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2012 Alumni Awards
May 15, 2012
On April 21, Tufts Alumni honored ten alumni, all outstanding in their fields, at the 2012 Alumni Awards ceremony. Watch the video to see them take a look back at their time at Tufts, and scroll down to learn more about the incredible alumni that Tufts has been proud to call home to celebrate.
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Kenneth Aidekman, A75Distinguished Service Award Kenneth Aidekman, A75, is vice president and co-founder of Highview Capital Corporation, an investment advisory firm located in Chatham, New Jersey. When his father, Alex Aidekman, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, the family decided to undertake philanthropic efforts to find better treatments and, ultimately, a cure... |
Marilyn Blumsack, J79, AG82Distinguished Service Award Marilyn Blumsack, J79, AG82, is the director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (formerly the Tufts Institute for Learning in Retirement). She recognized the importance of education outside of the traditional framework of school, college, and university, having engaged in a Tufts education later in her life and career... |
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Senator Scott Brown, A81Distinguished Service Award Scott Brown, A81, was elected on January 19, 2010, to fill the term of the late Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy, becoming the first Republican in the Massachusetts delegation since 1997... |
Dr. Jonathan Epstein, V02, MG02Young Alumni Achievement Award Dr. Jonathan Epstein, V02, MG02, is the associate vice president of conservation medicine at EcoHealth Alliance and the executive director of the Consortium for Conservation Medicine based at EcoHealth Alliance... |
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Brooke Menschel, A02Young Alumni Service Award
Brooke Menschel, A02, graduated from the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts in 2002. Since graduating, she has worked as a civil rights advocate in Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C... |
Susan Miller, J70, AG73, E96P, A98PDistinguished Service Award Susan Miller, J70, AG73, E96P, A98P, is an independent consultant and attorney who founded her own law firm in 2002. She has 40 years of professional leadership experience spanning teaching, biochemistry research, and law... |
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Steven J. Phillips, M.D., M66, A89PDistinguished Achievement Award Steven J. Phillips, M.D., M66, A89P, is the director of Specialized Information Services and associate director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is leading the effort to establish a Disaster Information Management Research Center at the NLM, the first of its kind in the world... |
Tara D. Sonenshine, J81Distinguished Achievement Award
Tara D. Sonenshine, J81, serves as executive vice president of the United States Institute of Peace. In November 2011 the White House nominated Ms. Sonenshine to serve as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs to oversee citizen-to-citizen engagement and how American foreign policy is defined to audiences around the world... |
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Sondra Szymczak, J59Lifetime Service Award Sondra Szymczak, J59, has been a dedicated and active member of the Tufts Alumni community since her graduation. Ms. Szymczak’s illustrious alumni career began in 1959 when she joined the Jackson College Association of Tufts Alumnae (JCATA) and became the advisor to Delta Zeta, her sorority while a Tufts student... |
Lori Tsuruda, SK95Active Citizenship & Public Service Award Lori Tsuruda, SK95, is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit organization People Making a Difference (PMD), which organizes one-time, hands-on volunteer projects for individuals, partners with businesses to promote effective community involvement, and trains and assists nonprofit leaders in quality volunteer management... |
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