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Lavender Celebration, with a focus on LGBTQIA students, joins other end-of-the-year Georgia Tech celebrations like Up With the White and Gold in recognizing students who are finishing their degree programs and have accomplished great feats on campus and beyond.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the support of gathered members from across the Georgia Tech community, 25 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and\/or aromantic students were recognized and celebrated for their academic and professional accomplishments.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDean John Stein (he), associate vice president for Student Engagement and Well-Being and Brandt-Fritz Dean of Students Chair, provided the evening\u0026rsquo;s keynote address. He reflected on how the graduates have been \u0026quot;courageous, brave, strong, resilient, and even thick-skinned at times here at Tech\u0026rdquo; and encouraged them to use those lessons in their professional careers and lives after college. Following his remarks, LGBTQIA Resource Center Director Tegra Myanna (they) read aloud the names and accomplishments of each graduate.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe celebration also recognized\u0026nbsp;members of the Tech community who work toward\u0026nbsp;making campus a more inclusive space for\u0026nbsp;LGBTQIA members. In addition to highlighting faculty and staff participants in the Resource Center\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\/allyship-trainings\/level\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELevel Up: An Advanced LGBTQIA Allyship\u003C\/a\u003E program, the following awards were presented:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFriend of the Center Award: Alex Ortiz\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBilliee Pendleton-Parker Award for Outstanding Allyship:\u0026nbsp;Ida Yoshinaga\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELGBTQIA Faculty\/Staff Leadership Award: Kantwon Rogers\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELGBTQIA Student Leadership Award: Ryan Kann\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDr. Aby L. 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