The
Association of Women Faculty and Administrators (AWFA)
presented awards to six women at its annual breakfast
on April 10.
The
Lenore Rowe Williams Award was given to Dr. Stephanie
Abbuhl, associate professor of emergency medicine,
School of Medicine, FOCUS on Women's Leadership and
Health. She was commended, "As faculty, and director
of FOCUS on Women's Leadership and Health, your work
offers an oasis of strength, support and refuge to
women in the School of Medicine. Through FOCUS, you
bring guidance to junior faculty and community to all
women faculty. Describing the real status of women
faculty through consistent data collection and reporting,
you make gender equity a compelling issue, above competing
priorities. Countless women will be able to attribute
their advancement to you and your tireless personal
and professional commitment gender equity in the medical
profession."
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The
Robert E. Davies Award recipient was Jeanne Arnold, recently
appointed director of Affirmative Action. "For
Penn's faculty, staff and students of African descent,
all campus byways lead to you. Your accessible and
compassionate leadership and strategic advocacy has
touched countless individuals through the African American
Resource Center. Affirmative Action Council, the Sexual
Harassment Committee, and the Penn Women's Center,
among many more boards and organizations, are richer
for your contributions. The professional, personal
and spiritual lives of men and women of color, and
all men and women at Penn, have been lifted by your
gifts and by your commitment to making community'
a word with true meaning on our campus."
The
Alice Paul Awards went to three students:
Andrea
Gurmankin, Grad. SAS, "Your accomplishments
in exploring ethical considerations in reproductive
technologies have leveraged a future of improved,
informed outcomes for women and couples. By exposing
failures in the disclosure of risk for participants
in these technologies, you illuminated basic ethical
omissions for women making very personal choices
in often stressful conditions. Conducting companion
work with women at risk for breast cancer, your efforts
promise to ensure better choices and outcomes for
women and their partners in these areas of high stakes
health care."
Helen
Kim and Lisa Pettinati, CAS, "your leadership
of feminist group, Women in Thought, has illuminated
the textures and shadows of women's lives. Creating
venues for dialogue on women's careers, health and
politics, reaching out to the homeless community,
and joining women faculty and staff with women students,
you brought new attention to issues often left unconsidered."
The
Lynda Hart Award went to Courtney Patterson, The
College, "A woman of passion, honesty and integrity,
you have shown your commitment to the Black community
through numerous contributions of personal mentorship,
public activism, and civic leadership. Your drive for
the creative exploration and celebration of Black culture
has been expressed through your work with the African-American
Arts Alliance as actor, director, writer, and visionary.
A role model and teacher, you have touched students
on and off campus through your energy and determination
and spirit." |