On April 5, members of the Emory community gathered in the Winship Ballroom to honor the 10 recipients of the 2012 Delores P. Aldridge Excellence Awards.

Conferred each year by the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services, the award celebrates students and staff or faculty members who build and foster the diverse community at Emory through leadership, service and mentorship.

The recipients of the 2012 Delores P. Aldridge Excellence Awards are:

First-Year Excellence

• Akshay Goswami, freshman, Emory College

• Calvin Li, freshman, Emory College

Leadership and Service to a Diverse Community

• Uma Chidambaram, junior, Emory College

• Paul Choi, senior, Emory College

• Dana Toy, senior, Emory College

• Stephanie Yates, sophomore, Emory College

Community Building, Diversity and Intergroup Relations

• Dohyun Ahn, sophomore, Emory College

• Bianca Copello, senior, Emory College

Diversity Research

• Jessica Probst, senior, Emory College

Staff Excellence in Mentoring

• Maureen Sweatman, associate director of engaged learning, Office of University-Community Partnerships