Instructor Justin Hoy and Professors Jack King and Robin Moremen have been selected to receive NIU's Ally Awards, which are presented annually to individuals, departments, and groups who have contributed positively to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community at NIU. The awards ceremony will be in the Holmes Student Center Skyroom on Thursday, April 2, 2009 from 2:00-3:30pm, with a recognition ceremony honoring the recipients at 2:45pm. Sponsors include the Presidential Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, the LGBT Resource Center, and the LGBT Studies Program. In past years, other Sociology faculty members and the Sociology Department have also received Ally Awards.