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Lambda Awards

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We are grateful to the people and organizations that make outstanding contributions to the LGBT and allies community. We present our Lambda Awards as a way to pay tribute to their amazing impact. Candidates can be nominated by anyone and honorees are selected by the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on LGBT Students, Faculty, & Staff and lauded at the annual Lavender Celebration each June.

Nominations are now open online, please submit by Thursday, May 1st at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lambdaawards2025

A Lambda Award winner might be…

  • A UCR student
  • A UCR faculty or staff member
  • An organization

Charles Weis Service Award

Named for the former director of the UCR Counseling Center, this award honors outstanding contributions made to the LGBT and allies campus community by a current UCR staff or faculty member.


 

Graduate Student Service Award

This award honors outstanding contributions to the LGBT and allies campus community by a currently enrolled UCR graduate student.


 

New Involvement Impact Award

This award honors the outstanding contributions of a member of an LGBTQ student organization.


 

Steven Shum Activism Award

Named for the first director of the UCR LGBT Resource Center, this award acknowledges on or off-campus activism that contributes to the civil rights of the LGBT and allies community.


 

Outstanding Ally Award

This award honors contributions to the LGBT community by a current UCR ally. This honor may be given to an individual, a department or an organization.


 

Undergraduate Student Leadership Award

This award acknowledges outstanding leadership in the LGBT and allies community by a currently enrolled UCR undergraduate student.


 

Past Lambda Awardees