AGLBICAL
NEWS
Local Interest
Dr. Glenda Elliott
Recipient of the
Wilbur Tincher
Award for a
Humanitarian
& Caring Person
AGLBICAL MEMBER
Wins Top Award at ALCA Fall
Conference
Dr. Glenda Elliott,
Immediate Past President of AGLBICAL, was given the Wilbur Tincher Award
for a Humanitarian & Caring Person at the 2005 ALCA Fall Conference in
Birmingham.
The Wilbur Tincher Award, one of ALCA's most distinguished prizes, was
presented to Glenda at the Awards Breakfast, November 16, as part of the
2005 ALCA Fall Conference.
The
Wilbur Tincher Award for a Humanitarian and Caring Person is given to
honor a person whose activities contribute to the philanthropic and
humanitarian needs of the community and who gives without fanfare or
expectation of reward.
The award also includes a grant of $100.00. Wilbur Tincher, a counselor
educator and former ALCA Executive Secretary provided the initial funds
for this grant.
Dr. Glenda Elliott is a counselor educator at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham. She is an
Associate Professor
Emerita at the UAB School of Education and is the Coordinator of the UAB
Safe Zone Training.
Glenda won the ALCA President's Award at the 2004 ALCA Fall Conference
for her courageous efforts as the Chair of the Current Issues Committee
in particular and her overall contribution to the advancement of human
rights in general.
The
following statement accompanied the granting of this award to Glenda:
"The 2004-2005 year was a landmark year for ALCA, with the Current
Issues committee being charged with exploring GLBT issues in counseling,
with 2 new interest sections being formed, and finally, with both of
those interest sections being approved as new Divisions of ALCA. This
year’s winner of the Wilbur Tincher award has a vita that demonstrates
humanitarianism and caring for others consistently, year after year.
She has been an advocate for social change, at the grass roots levels
and in leadership and mentoring. In her work with the formation of a
new Division for ALCA, she has served as a role model, shared her time,
talent, and financial resources, and shared a sense of humor along the
way. She has founded or helped shepherd a number of advocacy efforts,
including UAB’s Safe Zone, Birmingham Alliance of Gay, Straight,
Lesbian, BiSexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth, Compassionate
Listeners, Days of Equality for Equality Alabama, and most recently, one
of ALCAs newest Divisions, the Association for Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual
Issues in Counseling in Alabama."
Join us in congratulating Glenda for her impressive accomplishments and
this conspicuous recognition of her selfless acts of advocacy and
activism. She is very deserving of this prestigious award.