Sandra Harding Inducted into The Douglass Society
Venice, California Resident Recognized as Distinguished Douglass College Alumna
New Brunswick, NJ (October 5, 2007) – Sandra Harding, a Feminist Philosopher of Science from Venice, California, was one of three Douglass College alumnae recently inducted into The Douglass Society by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. The Douglass Society, the highest recognition for a Douglass College graduate, recognizes alumnae who have reached extraordinary heights in their field of expertise and whose life work embodies exceptional accomplishments and leadership. Sandra was inducted for working to bring the perspectives of women to the center of intellectual and political life in the U.S. and around the globe.
Through her teaching, writing, and lecturing, Sandra Harding has worked to bring the perspectives of women and other historically unjustly marginalized groups to the center of intellectual and political life in the U.S. and around the globe. In the 1970's and 80's, Sandra was one of the founders of the field of feminist science studies and of feminist epistemology and philosophy of science. Since the early 1990's she has also been an important contributor to the field of postcolonial science studies. She has authored and edited 15 books on such topics. These and her more than 80 essays have been translated into many languages. Sandra has given over 300 invited lectures on campuses and at conferences in Norway, Amsterdam, Zurich, Bangkok, Costa Rica, and across the U.S.
Sandra worked as a consultant to several United Nations organizations in the years leading up to the 1995 Beijing U.N. Conference on Women. These included the Women, Health and Development division of the Pan American Health Organization, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the U.N. Commission on Science and Technology for Development, and UNESCO’s World Science Report 1996, for which she co-wrote a 50,000 word chapter on “The Gender Dimension of Science and Technology.” Seven thousand copies of this chapter, in French and English, were distributed by the U.N. at Beijing, and the original document was distributed globally in seven languages. In 2007-08, Phi Beta Kappa invited her to be one of their dozen national visiting scholars who will give two days of lectures and seminars hosted by local Phi Beta Kappa chapters on nine U.S. campuses.
“The accomplishments of Douglass College alumnae are remarkable and it is an honor to induct them into The Douglass Society,” said Rachel Ingber, Executive Director of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. “Douglass College is where women learn to lead. Sandra is a shining example of the expertise and motivation of a Douglass College alumna.”
The Douglass Society Induction Ceremony took place in Voorhees Chapel on the Douglass College campus, before the entire first-year class of Douglass students. The ceremony highlights the best and brightest, with the best and brightest to be. To date, over 200 Douglass College alumnae have been inducted into The Douglass Society.
About the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College:
The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College (AADC) is a major resource for Douglass College, her students and alumnae. Established by the Class of 1922, the college's first graduating class, the AADC today represents the interests of more than 35,000 graduates of Douglass College and the former New Jersey College for Women.
Douglass College is a four-year, women-centered, curricular, co-curricular, and student life experience that prepares undergraduate women for leadership roles in an increasingly diverse, competitive, and global public arena. Douglass is the women’s college at Rutgers University.
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Sandra Clark Consentino Inducted into The Douglass Society
Ridgefield, Connecticut Resident Recognized as Distinguished Douglass College Alumna
New Brunswick, NJ (October 5, 2007) – Sandra Clark Consentino, a Documentary Film Director and Editor from Ridgefield, Connecticut, was one of three Douglass College alumnae recently inducted into The Douglass Society by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. The Douglass Society, the highest recognition for a Douglass College graduate, recognizes alumnae who have reached extraordinary heights in their field of expertise and whose life work embodies exceptional accomplishments and leadership. Sandra was inducted for her work in exploring women’s health, educational, sociological, and political issues through documentary films.
Sandra is an award-winning documentary film director and editor who has created television documentaries about conflicts in the Middle East, World War II, the Mafia, Lucy and Desi Arnaz, and Muhammad Ali. Most recently, she co-produced, co-directed, and edited Baghdad Diary, a film about the Iraq War, which appears on the A&E History Channel this fall. Sandra has also garnered major awards in both television and film festivals. They include: an Emmy, a Hot Docs, two Cable Ace, and eleven Telly Awards.
Sandra began her career as a documentary film director and editor nearly 30 years ago, joining her husband, Joseph Consentino, in their home-based studios in Connecticut. Since then, Sandra has edited over 200 documentaries and television specials. She has also edited two award-winning independent feature films, Four Deadly Reasons in 2003, and The Tournament, which premiered and received the Audience Award at the 2006 Rhode Island International Film Festival.
In 2003, Sandra co-directed and edited the four-part mini-series, Mouthpiece: Voice for the Accused for A&E History Channel. The programs focused on famous criminal defense attorneys and their infamous clients. She also co-directed and edited the TNT documentary Family Values: The Mob & The Movies, which unmasked the gangster lifestyle.
In her filmmaking career Sandra has edited, co-produced and co-directed over 75 medical, sociological, historical, and educational documentaries on topics ranging from the plight of the homeless, the Native American Indian and their treaty rights, vandalism, and a reality series on the role of pediatricians. Her award-winning medical documentary films include an eight-part series about cancer, focusing on women’s health issues. The series was circulated world wide in ten languages. She also directed a medical health series for NBC called 4 Your Health.
“The accomplishments of Douglass College alumnae are remarkable and it is an honor to induct them into The Douglass Society,” said Rachel Ingber, Executive Director of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. “Douglass College is where women learn to lead. Sandra is a shining example of the expertise and motivation of a Douglass College alumna.”
The Douglass Society Induction Ceremony took place in Voorhees Chapel on the Douglass College campus, before the entire first-year class of Douglass students. The ceremony highlights the best and brightest, with the best and brightest to be. To date, over 200 Douglass College alumnae have been inducted into The Douglass Society.
About the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College:
The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College (AADC) is a major resource for Douglass College, her students and alumnae. Established by the Class of 1922, the college's first graduating class, the AADC today represents the interests of more than 35,000 graduates of Douglass College and the former New Jersey College for Women.
Douglass College is a four-year, women-centered, curricular, co-curricular, and student life experience that prepares undergraduate women for leadership roles in an increasingly diverse, competitive, and global public arena. Douglass is the women’s college at Rutgers University.
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Gloria E. Soto Inducted into The Douglass Society
Perth Amboy, New Jersey Resident Recognized as Distinguished Douglass College Alumna
New Brunswick, NJ (October 5, 2007) –Gloria E. Soto, a Government Relations Executive and Attorney from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was one of three Douglass College alumnae recently inducted into The Douglass Society by the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. The Douglass Society, the highest recognition for a Douglass College graduate, recognizes alumnae who have reached extraordinary heights in their field of expertise and whose life work embodies exceptional accomplishments and leadership. Gloria, who was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Perth Amboy, was inducted for her work to build alliances with business, government, and the Latino community to raise awareness about health care.
Gloria was the first female Puerto Rican admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and she became the first Hispanic to receive the New Jersey State Bar Association’s “Young Lawyer of the Year” Award. She currently holds the position of executive director of the Government Affairs Department at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The post, which she has held since 2005, includes lobbying at the local, state, and federal level to showcase initiatives in areas such as health care and stem cell research. She secures funding for Charity Care, the state-mandated and state-funded program that reimburses New Jersey hospitals for treating people without health insurance who have no other means of paying for health care. She raises awareness for issues concerning the Latino community, such as lack of health insurance or the high incidence of diabetes. Recently, when the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey reached out to the Latino community, she was there to encourage enrollment in Rx4NJ, a program that helps low-income, uninsured New Jersey residents get free or discounted brand-name medicines.
In addition, Gloria plays the role of director of the New Jersey Office of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, promoting economic development. She is also principal of her own firm, GES Consulting, providing leadership to industry associations and other clients. Gloria has held gubernatorial appointments across three administrations to key positions which include: associate member of the New Jersey State Parole Board; chair of the Governors Tourism Advisory Council; commissioner on the Higher Education Commission; co-chair of the Commerce Transition Committee; and chair of the Tourism Sub-Committee. She was director of the statewide Latino Base Vote Program for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine’s then U.S. Senate primary race.
“The accomplishments of Douglass College alumnae are remarkable and it is an honor to induct them into The Douglass Society,” said Rachel Ingber, Executive Director of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College. “Douglass College is where women learn to lead. Gloria is a shining example of the expertise and motivation of a Douglass College alumna.”
The Douglass Society Induction Ceremony took place in Voorhees Chapel on the Douglass College campus, before the entire first-year class of Douglass students. The ceremony highlights the best and brightest, with the best and brightest to be. To date, over 200 Douglass College alumnae have been inducted into The Douglass Society.
About the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College:
The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College (AADC) is a major resource for Douglass College, her students and alumnae. Established by the Class of 1922, the college's first graduating class, the AADC today represents the interests of more than 35,000 graduates of Douglass College and the former New Jersey College for Women.
Douglass College is a four-year, women-centered, curricular, co-curricular, and student life experience that prepares undergraduate women for leadership roles in an increasingly diverse, competitive, and global public arena. Douglass is the women’s college at Rutgers University.
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