Awards - Volunteer
oSTEM Volunteer of the Year & Spotlights
Award Description
This award recognizes volunteers who have gone above and beyond to bring oSTEM to new heights in the last year. The Executive Board recognizes volunteers who have demonstrated their drive to achieve great things and push our organization to grow. In the past, awardees have been recognized for creating our scholarship program, spearheading the pivot to an online format for our cornerstone event during COVID, cultivating and expanding institutional support for professional members and collegiate members, and stepping into leadership roles with grace and professionalism. oSTEM is powered by the hard work and commitment of our volunteers. It is only with volunteers like this that oSTEM is able to continue our work of empowering LGBTQ+ people in STEM and setting them up for success in the personal, academic, and professional realms. If the work of these volunteers inspires you, consider volunteering your time, talent, and effort.
Eligibility
- Must be an oSTEM Global Volunteer
- Must be attending the oSTEM Annual Conference
Award recipients are nominated and selected by the oSTEM Board of Directors.
Previous Awardees
2022
Infrastructure Builder - Ian Hall
Community Builder - Adam Blackburn
Volunteer of the Year - M Wittkop
Conference MVP - Stuart Duncan
2021
oSTEM Community Creator - Billie Harrer
oSTEM Behind The Scenes - Vern Gruning
Rookie Conference MVP - Sam Krug
Conference MVP - Josh LaBounty
Rookie Volunteer of the Year - Sian Rankin-Turner
Volunteer of the Year - Abby Ray
2020
Conference MVP - Stephanie Huard
Volunteer of the Year - AJ Bryant
2019
Conference MVP - Jared Canright
Volunteer of the Year - Christian Alonso
2018
Volunteer of the Year- Lilian Martinez
Volunteer of the Year - Sindhu Sreedhar
2017
Volunteer of the Year - Janine van Niekerk