The President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW), the Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) and OSU Athletics are pleased to present Breaking Barriers, a recognition of the accomplishments and impact of those who have advanced gender equity at Oregon State University.
Breaking Barriers Awards
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Breaking Barriers in Education Award
This award recognizes a member of the OSU community whose high impact in teaching and mentoring has paved the way for gender equity in higher education to thrive and prosper.
- 2024: Michael Trevathan
- 2023: Not awarded in 2023
- 2022: Erica Fischer
- 2021: Arup Indra
- 2020: Maude David
- Natasha Mallette
- 2019: Mei-Ching Lien
- 2018: Lisbeth Goddik
Breaking Barriers in Research Award
This award honors a member of the OSU community whose innovative research challenges and expands knowledge and/or improves the lives of marginalized genders.
- 2024: Not awarded in 2024
- 2023: Not awarded in 2023
- 2022: Paul Lewin
- 2021: The GenderMag Project - Margaret Burnett and Anita Sarma
- Ana Milena Ribero
- 2020: Satoris Howes
- 2019: Melissa Cheyney
- 2018: Yanyun Zhao
Breaking Barriers in Athletics Award
This award recognizes a member of the OSU athletic community whose contributions actively create and encourage gender equity in sports.
- 2024: Maureen Tremblay
- 2023: Colleen Bee
- 2022: Deb Graff
- 2021: Not awarded in 2021
- 2020: Tanya Chaplin
- 2019: Not awarded in 2019
- 2018: Marianne Vydra
![Interim President Becky Johnson presents the Breaking Barriers in Athletics Award to Deb Graff. Interim President Becky Johnson presents the Breaking Barriers in Athletics Award to Deb Graff.](/sites/leadership.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/fluid_webp/public/deb_graff.jpg.webp?itok=GGwHCrIi)
The PCOSW Community Builder Award
This award honors an individual, or group, in the OSU community whose work contributes significantly to the campus environment through advocacy of gender equity.
- 2024: Hannah Rowe
- 2023: Women in IT Group: Kristina Case, Polly Harrell, Chrysanthemum Hayes, Emily Longman, Marjorie McLagan, Weiwei Zhang
- 2022: Farallon Broughton
- 2021: Rebecca Warner
- 2020: Satoris Howes
- 2019: Sandy Goeke
- 2018: Bouquet Harger
The Harriet “Hattie” Redmond Award
This award celebrates a member of the OSU community who works as an agent of change in service of racial justice and gender equity.
- 2024: This award is now managed by the Hattie Redmond Women & Gender Center.
- 2023: Savanah Leidholt
- 2022: Stephanie Ramos
- 2021: Isabel J. Rodriguez
- 2020: Dam Diverse Dance (3D)
- Allison Davis-White Eyes
- 2019: Adejoke Babatunde Omolayo
- 2018: Award not created until 2019