2005 Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner

February 10, 2005

The 2005 Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner: Celebrate Women at the University of Rochester was held on Thursday, Feburary 10, at 6:00 PM in the May Room of Wilson Commons, located on the University of Rochester campus. The dinner is an annual celebration of the achievements of women in the University of Rochester community and is sponsored by the UR Women's Club and the Anthony Center.

The Evening's Program

The 2005 Legacy Address by The Hon. Laura E. Drager, '70, NYS Supreme Court Judge and 1970 recipient of the Fannie Bigelow Prize.

Presentations by UR Women's Club and the Anthony Center of the Susan B. Anthony Scholarship, the Susan B. Anthony Prize, the Fannie Bigelow Prize, and the Jane Plitt Award

Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award: Brenda Meehan, '70 (Ph.D.), Professor Emeritus of History & Religion.

The evening closed with Songs to Celebrate Women's Rights by Vocal Point

This year's award recipients:

Brenda Meehan

2004-05 Lifetime Achievement Award: Brenda Meehan, Ph.D.

Student Award Recipients

Jennifer Muniak

Patricia McHale

2004-05 Susan B. Anthony Scholarships:
Patricia McHale ('06), Jennifer Muniak ('06)

Rebecca Neville

Juliet Grabowski

2004-05 Susan B. Anthony Prize:
Juliet Grabowski ('05), Rebecca Neville ('05)

Emily Feldman

2003-04 Fannie Bigelow Prize:
Emily Feldman ('05)

Adrienne Monley

2003-04 Jane R. Plitt Award:
Adrienne L. Monley ('06)

Lyndie Beth Siff

2004-05 William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Women in Business Leadership Scholarship :
Lyndie Beth Siff ('06, MBA)

Special Thanks to those who made the event possible:

Visiting Nurse Service, Monroe Ambulence, Genencor International, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester offices of the Provost and President, University of Rochester Women's Club, Wegmans

Leader Sponsors: Thomson West Women in Science and Engineering Program, William E. Simon Graduate School, Senator Robach, Susan Rea, Costanza Enterprises, Manning & Napier, University of Rochester Student Activities Office, University of Rochester Department of English, University of Rochester Susan B. Anthony Institute