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The Ward Educational Fund celebrated six years of promoting science education at the University of Liberia on October 7, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe Township, New Jersey.
The Ward Fund honored three Liberian women of influence: Stephanie Horton, writer and Managing Editor of Sea Breeze Journal of Contemporary Liberian Writings; Angela Peabody, journalist and Founder or Global Woman and Emira Woods, policy specialist with regards to Africa and Africans, Co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
Emira Woods received the Woman of the Year Award, and Ms. Horton was honored for her e-journal of Liberian writings, www.liberiaseabreeze.com. Accepting the Literary Arts award in Ms. Horton’s absence was Wayetu Moore, A Howard University student and writer. Angela Peabody was honored for her work in journalism, particularly her magazine, Global Woman. Receiving the Fund’s Humanitarian award was The Honorable Joseph Newsome, Former member, House of Representative, Rhode Island and Donna Ferrucci. (Posthumous). Ms. Ferrucci’s sister, Kathie Schrek accepted the award. Lastly, the coveted Victor E. Ward Science Award went to none other than Budoin-Brutus Cooper, a former student of the late Professor Ward. Mr. Cooper told the guests about the impact the teachings of Professor Ward still have on his life today as he practices in the field of environmental engineering.
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Budoin-Brutus Cooper
accepts
Tthe Victor E. Ward Science Award |
Shade Ogunle, Our Guest Speaker
and Ms. Black New York 2006
with a friend |
Wayetu Moore, Liberian Writer, accepts Literary Works Award for Stephanie Horton |
Woman of the Year Award went to Emira Woods |
Charles L. Martin flanked by Vickie and Vivian Ward, Chair and Co-Chair of the Ward Fund |
(L-R) Dr. Emmet Dennis, Ernest Bruce and Leslie Norman Cole, guests at the event |
Jurudoe Martin rocks the Runway during Fantasy Fashion Show |
Peter Kendall, Esq. and Delano Ward, Board Members of the Ward Fund |
Mona Bedell, Scholarship Chairperson, presents an Auction Prize to a guest |
(L-R) Rev. Ernest Ward, Kathy Schrek, The Honorable Joe Newman and
Mrs. Laura Ward
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