Hemwatie
Ramasami '99 received an honorable mention at the Hudson Mohawk
Association of Colleges and Universities' annual Diversity Awards
ceremony.
Ramasami, a Ph.D. student in African history at
the University of Wisconsin, received the excellence in leadership nominee
award for her leadership at Union in promoting diversity, tolerance and
community service.
She was active in the leadership of the African
and Latin Alliance of Students, a member of the Multicultural Affairs
Group, a key player in Speakers' Forum, which was instrumental in
raising student consciousness on multicultural issues, culminating in a
visit by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.