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2010 Celebration of Women Award Winners
Outstanding Woman of the Year
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Sally S. Simpson, chair of the Department
of Criminology and Criminal Justice, is an
honorary fellow of the American Society
of Criminology and received the 2008
Distinguished Scholar Award from the
society’s Division on Women and Crime.
She serves on the state’s Criminal Justice
Information Advisory Board and the Police
Training Commission. The author of five
books and more than 50 articles, she is
investigating strategies to prevent and
control corporate crime.
Outstanding Woman of Color
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Elsa Barkley Brown, associate professor
of history and women’s studies and
affiliate faculty in African American
studies and American studies, focuses on
African American political culture with
an emphasis on gender. She received the
2008 College of Arts and Humanities’
Outstanding Faculty Award, recognizing
innovations in connecting visiting artists
and community service. She heads the
Visual Literacy Toolbox, which helps faculty
integrate visual materials into courses.
Outstanding Professional Staff
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Victoria Leatherwood passionately
leads the university’s programs to expand
business with women and minorities.
She represents the university in outreach
to chambers of commerce, trade associations,
advocacy groups and large
companies. Victoria served on the
Governor’s Commission for Minority
Business Reform and state committees to
improve business diversity. Her campus
initiatives include Terrapin Trader, Pro-
Web and the purchasing card.
Outstanding Graduate Student
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Lindsey M. Hoskins M.A. ’05 is a May 2010
doctoral candidate in the Department of
Family Science who has been conducting
research at the National Cancer Institute
on psychosocial issues related to breast and
ovarian cancer susceptibility. In addition,
she provides mental health services at the
National Institutes of Health and serves
couples and families in her private practice.
Lindsey plans to expand her research in a
postdoctoral program with the institute.
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