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