And the good news is in! After several months of work Wells College has accepted the terms of The William Nicholas Liberi '05 Memorial Prize for TLGBQ Activism and Scholarship. The terms of the prize are listed below, now all that's left to do is make your donation!
Wells College
Permanent Prize Record
(Income restricted – Prizes)
Fund Name: The William Nicholas Liberi '05 Memorial Prize for TLGBQ Activism and Scholarship
Contact Persons: Katie Fong '06 and Carrie Elliott '05
Date Fund Established: October, 2007 (Note: Prize details to be reviewed and updated in 2012 by the selection committee)
Sponsor(s) or Donor(s): Annually, friends and classmates of Will Liberi
Purpose of Fund: To honor Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Allies (TLGBQA) activism within the Wells College community
Description of Fund/Criteria for recipient: This prize will be awarded annually to a current student in good academic standing who has demonstrated a commitment to transgender and queer issues, especially through hir services as an ally to the Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Allies (TLGBQA) community via activism, visibility, literary, or artistic endeavors.
Criteria for recipient: This prize may be awarded to a current student in good academic standing.
Selection of recipient: The recipient will be chosen by a group of 7 individuals in the Wells community who comprise the William Nicholas Liberi Memorial Fund Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will include a representative of the Dean of Students Office, two members of the student body (one representing Q&A*, and one representing Sex Collective*), the current faculty member assigned to instruct W401*, the previous years' recipient** of the William Nicholas Liberi '05 Memorial Prize and an alumna or alumnus of Wells College designated by the Advisory Board. Additionally, Nicklin Eldon Heap '02 will serve as a representative with the committee until 2012, with ongoing participation optional.
The amount of the prize will vary depending on funds given each year. The minimum amount will be $250.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
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3 comments:
Hi Carrie and Katie,
Thank you so much for all your work and creativity to make this prize to honor Will's life possible! I was happy to see that Nick will be with you on the committee that decides. We have a saying in Puerto Rico, "de tripas, corazones." Translation: "from guts, hearts;" from tragedy, hope. You've done that. I just sent in my donation :)
Again, thanks.
abrazos,
Vic
Thanks again for all your hard work guys!! The donations are really growing. :)
I finally found this website (Capsule is a great thing). I'm really glad you are doing this. I never knew Will, but I think this is an amazing memorial.
I'm commenting because I noticed that you included a representative of Sex Collective to be part of the committee to award the prize. As the Chair of Sex Collective, I wanted to extend a heart-felt 'thank you' for including us. I also wanted to offer any help that I could be.
yours,
Nick Foos
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