Victories big and small will be celebrated by Iowa State’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community on Tuesday.

The sixth annual Small Victories Celebration will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union.

“It’s good to look back every year and see how far we’ve come and even to see any new challenges,” said Ben Taylor, president of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Alliance.

Jeremy Hayes, program coordinator for LGBT Student Services, said the Small Victories Celebration is about looking at the past year, awarding influential individuals and celebrating the progress that was made.

Hayes said the event, which is sponsored by the LGBTSS, has been popular and continues to grow in numbers with each year. He predicted this year’s event would attract between 100 and 120 people.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Judy Dolphin, an executive director for YWCA. Dolphin said the YWCA has been a strong supporter of the LGBTAA community and a welcoming to those “who want to find a place.”

Dolphin said she plans to speak about the City Council’s decision to add sexual orientation to its non-discrimination policy. Arguments came to the council in 1990 requesting the addition of sexual orientation into its policy. At the time, Dolphin said she testified to the council there was a need for its addition.

“I wouldn’t call myself a key player in the movement to add sexual orientation to non-discrimination policy,” Dolphin said. “I would call myself a supportive player.”

Dolphin said sexual orientation was added into the policy because the council members received hate mail after they initially proposed the addition. She said she will address the issue in her speech.

Six awards will be given out, including the new “Emerging Leader Award,” which will be granted to a younger student the LGBTSS deems as having leadership potential in the LGBT community, Hayes said. The new award will join five previously presented awards.

The Scott Rohlf Presidential Leadership Initiative Award is a scholarship awarded to a junior of senior who has excelled in academics, demonstrated leadership within the LGBT community and has served as a role model for other LGBT students, he said.

The W. Houston Dougharty Ally Award is awarded in honor of the former dean of students. Dougharty was a strong ally for LGBT students, and he was the first to receive the award named after him in 1999, Hayes said. Taylor said this award is usually given to a faculty member.

The Academic Excellence Award is granted based on scholastic achievement. The Community Development Award is given to a member of the Ames community who has been an ally of the organization. The Student Service Award will recognize a student who is involved in the LGBT community.