flagstaff Medical Center)
2016: Lindsey Combe (Flagstaff YMCA)
2015: Georgia Duncan (PFLAG)
2014: Cher Has No Horse (Coconino County Public Health)
2013: Georgia Totress (NAU Housing & Residence Life)