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Earlier this week, 190 teachers graduated from UTSA. Hear a few graduates and honorees speak about "Why They Became a Teacher."

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Meredith C. Moore is the senior vice president of communications for NRG Energy, Inc. She has been responsible for the electric power generators media relations, public relations, employee communications, marketing, and charitable giving programs since NRG moved to Princeton in 2004. Previously, she held various communications positions at the company. As a member of NRGs senior management team, Meredith has helped cultivate the careers of dozens of colleagues by serving as an informal ...

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Melissa Harris-Lacewell is an associate professor of politics and African American studies at Princeton University. She is the author of the award-winning book "Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought" and is currently at work on a new book, "Sister Citizen: A Text For Colored Girls Who've Considered Politics When Being Strong Wasn't Enough." Melissa serves on the board of trustees of Meadville Lombard Theological School and previously served on the board of ...

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Judith Scheide is the co-president of the Scheide Fund, a philanthropic organization that has touched the lives of millions of people from all walks of life and from all over the world. Judith met former Princeton Borough Mayor Barbara Boggs Sigmund while they were still in college, both working on a presidential campaign. Judith misses her dear friend and inspiration, who broke ground for all the women who followed her into politics. "She led with subtlety, humor, consideration of all the ...

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Elizabeth Johnson is the chief operating officer for Isles, Inc., a 27-year old non-profit community development and environmental organization based in Trenton that focuses on community health, the environment, community planning, and financial self-reliance. Her mentor, Professor Eileen Brennan, expected her female students to succeed against all odds. She was a woman in the field of air pollution research at a time when there were very few women. She suffered gender discrimination and won ...

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Susan Nettesheim is the vice president of product stewardship for the consumer group of companies for Johnson & Johnson. Previously she led the global research and development team for Johnson & Johnsons baby business. She also spent three years in Brazil as the vice president of research and development for the company's consumer group for Latin America. One of the most important influences in Susan's life has been travel. "Ive been fortunate to be able to travel extensively for my work ...

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A compilation of the 2009 Lilburne Award honorees from Citizens in Charge Foundation.

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Deborah Poritz was appointed as New Jersey's first woman Attorney General by Governor Christine Whitman in 1994. During her tenure she successfully defended Megans Law in both the state and federal courts, and chaired the task force that reorganized and reformed the state's juvenile justice system. In 1996, she became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. She served in that post for ten years, leading the judiciary during a period of statewide unification that followed ...

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Cynthia Ricker has been a business banking relationship manager at PNC Bank since 2005. In her role three she supports not-for-profits and commercial clients in the Princeton market. She is the treasurer of WomanSpace, a volunteer for the Breast Cancer Resource Center at the YWCA Princeton, and is a grants committee member for the Susan G. Komen Central and South Jersey Affiliate for the Cure. She is also on the committee for Komen's "Spirit of Jane Rodney" event. Previously she was a member ...

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