Kente Cloth Ceremony at Vassar College Features Dr. Claudia Thomas, Author of God Spare Life
Poughkeepsie, NY, May 26, 2008 --(
PR.com)-- Windsor Media Enterprises, LLC announced today that Dr. Claudia Thomas, America's first black female orthopedic surgeon, will be the featured alumna speaker at the African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College’s (AAAVC) 19th annual Kente Cloth Ceremony. The Ceremony will take place on May 24, 2008 at 2 PM.
Dr. Thomas, a 1971 Vassar graduate, will share her message championing diversity, so that all facets of American society fairly represent the gender and ethnicity of its population.
Alumnae/i representing four decades of the AAAVC, which Dr. Thomas helped create, will be on hand to bestow the ceremonial cloths. During this event, senior students of the African descent are invited to say a few words of thanks to those who helped them through their Vassar journeys. The ceremony is moving and inspirational to all members of the Vassar community.
Dr. Thomas was presented the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2008 Diversity Award for her “preeminent role … in the black community and also in the field of orthopaedics.” She has been acknowledged for her role in increasing the number of minorities and females within the orthopaedics profession. Dr. Thomas reaches out to schools in her local area (in Florida) to build relationships with the students, demonstrating the opportunities available through education and perseverance.
Dr. Thomas's autobiography, God Spare Life, chronicles her life’s journeys and struggles, including life-threatening kidney cancer and transplant surgery in the 1990s, surviving Hurricane Hugo in 1989, and life as an activist and student at Vassar in the late 1960s, among many other things. For more information on Dr. Thomas’s incredible story, visit her website and blog at www.GodSpareLife.com.
About Windsor Media Enterprises, LLC:
Windsor Media Enterprises, LLC (WME) was founded by Yvonne DiVita in 2003 as a new media publishing and blogging company. WME specializes in author and blogger services and social media consulting. Major clients include Nestle Purina Pet Care and the Simon Graduate School of Business. The company is based in Rochester, NY. For more information, visit www.wmebooks.com.
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Interview Opportunity: To schedule an interview with Dr. Claudia Thomas, American’s first African American female orthopaedic surgeon and author of God Spare Life, please contact D-D Flannery at 585-703-6243 or dd@flannery-pr.com.
