2008 Woodie Awards
Inspiring campus leaders recognized at awards banquet
Darin Moriki
Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: News
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At Women's Recognition Night, Keiko Krahnke, an assistant professor of management and a special assistant to the president for diversity, won the Inspiring Women's Award as the faculty member. Julie Trujillo, the coordinator of advising and counseling at the Center for Human Enrichment, received recognition for the staff member portion of the same award. And the student Inspiring Women's Award was awarded to Susan Rae, a nontraditional student.
"The WRC staff alone could not have accomplished everything we do without the assistance from our volunteers," said Yvette Lucero, a graduate assistant for the WRC.
The theme of the evening was "Women Inspiring Waves of Change," and the keynote speaker, Meg Hayne, a senior biology secondary education major, elaborated on the theme.
"Waves, like women, come in all shapes and sizes,"Hayne said. "Although no two waves are exactly alike, there is one thing that is always true, and that is their impact."
The WRC provides a plethora of services to UNC. Its coordinator, Kenna Johnson, said the center's goal is to educate the university about the issues and initiatives that are pertinent to the lives of women on the campus.
"We're called the Women's Resource Center, but we serve all UNC students, and celebrate women and men," Johnson said.
The services provided by WRC include several clubs such as the United Sister's Group. Johnson said that this is a group of college women who help decide what types of programs and what types of events to bring to campus.
The club also serves as the center's main volunteer core by putting on events like the Take Back the Night rally, an event that rallies against violence.
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