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Awards

Former Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor received the Beacon Award in April 2008

BEACON AWARD

To highlight Penn's commitment to women's issues, the Beacon Award is given by the Trustees' Council of Penn Women to recognize an outstanding woman, man or institution who/that has displayed leadership in furthering the advancement of women, through dedicated pursuit of and commitment to issues affecting women, with results that enhance the status of women. Recipients include:

2008: Former Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor
Served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 until her retirement from the bench in 2005.

2007: Marcia Devins Greenberger, Esq., CW'67, L'70
Founder and Co-President of The National Womenıs Law Center

2005: The Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell, CW'69
First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

2001: Judith S. Rodin, CW'66
President of the University of Pennsylvania

2000: The First Committee on Women Faculty at MIT
Nancy Hopkins, Chair

1999: Virginia F. Knauer, FA'37, HON'71
First Woman Elected to the Philadelphia City Council
First U.S. Consumer Advocate

1997: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton

1994: Alvin Shoemaker
Former Chairman of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees
Former Chairman of First Boston Corporation

1991: Claire M. Fagin, HON'77, HON'94
Dean of the School of Nursing and Interim President of the University

STUDENT AWARDS

Beth Shapiro Kopin, C'80 with 2008 Huber-Giles Award recipient Ernest "Ted" Gomez, ENG'08, W'08

· Michele Huber-Bryan Giles Memorial Award
The Trustees' Council of Penn Women Huber-Giles Award honors an outstanding Penn senior in the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology who demonstrates academic excellence, leadership, service and love of mankind. This award is given in memory of two outstanding students, Michele Huber, ENG'87, W'87, and her fiancé, Bryan Giles, ENG'87, W'87, who were tragically killed in a car accident just after graduating from Penn. Recipients include:


2008: Ernest "Ted" Gomez, ENG'08, W'08
2007: Elaine Khoong, SEAS'07, W'07
2006: Deeksha Hebbar, SEAS'06, W'06
2005: Bryan Chao, EE'05, W'05
2004: Jason R. Franklyn, ENG'04, W'04
2002: Eileen M. McCarthy, ENG'02, W'02
2000: Kay B. Hsu, ENG'00, W'00
1999: Pamela Au, ENG'99, W'99
1998: Caroline Chen, ENG'98, W'98
1997: S. William Kung, ENG'97, W'97
1997: Sock Hoon Wang, ENG'97, W'97
1996: Staci Lynn Standen, C'96
1995: Matthew Bryce Kratter, ENG'95, W'95
1994: Christopher Heagele, C'94, W'94
1993: Nancy Rubenstein, ENG'93, W'93
1992: Erika M. Vernon, C'92
1991: Robert Sheker, C'91, W'91
1990: Mary Bullington, C'90, W'90
1989: Danielle Mach, C'89, W'89

Beth Shapiro Kopin, C'80 with 2008 Student Leadership Award recipients Arushi Sharma, C'08 (top) and Stacie N. Smith, C'08

· Student Leadership Award
The Trustees' Council of Penn Women honors an outstanding junior or senior woman with high academic achievement who has demonstrated commitment to the University through her involvement and leadership. Recipients include:

2008: Arushi Sharma, C'08 and Stacie N. Smith, C'08
2007: Katie Burkhart, C'07
2006: Rachel Fersh, C'06
2004: Mary C. Murphy, C'04, Nu'04
2003: Camila Maria Aguirre, C'04
2000: Emily R. Pollack, C'00
1998: Rachel Goldfarb, C'99
1997: Bethany F. Rubin, C'98, G'98
1996: Lela Jacobson, C'97
1995: Tamara Dubowitz, C'96
1994: Carolyn Choi, C'95
1993: Karin Klein, W'94, C'94, WG'95
1992: Lillian Sun, W'93
1991: Denise Wolf, C'92
1990: Erica Strohl, C'91
1989: Shari Senzon, C'90, M'94

· Judith Seitz Rodin Fellowship in Psychology
The Trustees' Council of Penn Women established this fellowship which will be presented annually to a graduate student of high academic merit in honor of Dr. Rodin's great achievements over her decade as president of the University of Pennsylvania. The first $5,000 award will be made in the 2004-2005 academic year. Recipients include:

2005: Ranjani Prabhakaran, G'09

· Judith Seitz Rodin Prize for Innovative Leadership
Co-Sponsored by the Trustees' Council of Penn Women and the Penn Professional Women's Network, this award will be given annually, beginning in 2005, to a Penn woman, in her junior or senior year, who has demonstrated evidence of innovative leadership while a student at Penn.

 
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