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Friends of Blair-Caldwell AARL Foundation Officers Announce Additional Board Members
Officers of the AARL Foundation announced the following people to the Friends of Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library board of directors. Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock were named as honorary chairs. Named to the foundation’s executive board were the Honorable Wellington E. Webb as co-chair; the Honorable Wilma J. Webb as co-chair; Sherry Jackson as vice chair; Letitis “Tish” Maes as secretary and the Honorable Landri Taylor as treasurer. Foundation board members include Wayne Cauthen, Mike Dino, Monique Dyer, Denice Edwards, Stephanie Foote, Nita Henry, Fabby Hillyard, Andrew Hudson, David Kenney, Melissa Kolwaite, Greg Kolomitz, Jim Martinez, John McBride, Honorable Jovan Melton, Tom Migaki, Shayla Moon, Dan Muse, Mike Musgrave, Shepherd Nevel, Honorable Stephanie O’Malley, Tracy Adams Peters, Rosemary Rodriguez, Ryan Ross, Kathy Selman, Charlotte Stephens, Allen Webb, Jr., Herman White, and Ed Wingfield. Peggy Wortham was named as the foundation administrator.
cer team, Ashi was honored after scoring both of his team’s goals in a 2-1 victory over conference rival Brown University. It was the first victory by Harvard over Brown in 4 years. An East High School graduate, Ashi is a member of the Project Greer Street Class of 2013. As a junior in high school, Ashi was an All-Colorado First Team selection for soccer and the leading scorer for his team which won the 5A State Championship. As a senior, he was honored as Colorado’s 2012 Gatorade Runner of the Year for his record-setting season in cross-country which included an individual 5A State Championship. For more information regarding Project Greer Street, email projectgreerstreet@gmail.com.
Fields and Duran Honored With Colorado Lawmakers Award
MSU Ann Williams Named U.S. Professor of the Year
The Carnegie Foundation has named Ann Williams, Metropolitan State University of Denver professor of French, one of four “U.S. Professors of the Year” for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The awards recognize professors for their influence on teaching and commitment to undergraduate students. Williams, who joined the faculty at MSU Denver in 1990, was chosen as “Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor.” She received the award at a luncheon at the Ronald Regan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. University of Colorado Boulder physics Professor Steven Pollack also was named a U.S. Professor of the Year, in the “Outstanding Doctoral and Research Universities Professor” category.
Project Greer Street Alum Ashi Geberkidane Distinguishes Himself At Harvard
Ashi Geberkidane, a freshman at Harvard College, has been chosen as the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Week in soccer. A forward on the men’s soc-
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On Nov. 7, State Representative Rhonda Fields and State Representative Crisanta Duran were honored with the 2013 Outstanding Colorado Lawmakers Award by the Denver Women's Commission and the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce. Both were honored for their legislative actions on behalf of women in the State of Colorado. Representative Fields was elected to serve in the Colorado House of Representative in 2010. She is the first African American women elected to represent Aurora's House District 42. She chairs Local Government Committee and is committed to fighting for better schools, social justice and economic security. Representative Duran was elected to State House in 2010. She has diligently worked to encourage parent involvement in K-12 education and to create government efficiency in the areas of affordable housing, childcare regulations, and higher education. Rep. Duran serves as the Chair of the Joint Budget Committee in the Colorado Legislature.