Awards

• Craig J. Sutton, an assistant professor of mathematics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, was awarded a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.

A graduate of Yale University, Dr. Sutton holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Michigan.

• Arlette Miller Smith, dean of the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Programs at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, received the Humanitarian Achievement Award from the Harriet Tubman March 10 Coalition. The award recognizes New York women who “dedicate themselves to improving the quality of life available to the poor, the powerless, and the persecuted.”

• Germaine McAuley, chair of the department of physical education and director of athletics at Spelman College in Atlanta, received the 2008 Women Putting Their Stamp on Atlanta Award in the education category. McAuley has been on the Spelman College faculty since 2004.

• Melva “Cookie” Newsome, director of diversity education and assessment in the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received the University Award for the Advancement of Women. The award from the university’s administration comes with a $5,000 cash prize.

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