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Alumnae Recognition Awards
Presenting our 2021 Alumnae Recognition Awards
Our honorees are sources of pride and inspirations for each of us! Click on the name of each award recipient below to see their citation and acceptance remarks. If you would like to share words of congratulation, you may do so in the Padlet at the bottom of this page.
List of 6 news stories.
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Jennifer Kealy '81 - Distinguished Alumna
Jennifer Kealy ’81 has travelled the world providing guidance for global clinical research and auditing services to guide pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nonprofits and academic institutions. -
Natasha Kermani '06 - Distinguished Young Alumna
Natasha Kermani ’06 is a filmmaker known for her intellectual curiosity, creativity, and unique perspectives. Her nonprofit work focuses on creating an inclusive community of hundreds of women and non-binary directors in the film industry. -
Dr. Estella Z. Jones '76 - Career Achievement
Dr. Estella Jones ’76 saves lives every day, safeguarding the development and availability of critical medical countermeasures that mitigate and respond to public health emergencies. -
Joshunda Sanders '96 - Humanitarian and Global Service
Joshunda Sanders ’96 is an author, journalist, and educator whose equity and justice work amplifies the voices of those who have been and are still marginalized. -
Valerie Phillips Parsegian '61 - Service to Emma Willard
Serving Emma Willard School as a Trustee, teacher, reunion committee chair, speaker, and moderator, Valerie Phillips Parsegian ’61 is the total package. -
Carolyn Busch Foster '71 - Service to Emma Willard
Carolyn Busch Foster ’71 is a dedicated ambassador for the school, serving as a Bulletin Reporter, gathering moderator, and class connector.
About the Awards
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Alumnae Recognition Award
Honors an alumna, who graduated 25 or more years ago, for embodying the values core to Emma Willard’s vision, including a love of learning, intellectual curiosity, and the character, moral strength, and qualities of leadership to serve and shape her world.Read More -
Young Alumna Award
Honors an alumna who has graduated within the past 20 years, for embodying one or more values core to Emma Willard’s vision, including a love of learning, intellectual curiosity, and the character, moral strength, and qualities of leadership to serve and shape their world.Read More -
Career Achievement Award
Each year, Emma Willard School recognizes two outstanding alumnae who have made significant contributions to their chosen career field through their service, research, innovations, breakthrough developments, and more. -
Humanitarian and Global Service Award
This award recognizes an alumna’s volunteer commitment and leadership which has had a broad impact on the health and the improvement of the human condition. The award will be given to a person who has dedicated at least five years to domestic and/or international volunteer service and who exemplifies humanitarian ideals and attributes. -
Service to Emma Willard Award
Honors an alumna who has demonstrated extraordinary interest in the school through dedicated volunteer service that has inspired others. -
Past ARA Recipients
Reunion 2021
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