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Women Cultivating Women (WCW) 2010 Awards Ceremony to be held at CU
March 22, 2010
CHEYNEY, PA (March 3, 2010) — Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is proud to host the Fourth Annual Women Cultivating Women (WCW) 2010 Award Ceremony on Saturday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Carnegie Hall.
This year’s theme is: “Words of Wisdom: Helping Young Women to Understand the Impact of the Decisions They Make in Their Life.”
WCW is calling all women and young ladies to attend this important forum to celebrate and honor the tireless works of amazing women who are unsung heroines and offer critical advice and words of wisdom to young women who are faced with many hard challenges and life decisions today.
Among those being honored will be CU President Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital. She will receive the “Mary McLeod Bethune Award.” Mary McLeod Bethune was an American educator and civil rights leader.
Dr. Vital is being honored as an outstanding lifelong educator who is the first female president of Cheyney University, the oldest historically black college or university, since its inception in 1837.
Dr. Howard-Vitals states, “It is always humbling to be honored for work that you love. I will work even harder to develop future leaders for the Commonwealth and the nation. And I will endeavor to do more.”
Other honorees include Lady B, Philadelphia Radio Personality (WRNB 107.9,) who will receive the “Music Pioneer Award.” Honorable Lori Dumas, Philadelphia Court System, will receive the Juvenile Justice Award. MoShay LoRen, also a Philadelphia Radio Personality (WRNB 107.9) will receive the “Empowerment Award” and Gwen Ragsdale, of the Black Holocaust Museum of Slavery, will receive the “Historian Award.”
WCW has been in existence since January 2007.Their mission is to strengthen intergenerational relationships among women and empower girls from various socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds on social and gender specifics topics.
Parking for this event will be provided in the Biddle Hall parking lot. To register call Angela McIver at
