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Awards Program - 2007

In April of 2007, the Disability Resource Center celebrated the 29^th Annual Awards Recognition Program & Gala Scholarship Fundraiser with the theme, “A Retrospective on Disability.” In celebration of the event, the Disability Resource Center hosted eight workshops to promote disability awareness among SJSU students, faculty and staff and also hosted a soothing afternoon blues musical performance by the Lara Price Band. The evening Awards Program featured Master of Ceremonies Professor Mike Adams and Keynote Speaker Dr. Paul K. Longmore, Professor of History and Director of the Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University.

Soledad Rosas, Outstanding Student Leader Award Winner, at the 2007 Awards Program.

Award Winners

The Donna Ellis Outstanding Student Award:  Biraj Jashnani

Outstanding Student Leader Award:  Soledad Rosas

Outstanding African-American Student Award:  Felicia Bland

The James B. Hower Memorial Scholarship:  Natalie Rios

The Inclusive Excellence Award:  Corey Gin

The Outstanding Alumnus Award:  A Xiong & Jyotsna Kaki

Outstanding Staff Member Award:  Joan Block

Outstanding Faculty Award:  Dr. Themis Pantos

Outstanding Educational Assistant:  Melissa Leon

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San José, CA 95192-0168

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