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 celebration of the accomplishments and impact of those who have advanced gender equity at Oregon State University.
Breaking Barriers Celebration
Monday, April 24, 2023
5:30-7 p.m. Reception and Program
Willamette Room, CH2M HILL Alumni Center
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.
2023: Not awarded in 2023
2022: Erica Fischer
2021: Arup Indra
2020: Maude David
Natasha Mallette
2019: Mei-Ching Lien
2018: Lisbeth Goddik
This award honors a member of the OSU community whose innovative research challenges and expands knowledge and/or improves the lives of marginalized genders.
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
This award recognizes a member of the OSU athletic community whose contributions actively create and encourage gender equity in sports.
2023: Colleen Bee
2022: Deb Graff
2021: Not awarded in 2021
2020: Tanya Chaplin
2019: Not awarded in 2019
2018: Marianne Vydra
This award honors an individual, or group, in the OSU community whose work contributes significantly to the campus environment through advocacy of gender equity.
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
This award celebrates a member of the OSU community who works as an agent of change in service of racial justice and gender equity.
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