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AROUND THE QUADS
Bernik Honored with 10th Alumna Achievement
Award
By Timothy P. Cross
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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.
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