National Conference for College Women Student Leaders NCCWSL May 31-June 2, 2012 University of Maryland, College Park

Local Students Attending AAMU: *Morgan Saintjones, Jennifer Allen, Lisa Dalrymple. Oakwood: *Imani Cherry, *Janelle Howell UAH: *Morgan Justice, Alyson Thompson, Jessica Hyscher, Joy Agee *funded by our branch AAUW Huntsville Branch

Oakwood University Students Imani Cherry, a junior in International Studies and Spanish Janelle Howell, a junior in Biology

Imani and Janelle with Michel Martin, host of NPR’s talk radio show “Tell Me More”

Morgan Justice, a senior in Sociology and Biology at UAH, won full funding from the branch to attend NCCWSL

Alyson Thompson, a junior in Sociology at UAH, won funding from NCCWSL and UAH

Jessica Hyscher,a sophomore in Aeronautical Engineering at UAH, won funding from NCCWSL and UAH

AAMU student Morgan Saintjones, a senior English major, won full funding from the Branch. Still from a brief video filmed at NCCWSL, available on Youtube.

AAMU Food Science graduate students received NCCWSL funding from the university: Lisa Dalrymple (left) & Jennifer Allen (right), shown here with poet Mayda del Valle, a Woman of Distinction.

Lisa Dalrymple, in the PhD program in Food Science at AAMU, is shown here with author Christine K. Jahnke.

Lisa Dalrymple with a statue of University of Maryland alumnus, the late Jim Henson, and Kermit.

Women of Distinction Awards Afghan writer and activist Noorjahan Akbar receives her award from Caitlin Crane, SAC Member

Women of Distinction Awards Sandra Fluke, a birth control advocate, with UAH graduate student Joy Agee, who introduced Fluke at the awards ceremony.

Women of Distinction Awards Michel Martin, host of NPR’s talk radio show “Tell Me More”

Speakers Chicago poet Mayda del Valle gave the keynote address

Speakers Joy Agee with pay equity advocate Lily Ledbetter

The Capital Blend

NCCWSL Your generosity helped send NINE women in 2012 AAUW’s leadership and Huntsville Branch members helped the other groups join in and pool resources to make all nine possible Thank you!