Susan B. Center honors women's successes

The annual event pays tribute to Anthony's two-year campaign to win women admission to the University and spotlights the activities of student leaders. This year, the dinner takes on particular significance since 2000 marks not only the University's Sesquicentennial, but also the 100th anniversary of women's entrance to the University. In 1898 trustees voted to allow women to enter if they raised funds to defray the costs of admission. As the deadline approached, Susan B. Anthony pledged her own insurance policy to raise the final dollars, guaranteeing women seats in University classrooms in the fall of 1900.

The dinner includes the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Paula Brownlee, a University trustee who was the first woman to head the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Several women students also will be honored for their accomplishments and contributions to University life. Two students will receive awards sponsored by the Women's Club: Junior Arabela Arafovic is the recipient of the Susan B. Anthony Scholarship; senior Meredith Tobin will be honored with the Susan B. Anthony Prize.

Other student award winners include junior Emily Bones, who will be presented the Fanny R. Bigelow Scholarship, and senior Veronica Anya Lakner, who will receive the Jane R. Plitt Scholarship. In addition, the first recipients of the Plitt Scholarship, senior Heather Hall and graduate student Melissa Diaz, will be recognized. They were awarded the scholarship last year.

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