October 8, 1999: Volume 47, Number 5

Alumna Cited As Diversity Leader

Hemwatie Ramasami '99 received an honorable mention at the Hudson Mohawk Association of Colleges and Universities' annual Diversity Awards ceremony.

Ramasami, a Ph.D. student in African history at the University of Wisconsin, received the excellence in leadership nominee award for her leadership at Union in promoting diversity, tolerance and community service.

She was active in the leadership of the African and Latin Alliance of Students, a member of the Multicultural Affairs Group, a key player in Speakers' Forum, which was instrumental in raising student consciousness on multicultural issues, culminating in a visit by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

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