THE FIRST LATINA UNDERGRADUATES
RECEPTION AND DINNER
T H U R S D A Y , 2 3 MA Y 2 0 2 4 F I V E O ' C L O C K I N T H E A F T E R N O O N F R I E N D C E N T E R
OUR LATINAS, OUR LEGACY:
Enid Duany Mendoza, 1973
Aida del Valle, 1973
Tania Morales Marshall, 1974
Margarita Rosa, 1974
Marcia Gonzales-Kimbrough, 1975
Margaret Rosario, 1975
Dolores Chavez de Daigle, 1976
Vanessa Austin Davis, 1976
Ana M. López, 1976
Aida Pacheco, 1977
PROGRAM:
5:00pm Reception
5:45pm Photos
6:00pm Dinner Seating
6:15pm Program Starts
6:40pm Dinner Served
7:15pm Closing Remarks
7:35pm Program Ends
1ST COURSE: BABY ARUGULA SALAD, DICED FRESH WATERMELON, PICKLED RED ONION, PASSION FRUIT MINT VINAIGRETTE
MAIN ENTRÉE: PORTOBELLO & ROASTED VEGETABLE STACK RED PEPPER SAUCE OR SEARED FREE-RANGE CHICKEN BREAST FINE HERB CREAM, WITH SAFFRON VEGETABLE ISRAELI COUSCOUS, FRESH ASPARAGUS & ROASTED BABY CARROTS
DESSERT: LEMON MERINGUE TART RASPBERRY COULIS
meet the honorees
ENID DUANY MENDOZA '73
A second-generation Princetonian, her father, Andrew J. Duany, was Princeton Class of ‘37 She was born in Cuba and lived there until 1960 Enid was one of the first 100 women who graduated after attending all four years at Princeton and received a degree in History She has a Master’s in Journalism and a law degree from the University of Miami. She has been a practicing trial attorney in international mass torts for the past 30 years.
AIDA DEL VALLE '73
A history major with a certificate in European Cultural & Historical Studies, Aida is a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law, and is an estate planning attorney and a diversity activist. Her volunteer work has involved helping communitybased groups form worker and other cooperatives for local empowerment She also curates retreats and events utilizing the arts to build bridges across differences of race, culture, class, generation, sexual orientation, disability, and gender In the end, she believes it is all about Love
TANIA MORALES MARSHALL '74
Born in Venezuela and raised in the Bronx, Tania majored in Romance Languages & Literature with a certificate in Latin American Studies and a teaching credential. In 1976, she continued blazing trails as one of the first female officers in the U S Navy where she served 20 years active duty, was on the faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy, and completed her military career heading up the military leadership facility in Coronado, California
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MARGARITA R
Margarita is a lawyer, organizational leader, and scholar with extensive experience in the government, nonprofit, and academic sectors She received her A B degree cum laude in History and her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. She was the first woman, the first Latine, and, at the time, the youngest person to serve as the Commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights. In this role, she enforced New York's human rights laws and worked to promote inclusivity, diversity, equity, and justice
MARCIA GONZALES-
Marcia, an 8th-generation New Mexican, was the first Mexican-American woman to graduate from Princeton, majoring in Psychology She went on to the Univ of San Francisco Law School. Marcia has been a long-time volunteer with not-forprofit organizations advancing equity and social service projects She is most proud of her work with the Princeton Alumni Schools Committee where she has recruited and interviewed hundreds of applicants to Princeton from the Los Angeles area
MARGARET ROSARIO '75
Margie is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at The City University of New York The City College and Graduate Center. Her research focuses on identity, its development and implications for health and other adaptive outcomes. Margie did her postdoctoral training at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her doctorate at New York University. Her Bachelor’s in Psychology was secured from Princeton in 1975
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DOLORES CHAVEZ DE DAIGLE '76
Dolores received her undergraduate degree in Biology and has dedicated 22+ years to the field of education
Most of this time was spent working at the Albuquerque Public Schools While at APS, she conducted a major Hispanic dropout epidemiological study. She served as the principal statistician and data analyst for the New Mexico State Department of Ed. She also directed major epidemiological studies at the Univ. of New Mexico Tumor Registry and taught adult education classes
VANESSA AUSTIN DAVIS '76
Vanessa, a retired linguist, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) instructor, interpreter and translator, was the English coordinator at Universidad Adventista de las Antillas, a facilitator at Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, as well as an instructor at the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Her interests include noting Sa’amaka language change as well as language policy. Austin has taught in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ANA M. LÓPEZ '76
Ana is originally from Denver, Colorado. She was the first person in her family to attend college She graduated in 1976 with a degree in Economics After graduation, Ana traveled to Los Angeles for a visit and never left. She received a law degree from UCLA School of Law. She currently serves as a Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office where she has been for almost 41 years and is assigned to the Public Integrity Unit
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AIDA PACHECO '77
Aida was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey She was the first Latina/Puerto Rican woman from New Jersey accepted to Princeton University in 1973 and the first in her family to graduate from college with a degree in Sociology, a teacher certification in secondary education, and a certificate in Latin American Studies. After a long and distinguished career in public service, she remains active in the Mario Colon Rivadeneira Scholarship Fund she established in memory of her son
IN ADDITION TO THOSE HONORED THIS EVENING, WE WISH TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE ALL LATINA UNDERGRADUATES FROM THE 1970S:
Marta Hernanz-Schulman ‘73
Linda C. Colon ‘75
Carmen Plaza de Jennings ‘75
Carmen J. Rivera ‘75
Eneida Rosa ‘75
C. Yolaida Duran ‘76
Beatriz V. Infante ‘76
Bonnie E. Oquendo ‘76
Aida Rodriguez ‘76
Sonia Sotomayor ‘76
Nivea T. Velazquez ‘76
J.C. [Campa] Alvarez ‘77 **
Clara E. Fernandez ‘77
Elsa Navarro Lalor ‘77
Irene Nava ‘77
Miriam Rivera ‘77
Nuria Otero Rubert ‘77
Valerie Noel Garcia ‘78
Rosemary Garces Lebron ‘78
Rosemarie Martinez ‘78
Isabel Rodriguez ‘78
Nilsa Santiago ‘78
Sally A. Acosta ‘79
Kimberly A. Casiano ‘79
Norma Iris Garcia ‘79
Wanda Jimenez ‘79
Marguerite Vera ‘79 ** deceased
OUR LATINAS, OUR LEGACY: MAY 2024
A L P A ( A s s o c i a t i o n o f L a t i n o P r i n c e t o n
A l u mn i ) , P r i n c e t o n R e c u e r d o s , a n d t h e
P r i n c e t o n Wo me n ’ s N e t wo r k j o i n t o g e t h e r t o
h o n o r t h e l e g a c y o f t h e f i r s t g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s e s
o f L a t i n a s . T h a n k y o u f o r j o i n i n g u s t h i s e v e n i n g a s we c e l e b r a t e 5 0 y e a r s o f p a t h b r e a k i n g wo me n a t P r i n c e t o n .
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY