The Wellesley College Alumnae Association is pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of the Alumnae Achievement Awards:
Elyse Cherry ’75
Entrepreneur, financing and social equity activist
Kwan Kew Lai ’74
Infectious disease physician, disaster relief volunteer
Lorraine O’Grady ’55
Avant-garde conceptual artist, literary and music critic
These awards are given annually to graduates of distinction who, through their achievements, have brought honor to themselves and to the College. The awards will be presented at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, in Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall.
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