2013 ALUMNI AWARDS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD DR. RICHARD R. LOVE ’66 is now scientific director of the International Breast Cancer Research Foundation (which he founded), a director of the International Cancer Experts Corps, and a director of Amader Gram, a Bangladeshi non-governmental organization, after an academic career at the University of Wisconsin, Ohio State University, and the National Cancer Institute. “Richard embodies many of the values that the college emphasizes, in particular high intellectual standards, excellence in teaching, innovative leadership, commitment to the social and moral issues of the day, humanitarianism, critical thinking, exposure to different thoughts and cultures, a world outlook, freedom of expression, inclusiveness of a variety of lifestyles, and combining scholarship with activism and social responsibility.” —Shirley Seaman Lake ’54
CENDRA LYNN ’66 is a clinical psychologist, certified traumatologist, and a certified social worker. She is in private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Cendra specializes in grief and bereavement and is the founder of a number of organizations and online communities to help people dealing with death, dying, grief, and bereavement. “The world is a better, more compassionate place because of Cendra’s dedicated work.” —Barbara Bowman Pierce ’66
OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD MARTHA D. KAISER ’03, PhD, previously an associate research scientist at the Yale School of Medicine, is a scientific consultant based in New York City who has already achieved exceptional levels of productivity and impact in advancing our understanding of autism. “Simply put, Martha is a terrific scientist. She is smart, driven, and well-read, and she integrates concepts and methodological approaches across disciplines with ease. I’m impressed by her ability to ask just the right questions in just the right ways.” —Maggie Shiffrar, Dean, Graduate School of Rutgers University
ALUMNI APPRECIATION AWARD Since 1998, TED GEST ’68 has been president of Criminal Justice Journalists, a national organization of reporters, writers, and broadcasters who cover criminal justice. “Ted Gest’s devotion to Oberlin has been strong and steady. Few can match his true dedication to the institution and the Oberlin community.” —Clyde Owan ’79
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