{"id":170,"date":"2012-08-22T17:03:07","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T17:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aig.alumni.virginia.edu\/serpentine\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2026-03-03T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T20:24:40","slug":"reider-otis-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/scholarships\/reider-otis-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jeffrey L. Reider &amp; Charles F. Otis Endowed Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Who: Undergraduate or graduate students who attend UVA full-time that are returning next semester (first-year undergraduates not eligible).<\/li>\n<li>What: One-time award of up to $5,000.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When: The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uva-alumni-scholarships.awardspring.com\/Opportunities\/OpportunityDetails\/360204\">application<\/a> is now available <b><strong class=\"ng-binding\">on AwardSpring<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>and will be open until Sunday, April 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:studentaffairs@queervirginia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studentaffairs@queervirginia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Jeffrey L. Reider and Charles F. Otis Endowed Prize annually provides a one-time scholarship award of up to $5,000 to a student of any sexual orientation who has demonstrated a willingness to advance the rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ community. Activity in music and the arts will also be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Decisions are made by a committee consisting of faculty chair Fred Maus, and four students involved with the LGBTQ community at the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2024 Winners<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2606 \" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/HH-Headshot-Spring-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/HH-Headshot-Spring-24.jpg 520w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/HH-Headshot-Spring-24-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Alex Burijon (CLAS &#8217;25)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex Burijon (they\/them) is a fourth-year undergraduate studying Music and Classics concentrating in both Greek and Latin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alex is deeply invested in the health of the Arts, and they are humbled to be a part of Charlottesville\u2019s creative communities. They have a passion for uplifting individual students and working on projects relating to Queer Arts. After finding incredible communities of support in First Year Players, Student Council, a cappella, and the Miller Arts Scholars, they\u2019ve noted a Grounds-wide fascination towards large projects with impressive outcomes. Though these positively-received projects are incredibly important for establishing Queer Arts&#8217; profound effects, Alex finds particular joy in elevating individual students&#8217; health and ability to contribute to Queer Arts. They\u2019ve assisted with the advocacy of Student Council and the Miller Arts Scholars to reach students and organizations requesting aid to Queerly create.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In their creative endeavors, Alex has begun their journey towards becoming a Distinguished Major in Music by compiling a project exploring the musical \u201cHadestown\u201d in its Classical and musical interpretive power. They will use this opportunity to academically and in performatively research narrative and how it can be adapted to reflect different values. Ultimately, Alex hopes to leave the University of Virginia better than they found it<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Anne (CLAS &#8217;24)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2607 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/IMG_3813-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/IMG_3813-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/IMG_3813.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Anne is a fourth year student studying Studio Art and English Literature. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While at UVA, through the Ingrassia Family Research Grant, the Double Hoo Award, and the Dean\u2019s Grant for Research and Travel, Anne has pursued research relating to queer movement, sound, and image-making processes. Her films inspired by this research have been screened at South Street Seaport and the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Spaces in New York City, and, in Charlottesville, at the Ruffin Performance Gallery and McGuffey Arts Center. As the culmination of Anne\u2019s undergraduate research work, she designed a thesis that, in part, involves curating a screening of queer archival films.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outside of UVA, Anne served as operations associate for Wildflower Composers Festival, a music festival dedicated to supporting young queer and gender-marginalized composers. There, she assisted with the festival\u2019s workshops on queer composition methods and mentored a wonderful cohort of young composers. As an intern at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Spaces this past summer, Anne programmed works on queer housing initiatives for the museum\u2019s annual film festival centered around housing activism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking ahead, upon graduation, Anne will pursue an internship at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, digitizing archival material on Lesbian History in New York City. She is excited to continue widening access to queer histories of activism, joy, and making: building intergenerational bridges among Lesbian communities and deepening the understanding of what Lesbian experiences mean in different contexts and historical periods<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Beyond research, archival, and art-related work, Anne tries to contribute to programs that support harm reduction, community building, and self-determination. At UVA, she enjoyed volunteering at Morven Kitchen Garden. Anne is also a founding member of the Miller Arts Scholars Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee which aims to make the arts programs at UVA more equitable.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ishaan Rischie (SOM &#8217;26)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2608 \" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/2023-06-08_JS_AMA_06_Ishaan_Rischie_0076.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/2023-06-08_JS_AMA_06_Ishaan_Rischie_0076.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/2023-06-08_JS_AMA_06_Ishaan_Rischie_0076-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/2023-06-08_JS_AMA_06_Ishaan_Rischie_0076-1013x1024.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/2023-06-08_JS_AMA_06_Ishaan_Rischie_0076-768x777.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>Ishaan Rischie (he\/him) is a third year medical student at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he has distinguished himself as a dedicated leader and advocate for LGBTQ+ health equity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an active member of the medical school\u2019s community of LGBTQ+ students and allies, Ishaan has held several leadership roles on the executive board of qMD. Currently, he is serving as the first qMD Inova Liaison for UVA\u2019s branch campus at Inova Fairfax Hospital where he is building a professional network of LGBTQ+ healthcare providers for mentorship, outreach, and service opportunities. In his previous role as Chair of Advocacy for qMD, Ishaan was a vocal champion for LGBTQ+ health, actively advocating against discriminatory legislation that criminalized medical providers of gender-affirming care and mobilizing peers to stand against policies that endangered the rights of transgender youth in Virginia schools. Ishaan\u2019s advocacy extends beyond the local level. He has collaborated with national organizations like The Endocrine Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics to protect youth access to gender-affirming care and to improve child welfare services for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care. His efforts have helped shape the national health policy agenda of the American Medical Association, the largest and most influential professional organization for physicians in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an Edward W. Hooke Scholar in Humanities and Ethics at UVA, Ishaan has also centered LGBTQ+ health in his research, partnering with UVA faculty who provide gender health services. His current research explores how access to hair removal services, often dismissed as merely \u201ccosmetic\u201d by insurance providers, plays a critical role in gender-affirming care and in outcomes for gender-affirming surgical procedures. Through an anthropological analysis of hair removal and its gendered historical contexts, Ishaan\u2019s work challenges the medical community to reconsider what constitutes \u201cmedically necessary\u201d care for transgender and gender diverse patients. His research also includes a national database analysis of disparities across insurance plans that hinder access to permanent hair removal for patients with gender dysphoria, findings he was recently invited to present on a panel for gender-affirming care at the National LGBTQ+ Health Conference. In conjunction with this work, Ishaan is now designing a study to better understand barriers that gender diverse patients in the UVA Health System face when seeking gender-affirming surgical care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking past medical school, Ishaan plans to pursue a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He aspires to integrate compassionate, inclusive care for LGBTQ+ patients into his future practice while continuing to advocate for policies and research that improve healthcare access and outcomes for underserved LGBTQ+ communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2023 Winners<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Mack Gregg (MFA &#8217;25)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2411 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Mack-Gregg-Headshot-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Mack-Gregg-Headshot-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Mack-Gregg-Headshot-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Mack-Gregg-Headshot-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Mack-Gregg-Headshot-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Mack-Gregg-Headshot.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mack Gregg (they\/them) is a second year MFA student in the Creative Writing Program at UVA, where they are a Henry Hoyns Fellow in Poetry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mack wishes to take this opportunity to recognize the trans ancestors and advocates who made their work possible, and to dedicate this scholarship to Lou Sullivan (1951-1991).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prior to their move to Virginia in 2022, Mack was a PhD candidate in English at the University of California, Riverside, where they wrote and taught at the intersection of queer poetics, 19th-century literary history, and histories of coloniality and empire. Approaching these materials now as a poet, Mack has begun to weave together collective and personal history, exploring the problematics and possibilities of trans and queer representation within institutional spaces. During their first year at UVA, Mack published work in a number of literary journals and anthologies, including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poetry Daily<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Permanent Record<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Nightboat). Their interview with the poet Angela Pe\u00f1aredondo appears in the latest issue of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meridian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During Mack&#8217;s time in California, they worked as an organizer with UAW 2865, as a Title IX advocate, and as a member of UC Riverside&#8217;s Trans Task Force. In collaboration with the local mental health nonprofit Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance, Mack founded and facilitated the RPYA Poetry Circle, leading weekly poetry workshops for queer and trans youth ages 14 to 19. Since coming to Charlottesville, Mack has continued to forge community connections, curating events, readings, and performances by and for trans and queer artists. In the coming year, they hope to bring together archival and community poetics in a series of public, site-specific installations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Liv Orlando (Architecture &#8217;24)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2412 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Liv-Orlando-Headshot-205x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Liv-Orlando-Headshot-205x300.jpeg 205w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Liv-Orlando-Headshot.jpeg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liv Orlando (they\/them) is a fourth year in the University\u2019s Architecture program, concentrating in<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pre-professional architecture with a minor in architectural history.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a designer and activist, Liv has taken on a number of architectural projects centering<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">queerness as a driver for spatial exploration. These projects range programmatically, from<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">community cooking spaces, shelters, and community centers that provide equitable healthcare,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">housing, and education for queer people. Throughout their past four semesters, Liv<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">has explored various ways to make people feel welcomed and loved in their buildings. Their<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">most recent piece, \u201cAura, &#8221; explores transness and transitioning as a theme for elementary school<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">architecture and landscape. Liv is a Co-President of the Architecture School\u2019s Pride<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">initiative, \u201cQ_School,\u201d offering a safe space to learn about queer architectural history, provide<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mentorship, and create community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outside of the classroom, Liv was part of the organization &#8220;CORE&#8221; (Culture of Respect Educators), where they were elected<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Policy and Advocacy Chair. Here, they ushered in changes to the collective script, resulting in more inclusive<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">language and LGBTQ+ examples. They were also a part of a Queer Sexual Health<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">task force with the Office of Health Promotion, conducting research and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">discussing effective ways to do outreach for protective sex and healthy relationships. They will continue their work in the spring with a thesis in<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">queer architectural studies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Yichu Wang (MFA &#8217;23)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2414 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Yichu-Wang-Headshot-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Yichu-Wang-Headshot-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Yichu-Wang-Headshot-2-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Yichu-Wang-Headshot-2-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Yichu-Wang-Headshot-2.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yichu Wang (he\/him) earned his MA in English from the University of Virginia in the spring of 2023. During his time at UVA, Yichu built on his existing interests in experimental writing and studied formal expressions of queer relationality and world-making in poetry. He volunteered with the LGBTQ Center and was a long-term tutor at the Writing Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Outside academic research, Yichu is committed to donating his time and knowledge to social justice causes. For the past two years, Yichu has penned numerous articles for the Chinese trans advocacy non-profit The Voice of Trans, using written forms such as film analysis and public-facing theory to add a voice to the articulation and discussion of trans life and trans politics within a public space where more voices are still much needed. Most recently, Yichu served in the organization\u2019s projects aiming to celebrate non-binary identities and create a Chinese-English glossary for all things trans. In the US, Yichu has also spent summers volunteering for Campus Pride and Cow Tipping Press, sharing these organizations&#8217; commitments to telling stories and creating access through language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This fall, Yichu is excited to begin his studies as a PhD student in English at Cornell University. He is also beginning a new journey as a tutor with Paper Airplanes, an organization that provides free virtual language instruction to individuals from countries affected by conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship Honorable Mention 2023<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Katherine Cart (MFA &#8217;24)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2415 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Katherine-Kart-Headshot-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Katherine-Kart-Headshot-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Katherine-Kart-Headshot-1024x957.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Katherine-Kart-Headshot-768x718.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Katherine-Kart-Headshot-1536x1436.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Katherine-Kart-Headshot.jpg 2032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katherine Cart (she\/her) is a third year candidate for an MFA in Creative Writing, studying fiction. In her writing, Katherine examines rural queer experiences, and the intersection of ecosystem and human social hierarchies. She is interested in the stories that are told about people working in extractive economies. Her thesis, a novel, explores rural poverty and the suppression of queer identity and childhood memory in an ideologically conservative, coastal area. As a graduate instructor of Introductory Writing, she strives to shape syllabi that are inclusive of voices often forgotten from the literary canon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Katherine holds a BS in General Biology from the University of New Hampshire. Before returning to academia to study literature, she worked for several years in the commercial fisheries of the Bering Sea and the Gulfs of Maine and Alaska. These experiences shaped her narrative interests, and she hopes, through fiction, to tell the stories of the often overlooked individuals who work in remote extractive economies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a graduate researcher, Katherine returned to the island of Unalaska, Alaska, to explore the historical and contemporary narratives of a remote area severely impacted by industrialization and the booms and busts of global trade. Following the completion of her MFA, Katherine plans to continue research on the lived experiences of remote, fishery-dependent community members in areas of ecological flux.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2022 Winner<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Vaheed Ali Talebian (CLAS &#8217;22)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2194\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/PIC-OF-ME-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/PIC-OF-ME-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/PIC-OF-ME-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/PIC-OF-ME-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/PIC-OF-ME-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/PIC-OF-ME-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Vaheed Ali Talebian [he\/him] graduated with distinction in 2022 with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Arts Administration, Music, and English) with a focus in Musical Theatre Composition and a B.A. in Economics. During his time at the University of Virginia, Vaheed volunteered at the LGBTQ+ Center, and found as many\u00a0ways as possible to bring queer representation into the arts community. As Music Director of the Virginia Gentlemen, Vaheed incorporated music written and performed by queer artists into concert repertoire. He also wrote music for queer stories.<\/p>\n<p>In the fall of his third year, Vaheed wrote, produced, and directed an original one-act musical entitled Who Are You?\u00a0with student theatre group Spectrum Theatre that follows a trans son and his gay monther as they explore\u00a0their familial, religious, and romantic relationships. In the spring of his third year, he wrote the film score for a student film entitled Playing the Game, a show that follows closeted queer culture at the University of Virginia in the 1970s. Playing the Game was produced through the Drama Department&#8217;s Overcranked program, and later featured at the Virginia Film Festival. For his thesis, Vaheed wrote a ninety-minute musical entitled Peace by Piece that focuses on mental health within the queer community. The show follows the exploitation of one&#8217;s identity, and the balances between military position, religion, family, and queerness.<\/p>\n<p>This fall, Vaheed will be pursuing his MFA in Graduate Musical Theatre Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts for composition. He hopes to continue working on Peace by Piece\u00a0as well as other shows that help spread awareness for the queer community and other marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2022 Recognition<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Shahab Albahar (Arch. PhD Candidate Dec &#8217;22)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2197\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Shahab-Headshot-750x750.jpeg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Shahab Albahar [he\/him] recently completed his fifth year of the Ph.D. program in the Constructed Environment at the University of Virginia School of Architecture. His research critiques the heteronormative frameworks and assumptions that guide much of the planning and urban design decisions that shape our built environments. The term &#8220;queer&#8221; for Shahab is an encompassing word for all that sits outside the narrowly defined parameters of heteronormativity. He believes in the transformative potential of &#8220;Intersectionality&#8221; to challenge heteronormative hegemony and engender liberating outcomes for historically marginalized groups. Before coming to UVA, Shahab obtained a master&#8217;s in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University [2015] and a dual bachelor&#8217;s in architecture and fine arts from the Rhode Island School of Design.<\/p>\n<p>Shahab&#8217;s forthcoming dissertation, &#8220;Fifth and K Street, beyond merely an intersection,&#8221; explores the rise and fall of the Stroll on Fifth and K, an urban geography once dominated by Washingtonian Black trans women. His research interrogates the role of planning in the production of spatial liminality by exploring how Black trans women, situated at the deadly intersection of racism, sexism, and transphobia, transformed this liminal geography into an emancipatory site for community formation and liberation. As a queer individual from Kuwait, Shahab had to navigate daily life in an oppressive society mindfully. Similarly, Black trans women in the U.S. must constantly navigate the risks associated with their intersecting\u00a0identities in public and private realms. Acknowledging the pivotal role Black trans women played in LGBTQ liberation, Shahab dedicated his doctoral studies to centering their lives as a form of gratitude. He spent three years in Washington, D.C., where he forged alliances with local trans organizations, including Casa Ruby, and built lasting relationships with Washingtonian Black trans women to render their stories visible. In tandem with completing his dissertation, Shahab is currently supporting the National Weather Service Office of Water Prediction in its efforts to mitigate flood inundation risks, specifically as they impact marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pinay Jones (CLAS &#8217;22)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2195\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/7FF31D68-54AA-40E8-86E4-22D8EFDE2DCA-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/7FF31D68-54AA-40E8-86E4-22D8EFDE2DCA-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/7FF31D68-54AA-40E8-86E4-22D8EFDE2DCA-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/7FF31D68-54AA-40E8-86E4-22D8EFDE2DCA-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/7FF31D68-54AA-40E8-86E4-22D8EFDE2DCA-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/7FF31D68-54AA-40E8-86E4-22D8EFDE2DCA-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/7FF31D68-54AA-40E8-86E4-22D8EFDE2DCA.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pinay Jones [she\/her] graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences, where she majored in Political and Social Thought and minored in Spanish. As a first year at UVA, she initiated her involvement with the LGBTQ+ community by working as a volunteer with the Queer Center (QC). In this role, she worked on the Drag Bingo event and the \u201cLove Is\u201d campaign. She desired to get more deeply involved, so she applied to be an Outreach Intern with the QC, a position which she interviewed and was selected for. She was responsible for conducting peer outreach among queer and trans students of color at the University, making sure that such students felt a sense of community. As this was the year that the University was fully virtual, she had to be resourceful with her outreach efforts. She organized and facilitated events such as \u201cQTBIPOC hangouts,\u201d a FLUX Poetry and Spoken Word x QC open mic collaboration focused on queer poets of color, and a queer brunch during the spring semester. Additionally, she worked closely with QC volunteers, leading training at the start of each semester and providing support, and took charge of several of the QC\u2019s social media campaigns.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As a fourth year, she volunteered with the QC during the fall semester, but largely dedicated her time to composing her 120-page distinguished major thesis which bridged Black feminist and queer theory to put forth a de-pathologized, more holistic understanding of Black women and femmes\u2019 practice of BDSM, exploring how these practitioners benefit from and make meaning of their practice as self-identified Black feminists despite narratives asserting that BDSM practice is antithetical to Black feminist projects of recovery and uplift. Throughout the paper, she aims to give voice to these individuals and, in some ways, advocate for the acceptance and awareness of queer Black subjects in the BDSM scene, Black feminist archives, and Black cultural archives generally.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #020202\">Pinay will take a gap year and travel internationally through a volunteer work exchange program. Following that, Pinay tentatively intends to pursue a Master&#8217;s degree (possibly followed by a PhD) in History, with a general focus on Black women&#8217;s and Black queer subjects&#8217; histories across the New World.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Joey Michel (<abbr title=\"School of Medicine\">Med<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>&#8217;23)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2196\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Headshot-Reider-Otis-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Headshot-Reider-Otis-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Headshot-Reider-Otis.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Joey Michel [he\/him] is a member of the UVA School of Medicine Class of 2023. During his time at UVA, he has served on the executive board of qMD and is the current co-president of the organization, which aims to serve LGBTQ+ members of the School of Medicine and their allies. During his time on the executive board, he has worked to improve how the future physicians trained by UVA received education on health issues unique to the queer population. He performed a climate survey about the state of education on LGBTQ+ topics that has resulted in work to improve how clinical educators are trained in teaching LGBTQ+ health topics, he has coordinated and moderated a panel of medical students, residents, and fellows about their personal experiences as both patients and providers of health\u00a0care, and facilitated a workshop to teach medical students transitioning into clinical rotations skills to better provide LGBTQ+ conscious care.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Joey has made LGBTQ+ health the focus of his final thesis as a Generalist Scholar, a program focusing on supporting future physicians interested in primary care. In partnership with faculty in the Teen Health Clinic, he scripted and animated a series of videos to be used as educational aids in the informed\u00a0consent process for gender affirming hormone therapies. These videos focus on providing comprehensive and easily\u00a0digestible information for individuals receiving gender affirming care regarding the impacts of gender affirming hormones on fertility as well as fertility preservation options. In the coming year, he aims to validate them as a decision aid to be used in clinical practice at UVA and elsewhere\u00a0so that those seeking gender affirming treatments have more resources at their disposal.<\/p>\n<p>Upon graduation, Joey will be applying to pediatric residency programs with hopes to become a general pediatrician that serves LGBTQ+ kids, teens, and young adults with the care and compassion that they deserve.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2021 Winners<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Kasey Roper (CLAS \u201921)<\/h3>\n<p>Kasey Roper graduated in 2021 from the English Department<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">\u2019s<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2074 alignright\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/RoperKaseyRB_a37-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/RoperKaseyRB_a37-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/RoperKaseyRB_a37-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/RoperKaseyRB_a37-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/RoperKaseyRB_a37-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/RoperKaseyRB_a37.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">Area Program in Poetry Writing (APPW) &amp; the Media Studies Department\u2019s Distinguished Majors\u2019 Program (DMP). During her time at UVA, Kasey worked at the intersection of her passions&#8211;creative writing and advocacy for the queer community&#8211;as the Editor-in-Chief of the <\/span><em style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">Q* Anthology of Queer Culture<\/em><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">, an annual LGBTQIA+ literary magazine. She spearheaded the production and release of the third and fourth editions of <\/span><em style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">Q* <\/em><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">and expanded the magazine\u2019s missions to be more intentionally intersectional with sexuality, gender identity, ethnicity, race, disability, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Her Media Studies DMP thesis focused on how LGBTQ+ people who play video games interact with and respond to queer representation in video games, which claims, and often fails, to represent them. While at UVA, Kasey was also a member of Sigma Omicron Rho (SOR), an LGBTQIA+ and gender-inclusive fraternity. She was a journalist &amp; photographer for <em>ABCD Magazine, <\/em>a subsection of <em>The Cavalier Daily<\/em> as well as a member of FLUX Poetry &amp; Spoken Word (FLUX). Her short stories, poetry, and journalism have been published in several literary magazines and newspapers, including <em>The New York Times<\/em> (2018).<\/p>\n<p>Kasey is currently volunteering at BreakBread Literacy Project, a nonprofit organization focused on uplifting voices of young writers and removing barriers to the publication industry. She hopes to publish her poetry manuscript and other pieces of her academic and creative work. When she is not writing, she is most likely finding pineapples in the most random of places &amp; adding them to her ever-growing collection of pineapple memorabilia.<\/p>\n<h3>Busola Shifatu (MED &#8217;21)<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2076 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Busola_Shifatu_01_DA-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Busola_Shifatu_01_DA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Busola_Shifatu_01_DA-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Busola_Shifatu_01_DA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Busola_Shifatu_01_DA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Busola_Shifatu_01_DA-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Busola Shifatu (she\/her) graduated in 2021 from the School of Medicine. During her<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">time at UVA, she served on the exec board of qMD, the LGBTQ+ medical student organization at UVA, most recently as co-president. During her time as co-president, Busola sought to improve representation and facilitate connections amongst queer people within the School of Medicine. In alignment with this goal, she collaborated with administration and other students to create the first Out\/Ally list at UVA.\u00a0 The Out\/Ally list is a public list of LGBTQ+ individuals and allies within the School of Medicine with the aim of promoting visibility, building community and facilitating opportunities for mentoring. The list currently contains over 100 LGBTQ+ folks and allies and continues to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Additionally, Busola also had an interest in educating the school of medicine community on providing affirming\u00a0 healthcare for LGBTQ+ patients as well as fostering a safe and welcoming community for LGBTQ+ students. To accomplish this, she facilitated\u00a0 several discussions throughout the year\u00a0on topics such as decolonizing healthcare, caring for transgender patients, and navigating residency match as an LGBTQ+ applicant. On a curricular level, after noticing the gaps in LGBTQ+ topics within the existing medical curriculum, she worked alongside faculty and other students to design a one week virtual elective course for 3rd and 4th year medical students on the essential components of LGBTQ+ patient care such as the interventions for transitioning and the harmful effects of misgendering patients. The course has already been taken by numerous students with overwhelmingly positive feedback.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Busola is now in residency at Children&#8217;s Nationals in Washington D.C., training in the field of child neurology.<\/p>\n<h3>Shayne Zaslow (GSAS \u201922)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2075 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/IMG_1011_small-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/IMG_1011_small-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/IMG_1011_small.jpg 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Shayne Zaslow (they\/he) is thrilled to be one of the 2021 recipients of the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Reider<\/span>-Otis prize, which affirms their decades-long comm<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\">itment to LGBTQ communities. Shayne is celebrating being an out queer and transgender person, as well as a community advocate for the last 20 years. In this time, Shayne has conducted numerous diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings in both academic and nonprofit settings. Shayne earned their masters in Gender &amp; Cultural studies from Simmons University in 2011, with a capstone thesis discussing representation and the queer coding of Disney villain characters in the 1980\u2019s-1990\u2019s. Prior to beginning their studies at UVA in 2016, Shayne worked for five years at a world-renowned LGBTQ health center in Boston, Massachusetts where he was able to contribute to several groundbreaking research projects addressing health disparities within LGBTQ communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shayne has recently completed his 5th year in the Sociology PhD program. During their time at UVA, Shayne has had the opportunity to serve as both a teaching assistant and lead instructor in sociology classes, regularly incorporating intersectional issues impacting marginalized populations (LGBTQ communities among them) as part of the curriculum. Shayne has also been working at the Center for Survey Research (part of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service) as a Graduate Research Analyst since beginning at UVA, where he participates in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion workgroup.<\/p>\n<p>Shayne is currently working on a dissertation project titled \u201cDynamics of the Contemporary Drag Scene: An analysis of drag performance in a changing social world\u201d which investigates the impact of mainstream visibility on the drag scene collectively, both in terms of aesthetics and performance norms, but also the hierarchies and inequalities that persist in the community.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2020 Winners<\/h2>\n<h3>Chance McCraw (<abbr title=\"School of Law\">Law<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201921)<\/h3>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1944 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chance-McCraw-Bio-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chance-McCraw-Bio-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chance-McCraw-Bio-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chance-McCraw-Bio-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chance-McCraw-Bio-1209x1536.jpg 1209w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chance-McCraw-Bio-1611x2048.jpg 1611w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chance-McCraw-Bio.jpg 1735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chance McCraw is in his third year at the law school. During his time at UVA, he has served on the boards of numerous organizations. Some of these positions and activities included: Chair of Programming and subsequent Chair of Lambda Law Alliance&#8217;s Ele(Q)t conference, which encourages members of the LGBT community to run for office; Co-Chair of the law school&#8217;s Health and Wellness Committee where he organized signature collection for changing the FDA ban on same-sex blood donations coupled with a speaker event, organized the law school&#8217;s first Movember to collect donations for men&#8217;s health issues, and worked with Dean Groves to add the Crisis Text Line number to the back of student ID card for next year; and the Federalist Society Chair of Organizational Outreach where he organized and emceed the Federal Society, American Constitution Society, and Lambda annual trivia night.<\/p>\n<p>Chance currently serves as the Managing Editor for the Virginia Journal of International Law and the Law Republicans President where he promotes equality and opportunity for everyone at UVA Law. After graduation, he will return to North Texas and subsequently join the Foley and Lardner Dallas Office.<\/p>\n<h3>Hana Suliman (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201923)<\/h3>\n<p><strong style=\"letter-spacing: 0.2px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1945 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Hana-Bio-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Hana-Bio-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Hana-Bio-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Hana-Bio-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Hana-Bio-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Hana-Bio-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hana Suliman is a second-year in the College of Arts and Sciences hoping to major in Global Public Health with a double minor in African-American Studies and Studio Art. During their time at UVA, Hana primarily focuses on their academics, digital art, and fostering their multicultural, multiracial queer community. Upon entering the university, Hana hoped to integrate themselves into and advocate for a multitude of social identity groups, such as Queer Student Union (QSU) and Black Student Alliance (BSA). In pursuit of this goal, they served as the Intersectionality Chair for QSU, a Social Chair for BSA&#8217;s Social-Cultural Committee, and volunteered for the LGBTQ Center in their spare time. \u00a0A large part of Hana&#8217;s ambitions at the university is supporting LGBTQ youth of color through direct representation in their artistic work. Imbued with a love of diversity and inclusion, Hana&#8217;s work interweaves varying intersection of self-expression with western art aesthetics, bringing together unique visions of social identity and culture to art and photography. They have recently begun working with the Multicultural Student Center and LGBTQ Center to add a collection of their works to the shared student spaces in hopes of cultivating positive representation and depictions of marginalized groups through artistic means.<\/p>\n<p>Hana currently lives in Fairfax, VA and attends college classes remotely. Lately, they&#8217;ve been working online to share their digital art process and is overseeing a series based upon Black representation and Black art during an age of increased police brutality and cries for abolition. In the future, Hana plans to continue their artistic journey, sparking conversations on difficult social topics and serving their communities through their work as a digital artist.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2019 Winner: <span style=\"color: #000000\">Marie Olavere-Terry (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201919)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000000;letter-spacing: 0.2px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1776 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/MOT_Award2019-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/MOT_Award2019-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/MOT_Award2019-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/MOT_Award2019.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marie Olavere-Terry graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2019 with a B.A. in History. During her time at UVa, Marie focused her efforts in her academics, creative outlets, and especially, her community of fellow Hoos and Houstonians. Upon entering into the University, Marie made it a goal to continue the work of predecessors of improving conditions for all individuals in Charlottesville and her hometown of Houston, TX. In pursuit of this goal, she served as the Vice President of Community Engagement for the Queer Student Union, acted as an officer for Athletes for Equality, and interned for the UVa LGBTQ Center as its Operations, then Engagement intern. In the summer before her third year, Marie also co-founded of PLUS+, an LGBTQ faith group on Grounds to provide a space for LGBT and questioning folks of faith to discuss their being and be free of prejudice. Both in Charlottesville and in Houston, Marie mentored LGBTQ youth. When she wasn\u2019t busy with school, she sang with both the University Singers and Chamber Singers, served as a Producer for the 2016 Music Arts Board, and acted as a Fourth Year Trustee for UVa\u2019s Bicentennial Class.<\/p>\n<p>Marie currently serves as a Post-Graduate Trustee for the Class of 2019 through the UVa Alumni Association. After graduating, Marie joined AmeriCorps VISTA to continue to serve LGBTQ Houstonians at the Montrose Center where she creates cost-tracking systems for the HEB Emergency Food Pantry and forms new programming for its community center. In the future, she plans to attend law school where she hopes to achieve a J.D.\/MBA dual-degree.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2019 Honorable Mentions<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1777 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/KJG_Award2019-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/KJG_Award2019-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/KJG_Award2019-768x800.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/KJG_Award2019-983x1024.jpg 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>Kyle J. Gename<\/strong> graduated with their Master of Landscape Architecture degree in May 2019. During their time at UVA, Kyle was the Editor-in-Chief of <em>The Q* Anthology of Queer Culture<\/em>, working primarily on graphic design and the publication of the Anthology\u2019s second edition\u2014<em>To One Another and the World.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kyle currently lives in Durham, NC, and works as a landscape designer for Surface 678. Lately, they\u2019ve been settling into the legit queer scene in Durham and getting familiar with local and state laws that discriminate against queer people. Not unlike their time in Charlottesville, Kyle plans to become involved in local politics and community organizing. Kyle adamantly believes in the cultural power of public space, and also intends to serve the community through their work as a designer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1778 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Myka_Award-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Myka_Award-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Myka_Award-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Myka_Award-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Myka_Award.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Myka Greene<\/strong> and is an aspiring filmmaker and writer from Richmond, VA. Myka works to provide a narrative to marginalized voices, including but not limited to women, people of color, those suffering from mental illness, and those in the LGBTQ+ community (basically anyone other than cisgender white men). Myka hopes that the spaces and voices create emphasis the crux of art &#8211; the assertion that no one is alone, the human experience is shared.<span style=\"font-family: Times\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2018 Winners<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1631\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/MadelineC-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Madeline Carmain (<abbr title=\"School of Medicine\">Med<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201913)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1629\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Leser-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Leser-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Leser-Headshot-750x750.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Sarah Leser (Col \u201915, Med + Batten \u201919)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2017 Winner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1323\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/mitchwellman-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Mitchell Wellman (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201917)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2016 Winner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1202\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/connor-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Connor Roessler (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201916)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2015 Winner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1412\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Jaime-Hartless-e1439907109657-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Jaime Hartless (<abbr title=\"Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Grad<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201917)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2014 Winners<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Cindy-Gray-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Cindy Gray (Edu \u201914)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Abe-Wapner1-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Abe Wapner (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201914)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2013 Winners<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1408\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Chase-Cooper-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Chase Cooper (<abbr title=\"School of Law\">Law<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201913)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1416 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Samantha-Tornello-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Samantha Tornello (<abbr title=\"Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Grad<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201913)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2012 Winner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1411\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Hallie-Clark-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Hallie Clark (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201913)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2010 Winner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1415\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Reginald-Benbow-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Reginald Benbow (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201910)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2010 Honorable Mention<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1417\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Verena-Kollig-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>D. 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Lic (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201909)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2007 Winner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1414\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Rachel-Farr-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Rachel Farr (<abbr title=\"Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Grad<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201908)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Reider-Otis Scholarship 2006 Winner<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/aig.uvaalumni.org\/qva\/files\/Wyatt-Fore-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Wyatt Fore (<abbr title=\"College of Arts &amp; Sciences\">Col<\/abbr> <span class=\"visually-hidden\">class of <\/span>\u201908)<\/p>\n<p>Wyatt (left) receiving the inaugural award from Jeffrey L. 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