The Lawrence OUT List includes LGBTQ+ faculty and staff who serve as mentors and are part of an informal LGBTQ+ network as well as Lawrence's LGBTQIA2S+ Employee Resource Group.


The OUT List aids in recruiting and retaining talented individuals, fostering a culture of value and inclusivity, and demonstrating the university's commitment to diversity. All are welcome to contact OUT List members for advice and networking.

This list highlights some LGBTQ+ community members, acknowledging that safety concerns may prevent others from coming out. We hope it reminds everyone that LGBTQ+ people deserve to live openly and safely. If interested in joining, please reach out!

If you are 2SLGBTQIA+ identified faculty or staff and would like to be added, please contact Helen Boyd Kramer.

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Cal Husmann

Senior Principal Gifts Office
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Helen Boyd Kramer (she/they)

Affinity Group Coordinator and Instructor of First-Year Studies
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Kristin Roach (she/her)

Assistant Professor of Music
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Alison C. Guenther-Pal (she//sie)

Associate Professor of German
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Brigid E. Vance (she, her, hers)

Associate Professor of History
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Benjamin Rinehart

David and Julia Uihlein Professor of Studio Art
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Corynn Stoltenberg (she/they)

Staff Counselor - In Residency
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Dr. Curtis Ferguson III

Dean of Strategic Enrollment
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Nevada Watson

Head Athletic Trainer
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Mike Gesinski (any pronoun)

Associate Professor of Chemistry
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Daniel Martin

Laboratory Supervisor, Chemistry and Assistant Coach
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Kaitlin Fyfe (she/her)

Instructor of Film Studies
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Rich Marshall (he/him)

Assistant Director of the Career Center - Internships
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Constance Kassor (she/her)

Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Special Assistant to the President
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Copeland Woodruff (he/him/his)

Director of Opera Studies and Associate Professor of Music
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Steven Paul Spears (he/they)

Associate Professor of Music
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Erin Buenzli (she/her/hers)

Assistant Dean of Wellness Services