Events 2010 Speakers

The 2010 Keynote Speaker

Faye Wattleton
Co-founder and president of the Center for the Advancement of Women

Faye Wattleton has served, since 1995, as co-founder and president of the Center for the Advancement of Women, an independent, non-partisan think-tank, conducting women focused national opinion research, for public education and policy advocacy. CFAW has received national and international acclaim for its groundbreaking research on women’s opinions, their roles and, status in society. From 1978 to1992, she was the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Ms. Wattleton holds fourteen honorary degrees. She is the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Fries Prize for service to improving public health. Among her numerous other honors are National Mother’s Day Committee, Outstanding Mother; Jefferson Award for the Greatest Public Service performed by a Private Citizen, American Public Health Association’s Award of Excellence, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Humanitarian Award, American Nurses Association Women’s Honors in Public Service, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Margaret Sanger Award. In 1992, the Mailman School of Public Health granted her the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award. In 1993, Ms. Wattleton was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. From Suffrage to Senate called her “the most visible and persuasive spokesperson for reproductive rights in the nation in the latter part of the century.”

Her service on the boards of directors of public companies includes, Leslie Fay, Estee Lauder Companies, WellChoice, Inc, Savient Pharmaceuticals, and Quidel Corporation. She currently serves on the board of directors of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rand-Pardee Graduate School, and the board of Trustees at Columbia University.

2010 Student Speakers

Tamar Sachter Newman
School of General Studies ’10

Berk Koca
Columbia College ’10

Nisha Garg
Barnard College ’10

Lauren Ely
Barnard College ’10

Jing Li
Columbia College ’10

Thomas Slanover
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science ‘10

Ruqayyah Abdul-Karim
Columbia College ’10

Devora Labaton
Barnard College ’10


Did you know...
	Contention between students and faculty resulted in the “Riotous Commencement of 1811” held at Trinity church, when students violently protested the faculty decision not to confer a degree upon graduate John Stevenson who had inserted a politically objectionable phrase into his Commencement speech.