Dr. Stephanie Falcone Bernik '89 with her Alumna Achievement Award

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Dr. Stephanie Falcone Bernik '89, a breast cancer surgeon at St. Vincent's Comprehensive Care Center in New York, received the 10th annual Alumna Achievement Award from Columbia College Women at a ceremony in Alfred Lerner Hall on March 22. Bernik, who graduated magna cum laude from the College and received her medical degree from Yale, has conducted extensive research on the impact of breast cancer during pregnancy and the long-term results of breast cancer treatment. In accepting the award, an emotional Bernik thanked her classmates, family and the College, which "opened the gates" for her career. Dean Austin Quigley spoke before the award presentation about changes at the College. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who represents New York's 14th Congressional District, used her keynote speech at the event to highlight legislative issues concerning women facing the current Congress. Diana Daltner '89, who had nominated Bernik, presented the award, which goes to an alumna who has demonstrated excellence in her field and has made a significant contribution to the College and to the community at large. Previous recipients include Susan Dreyer '87, Virginia Cornish '91, Stephanie Schwartz '88 and Lisa Landau '89. CCW, which includes alumae, students, faculty and administrators, was founded in 1989 to further the professional and personal opportunities for the College's community of women. It now serves a membership of more than 2,500 alumnae in the metropolitan NYC area. For information on CCW activities, please contact Heather Applewhite in the Alumni Office at (212) 870-2757, send e-mail to ccw@columbia.edu, or visit the CCW Web page: www.college.columbia.edu/alumni/groups/ccw.