Shepard Symposium Social Justice Awards

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 Instruction:

• 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

Submit a Nomination 

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Award Winners:

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

2018

• Student
  Kali Nicholas Moon
• Community
  June Glasson and Adrienne Vetter
• Faculty or Staff Award
  Danielle Cover

2017

• Student:
  Elizabeth Lembo
• Community Award
  Holly Gamroth
• Faculty/Staff Award
  Rachel Watson

2016

• Student:
  Jessica White
• Community Member: 
  Aimee Van Cleave
• Faculty or Staff Award:
  Kate Welsh

2015

• Student: 
  Natawsha Mitchell
  Sean Christina Slagle
• Community Member: 
  Nichole Bondurant