{"587300":{"#nid":"587300","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lavender Awards Nomination Period Open","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFirst presented by the LGBTQIA Resource Center in 2015, the Lavender Awards recognize individuals who have made Georgia Tech a safer and more inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual students, faculty, staff, and alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the LGBTQIA Resource Center presents four awards at the annual Lavender Graduation ceremony: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bpp_ally_award_description_final.pdf\u0022\u003EThe Billiee Pendleton Parker Award for Outstanding Allyship\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/student_award_description_final.pdf\u0022\u003EThe LGBTQIA Student Leadership Award\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/faculty_staff_award_description_final.pdf\u0022\u003EThe LGBTQIA Faculty\/Staff Leadership Award\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alum_award_description_final.pdf\u0022\u003EThe LGBTQIA Alum of the Year Award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrevious Lavender Award recipients demonstrated their commitment to the community\u0026nbsp;through holding leadership roles in LGBTQIA organizations, volunteering\u0026nbsp;for the Center, advocating for changes to policies and practices, or providing individual support to LGBTQIA students and employees.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;We created the Lavender Awards as a way to recognize and honor the incredible accomplishments of our LGBTQIA and ally community members,\u0026quot; said Aby Parsons, director of the LGBTQIA Resource Center. \u0026quot;Numerous students, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteer\u0026nbsp;their time, energy, and resources to make our campus more welcoming and inclusive, and we felt it was important to show everyone that this work really does take a village.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELavender Award nominations will be accepted until February 17, 2017. 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