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WELLESLEY,
Mass. -- The Wellesley College Alumnae Association holds
its 2004 Alumnae Achievement Awards Ceremony Friday, Feb.
20, at 5:30 pm in Houghton Memorial Chapel. Honors will
be presented to three outstanding alumnae of the college:
- Louise
Dolan of Chapel Hill, N.C., a member of the Class of 1971,
a physicist and scholar.
- Judith
Goslin Hall of Vancouver, British Columbia, a member of
the Class of 1961, a pediatrician and clinical geneticist.
- Carol
R. Johnson of Cambridge, Mass., a member of the Class of
1951 and a prominent landscape architect.
Dolan
is an internationally recognized physicist and leading scholar
on superstring theory. Her pioneering work in mathematical
physics has significantly influenced the field of string
theory and improved our theoretical understanding of the
early cosmology of the universe.
Hall
is a professor of pediatrics and genetics at the University
of British Columbia in Vancouver. A prolific researcher
and author, she has served prominently on numerous scientific
advisory boards and has received wide acclaim for her groundbreaking
work on congenital deformities.
Johnson
is a nationally recognized leader in landscape architecture
and site planning. Her firm, Carol R. Johnson & Associates,
has gained prominence through its leading and innovative
work on projects such as the new U.S. Federal Courthouse
in Boston, the riverfront revitalization program in Hartford,
Conn., and Lechmere Canal Park in Washington, D.C.
The
Alumnae Achievement Award is the highest honor given to
Wellesley College alumnae for excellence and distinction
in their fields of endeavor and has been presented annually
since 1970. For more information on the awards and recipients,
visit the Alumnae Association web site at www.wellesley.edu/Alum/
or call 781-283-2398.
Since
1875, Wellesley College has been a leader in providing an
excellent liberal-arts education for women who will make
a difference in the world. Its 500-acre campus near Boston
is home to 2,300 undergraduate students from all 50 states
and 68 countries.
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