Shepard Symposium Social Justice Awards
Award winners
2021
Shepard Symposium Social Justice Undergraduate Student Award
- Lara Perez-Garcia (recipient)
- Riley Skorcz
- Aliea Ednie
- Taryn Charmayne Jim (recipient)
- Morgan Lu
- Rachel Ratliff
- Dr. Tracey Owens Patton (recipient)
- Christine Porter
- Robert Colter
- Rachel Budowle
- Dr. Julio Brionez (recipient)
- Jane Crayton
- Aura Newlin (recipient)
- Linda Devine (recipient)
- Ann Erdmann
- Eric Quallen (recipient)
- Rachel Watson (recipient)
- Conor Mullen (recipient)
- Molli Paulson (recipient)
2019
Students
- Karlee Provenza - Graduate Student
Jess Fahlsing - Undergraduate Student - Community
Sarah Burlingame - Staff Award
Cary Berry-Smith - Faculty Award
Eric Teman
Robert Schuhmann - Exceptional Service Award for the Organization of the Matthew Shepard 20th Memorial
Jess Fahlsing, Emily Monago, Nicole Lamartine, Kaila Mills - Outstanding Service Award
Michelle Jarman
- Student
Kali Nicholas Moon - Community
June Glasson and Adrienne Vetter - Faculty or Staff Award
Danielle Cover
- Student:
Elizabeth Lembo - Community Award
Holly Gamroth - Faculty/Staff Award
Rachel Watson
- Student:
Jessica White - Community Member:
Aimee Van Cleave - Faculty or Staff Award:
Kate Welsh
- Student:
Natawsha Mitchell
Sean Christina Slagle - Community Member:
Nichole Bondurant
Description of Award
This year the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice will honor one undergraduate student, one graduate student or post-doctoral fellow, one faculty or staff member, and one community member. Nominees should have a demonstrable dedication to a social justice cause or project. In addition, nominees will be assessed using the following criteria: evidence of their leadership as an advocate or role model; evidence of their commitment to understanding and implementing the social justice principles relative to their cause or project; and evidence of the breadth and depth of their work to support justice, equality, and inclusion locally and/or globally.
Criteria and Application Instructions:
This year the Shepard Symposium on Social Justice will honor one undergraduate student, one graduate student or post-doctoral fellow, one faculty or staff member, and one community member. Nominees should have a demonstrable dedication to a social justice cause or project. In addition, nominees will be assessed using the following criteria: evidence of their leadership as an advocate or role model; evidence of their commitment to understanding and implementing the social justice principles relative to their cause or project; and evidence of the breadth and depth of their work to support justice, equality, and inclusion locally and/or globally.
Criteria and Application Instructions:
- Nominees for Shepard Symposium Social Justice Undergraduate Student Award must be part of the University of Wyoming community—all departments are accepted. They must be demonstrably dedicated to a social justice cause, project, or organization. Nominees must demonstrate leadership by (inclusively) acting as advocates and role models for their chosen activities within the university and the wider community.
- Nominees for Shepard Symposium Social Justice Graduate Student / Post-doctoral Fellow Award must be part of the University of Wyoming community—all departments are accepted. They must be demonstrably dedicated to a social justice cause, project, or organization. Nominees must demonstrate leadership by (inclusively) acting as advocates and role models for their chosen activities within the university and the wider community.
- Nominees for Shepard Symposium Social Justice Faculty or Staff Award must be part of the University of Wyoming community—all departments are accepted. They must be demonstrably dedicated to a social justice cause, project, or organization. Nominees must demonstrate leadership by acting as an advocates and role models for their chosen activities within the university and the wider community.
- Nominees for the Shepard Symposium Social Justice Community Member Award must be demonstrably dedicated to a social justice cause, project, or organization. Nominees must live or work in Wyoming and they must demonstrate leadership by acting as an advocate and role model for their chosen activities within the State of Wyoming and the wider community.
- To be considered for this award, nominators must submit a completed application, consisting of this nomination form, including current and operative contact information; If we cannot reach the nominee we may not be able to consider the nomination. Please also provide a letter of nomination containing a detailed description as to how the nominee has demonstrated leadership, courage and compassion in their work as a social justice advocate. Please also indicate how long the nominee has been working as an advocate or role model for their chosen cause.
- Nomination Due Date: 11 PM (MST) on April 2th