Martha Lavey, Alumnae Award Recipient
Alumnae Award Recipient, 2004
Carole Browe Segal, Alumnae Award Recipient
Alumnae Award Recipient, 2005
The Alumnae Award recognizes a woman who has brought honor to Northwestern University through outstanding professional contributions in her field and who has attained national recognition. Established in 1976, the Alumnae Award has been presented every year to an alumna who has had a significant impact in her field of endeavor. Educators, journalists, doctors, scientists, and artists are included among The Alumnae’s roster of awardees.
Carole Segal is co-founder of Crate & Barrel (with husband Gordon), founder and former CEO of Foodstuffs, and president of the Segal Family Foundation. She is also co-chair of the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition, trustee of several local institutions and on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Lincoln Park Zoo and Chicago Public Media-WBEZ. Awards include the Alumni Service Award from northwestern University, Lifetime Humanitarian Award from the Housewares Charity Foundation (with husband Gordon), Alumni Trustee Medal from Northwestern University, and Making History Award for Distinction in Business Leadership (with husband Gordon) from the Chicago Historical Society.
Christine Brennan, Alumnae Award Recipient
Alumnae Award Recipient, 2006
The Alumnae Award recognizes a woman who has brought honor to Northwestern University through outstanding professional contributions in her field and who has attained national recognition. Established in 1976, the Alumnae Award has been presented every year to an alumna who has had a significant impact in her field of endeavor. Educators, journalists, doctors, scientists, and artists are included among The Alumnae’s roster of awardees.
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Nancy Gustafson, Alumnae Award Recipient
Alumnae Award Recipient, 2007
Opera Singer Artist-in-Residence, Northwestern University
The Alumnae Award recognizes a woman who has brought honor to Northwestern University through outstanding professional contributions in her field and who has attained national recognition. Established in 1976, the Alumnae Award has been presented every year to an alumna who has had a significant impact in her field of endeavor. Educators, journalists, doctors, scientists, and artists are included among The Alumnae’s roster of awardees.
Teresa Woodruff, Alumnae Award Recipient
Alumnae Award Recipient, 2008
The Alumnae Award recognizes a woman who has brought honor to Northwestern University through outstanding professional contributions in her field and who has attained national recognition. Established in 1976, the Alumnae Award has been presented every year to an alumna who has had a significant impact in her field of endeavor. Educators, journalists, doctors, scientists, and artists are included among The Alumnae’s roster of awardees.
Theresa Woodruff, PhD, is the Thomas J Watkins Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, which features the latest advances in sex and gender-based medicine. Through the Women’s Health Research Institute there, science educational programs, policy efforts, and outreach activities help elevate women’s health research throughout the world. Dr. Woodruff advocates for sex inclusion in all levels of science. She has received numerous awards and honors, including a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, presented by President Barack Obama in an Oval Office ceremony.
Marie Arana, Alumnae Award Recipient
Alumnae Award Recipient, 2009
The Alumnae Award recognizes a woman who has brought honor to Northwestern University through outstanding professional contributions in her field and who has attained national recognition. Established in 1976, the Alumnae Award has been presented every year to an alumna who has had a significant impact in her field of endeavor. Educators, journalists, doctors, scientists, and artists are included among The Alumnae’s roster of awardees.
Meredith Aaron, Sr. Woman's Volunteer Service Awardee
Senior Woman's Award for Volunteer Service Recipient, 2011
Meredith (Merrie) Aaron, a senior in the School of Education and Social Policy, is the recipient of the 2010-2011 Alumnae Senior Woman’s Award.
Merrie, from Port Washington, New York, is majoring in Human Development and Psychological Services, maintaining a GPA of 3.7 throughout her undergraduate years, which includes committed volunteer work and involvement in campus life and its organizations.
Within three months of stepping foot on campus, Merrie accepted her first leadership position as president of the first-year students at Hillel. Through her initiatives and leadership, the organization increased its membership and outreach efforts, strengthening of Jewish life within the Northwestern community. This past fall, Merrie was recognized by Hillel International, receiving the Philip H and Susan Rudd Cohen Student Exemplars of Excellence Award.
In addition to her leadership roles within Hillel, Merrie has participated in Dance Marathon all four years as a dancer, earning membership into the 120-Hour Club; has an active role in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, where she currently serves as Senior Admissions Counselor and Tour Guide; and a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. Also, Merrie was the Alumnae and Corporate Relations Chair and a member of the 2010 Homecoming Committee and has served as a partner and advocate for the Northwestern Alumni Association.
Joan Beck, Alumnae Award Recipient
Alumnae Award Recipient, 1977
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Ann Cameron Haley, Graduate Fellow
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2011
Master of Medical Science, Physician Assistants Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, June 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, 2009
As an undergraduate, Ann was one of 12 students in the Greek Community to be recognized for her service to the University by her selection to the Omega Society Honor Roll in 2009. Since graduation she has served as Research Study Coordinator for Northwestern’s Department of Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit. Doctors describe her contributions to their research group as “the gold standard, based on her extraordinary performance and personal interactive skills . . . She is beautifully organized, incredibly conscientious, and full of initiative in her work . . . A true leader,” Ann has “co-lead focus groups of medical students and residents” and helped develop “ novel educational methods to train medical students in the early detection of melanoma. . . She has single handedly spearheaded a new tissue acquisition program and played a major role in at least two other particularly complex trials. . . She will be very hard for us to replace.” Over the past two years Ann has co-authored 8 peer-reviewed articles and 9 abstracts and participated in 14 scholarly presentations, clearly showing her potential to become an effective leader in her chosen field. Most importantly, “she has consistently demonstrated empathy for patients, has the utmost respect for confidentiality, and is sensitive to their needs - all characteristics which typify a compassionate, competent Physician Assistant.”
