What could I have done differently?

[andthen]

Sen, I feel like you were really between a rock and a hard place and it was really a no-win situation for you. Certainly you maintained the confidentiality of the victim which I have to say is commendable considering the alternative to act on emotion and divulge more than you were authorized to do.

The two individuals involved truly know what happened and it sounds like a pretty awful thing. I do wonder if the second person who voted no had knowledge of the incident but at this point its probably neither here nor there, with regard to the award.

Resigning from your position, I get it on some level. I'd be pretty upset if I was in your situation and felt like my opinion wasn't valued, so if that played into your decision I understand. I'm not sure if you expressed that to the other committee members but if you haven't it might be helpful to at least follow up and provide insight on why you resigned the position. If anything although it may not change the situation it might give them food for thought should there be another character issue that comes up with a subsequent nominee.