A jury Monday awarded a transgender woman more than $1 million after finding Southeastern Oklahoma State University wrongfully denied her tenure.

The former English professor, Rachel Tudor, 54, alleged the school in Durant and the Regional University System of Oklahoma had violated her civil rights. She was terminated in 2011 and now lives in Plano, Texas.

The jury of six women and two men chose to award Tudor $1,165,000 in damages after a weeklong trial in Oklahoma City federal court. The jury determined she had been denied tenure because of her gender.

“I want to thank the jury for being fair, impartial and deciding the case on its merits," Tudor said Monday.