1809 LGBT Alumni
The 1809 LGBT Alumni of Miami University provides a professional and educational network of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender alumni. It also fosters support for LGBT students currently attending Miami University.
For more information, please visit: http://www.1809lgbtalumni.org/
Connect with the group on Facebook.
Visit our page with the Miami Alumni Association Association to stay up to date about Alumni Weekend activities and to donate to support the 1809 LGBT Alumni group, our scholarships, and GLBTQ Services..
Miami Alumni Association
We stay in contact with our alumni via the Miami Alumni association system. If you would like to signal that you are an 1809 LGBT Alumni and receive our emails and newsletters, follow the steps below.
- Visit www.miamialum.org
- Log in
- On the left side of the page, click "My Account"
- At the top of the Account page, click "My Activities"
- Choose "1809 LGBT Alumni" at the top of the page
- Scroll down to the bottom and click "Save and Continue"
Scholarship
Each year, the Alumni provide scholarship funds to a current Miami student.
The scholarship is in honor of the life, work, and legacy of Roy Bowen Ward, professor of Comparative Religion at Miami University. This scholarship champions Roy's commitment to be out, proud and active in the community. In 1986, when the LGBT student group (then called the GLA) was trying to reform, Roy was the only faculty/staff member willing to associate his name with GLA. This was a critical point in Miami's LGBT history and provided the foundation for the rich and vibrant community we have on campus today. Roy's commitment to busting down the closet door at Miami speaks volumes to his courage. Along with professor Dr. Linda Singer, Roy also created the first LGBT focused class on Miami's campus, which was called "The Homosexual and Lesbian Experience." Roy's bravery, vision, and commitment to the Miami University LGBT community defines the meaning of this scholarship.
The application for the scholarship will become available in early January 2012.
History
We are interested in collecting the history of LGBT and allied people at Miami. If you have stories, photographs, or other memories you would like to share, please contact us and let us know.
You can see some of the history that has been gathered via the Miami Stories Oral History Project.
Current Board Members
1809 LGBT Alumni has an active board who meets regularly for conference calls and our annual retreat. Some of us are local to the Oxford/Cincinnati area, while others live further away. Let us know if we can support you!
- Tony Boring, ’99
- Ron Clemons, ’75
- Carrie Davidson, ’77
- Donald W. Fritz, ’56 & ’59
- Amy Greenbaum, ’91, Co-Chair
- Brandon Hensler, ’00
- Jeffrey Logel, ’89
- Meghan Kaskoun, ’90
- Gary Wickham, ’90
- Demere Woolway, GLBTQ Services
- J. Andrew Zeisler, ’88 & ’00, Co-Chair