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Women who Inspire
Yevgenia Arlenok
Issue date: 4/13/09 Section: News
If someone asked you to name a woman who inspired you, what would you answer?
Panelists and audience members shared stories and images of women who have inspired them during an event called "Women to Inspire," held March 26 in College Center's Laub Lounge to celebrate Women's History Month.
Frank Pologruto, director of Student Life, remembered his Sicilian grandmother, whom he described as "tenacious" because she was sometimes hard to please and insistent on the way certain things were done.
Rachel Frick Cardelle, a grants specialist, recalled her experience with an inspiring Mayan midwife whom she worked with Guatemala.
Although the woman had a difficult life, she was happy to be alive and able to find a positive in the most negative situations, Cardelle said.
Nursing assistant and student Cheryl Gidley and English professor Nancy Trautmann both discussed teachers who had made big differences in their lives.
The Liberal Arts program sponsored the event, with Karen Rhines, associate professor of psychology, serving as emcee.
Panelists and audience members shared stories and images of women who have inspired them during an event called "Women to Inspire," held March 26 in College Center's Laub Lounge to celebrate Women's History Month.
Frank Pologruto, director of Student Life, remembered his Sicilian grandmother, whom he described as "tenacious" because she was sometimes hard to please and insistent on the way certain things were done.
Rachel Frick Cardelle, a grants specialist, recalled her experience with an inspiring Mayan midwife whom she worked with Guatemala.
Although the woman had a difficult life, she was happy to be alive and able to find a positive in the most negative situations, Cardelle said.
Nursing assistant and student Cheryl Gidley and English professor Nancy Trautmann both discussed teachers who had made big differences in their lives.
The Liberal Arts program sponsored the event, with Karen Rhines, associate professor of psychology, serving as emcee.
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