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Jo Watts Williams ‘55 has dedicated much of her distinguished career to ���ϲ�����, and on Saturday, the sisters of a sorority Williams joined in the 1940s honored her with the inaugural Tau Zeta Phi-Sigma Sigma Sigma “Heart of Gold” Award for her inspiration and life of selfless service.

On Oct. 27, the Council on Undergraduate Research and the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research celebrated the merging of their organizations with a gala at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The event included a slide show highlighting undergraduate research students from various institutions across the country. Because of ���ϲ�����'s commitment to undergraduate research and the recognition its students have received over the years, CUR and NCUR asked to include several ���ϲ����� alumni in the presentation.

A special Residential Campus Committee has spent the past year drafting a plan that will transform ���ϲ�����'s living-learning environment. Through a new website, the committee is inviting a campus conversation about the details of this initiative, a major goal of the ���ϲ����� Commitment strategic plan.

The ���ϲ����� Black Alumni Network honored five past and present ���ϲ����� employees Saturday night in a Homecoming banquet to celebrate influential people who contributed to the success of black students on ���ϲ�����'s campus and to the newly endowed Black Alumni Scholarship.

���ϲ����� football alumnus Chris Werden '09 has signed to play for the Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone Cougars, part of a professional football league in France, according to the (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier.

The ���ϲ����� Alumni Association honored five exemplary graduates on Oct. 23, 2010, during the annual Alumni Awards Breakfast held as part of Homecoming. Jack R. Lindley Sr. ’56, Kebbler McGhee Williams '98, Michelle C. Pautz ’03, and Charles “Chuck” and Carole Ann Collard ’89 received the Distinguished Alumnus, Distinguished Alumna, Young Alumna and Alumni Service awards, respectively.

���ϲ����� alumni from all eras returned to campus Oct. 23 for Homecoming festivities that included affinity group reunions, tailgating and football. Relive the moments with a photo gallery of images captured by the Office of University Relations.

���ϲ����� alumna and trustee Kerrii Brown Anderson ’79, former CEO of Wendy’s International, has issued a challenge to all young alumni: Make a gift of $20 or more during February and she’ll match it 5-to-1. Anderson wants to increase participation in annual giving among ���ϲ�����’s young alumni.