Artist; AIDS Work of Tompkins County volunteer, and member of the Board of Directors; Ithaca Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Task Force Board of Directors member; editorial staff of Outlines; in 1988 he received the New York State Press Association Award for "Strong at the Broken Places," an article detailing his relationship with his friend Daniel, who was dying.
At Cornell, member of Cornell AIDS Action; member of the Working Group on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues which was formed by President Frank Rhodes in 1993; active in the process which led the University to offer domestic partner benefits to same-sex partners of faculty and staff; also active in creating the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Resource Office.
From the guide to the Michael Busch papers, 1986-1996., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)
