Vida
Year of
award
Recipient's name,
home country
Degree sought,
course of study
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
Marion Subah, Liberia
Nadu Tuakli, Zimbabwe
Frannie H. Leautier, Tanzania
Yeshi Wordoffa, Ethiopia
Agnes Asekenye-Oonyu, Uganda
Cert. Nursing, Catholic Univ
MS Public Health, Harvard Univ.
MS Civil Engineering, MIT
AA Nutr., Family Health, Utah State Univ.
MA Public Admin., Sangamon State Univ.
1988

1989

1990
Lucy Kehinde, Nigeria
Ren Zhang, China MA
Chandra Bhadra, Nepal PhD
Leocadie Nahishakiye, Burundi
Monica Ayieko, Kenya
PhD Ag. Ed., Univ. of Illinois
MA Education, Univ. of Michigan
PhD Home Ec, Ag Ed, Oregon State Univ.
PhD African Lang./Lit., Univ. of Wisconsin
PhD Vocational/Tech. Ed., Univ. of Illinois
 



1991
Mary Buenavista, the Philippines
Sumila Gulyani, India
Philippa Mudido, Uganda Res
Ruphina Okeyo, Kenya
Violet Barriteau, Barbados PhD
PhD Sociology, VA Polytechnic Inst.
PhD Architecture, MIT
Res. Pediatrics, Univ. of Louisville
PhD Nutrition, VA Polytechnic Inst.
PhD Political Science, Howard Univ.
 



1992
Durre Chowdhury, Bangladesh
Nandita Kapadia-Kundu, India
Neema Ngware, Tanzania
Gul Ozyegin, Turkey
Akosua Anyidoho, Ghana
PhD Community Health, Oregon State Univ.
ScD Public Health, Johns Hopkins Univ.
MA Home Economics, Univ. of Minnesota
PhD Sociology, Temple Univ.
PhD Lang./Linguistics, Univ. of TX, Austin
 



1993
Josefina Bonilla, Nicaragua
Shobha Joseph, India
Lucy (Liuma) Maliwichi, Malawi
Tania Oliveira, Brazil
Prisca Awanda, Cameroon
PhD Public Health, Univ. of North Carolina
MA Special Ed., Gallaudet University
PhD Ag. Ed., Cornell Univ.
PhD Social Work, Univ. of Minnesota
BS Nursing, Univ. of D.C.
 



Luz Donato-Molina, Colombia
Marlene Haboud, Ecuador
Perfecta Hinojosa, the Philippines
Ghazala Perveen, Pakistan
Sujitra Tiansawad, Thailand
PhD Anthropology,SUNY-Binghampton
PhD Linguistics, Univ. of Oregon
PhD Resource Mgt/Pol. SUNY-Syracuse
PhD Epidemiology, Univ. of Oklahoma
ScD Nursing, .Univ. of Alabama
1994



Sarada Balagopalan, India
Malati Gopal, India
Fatima Lawson, Nigeria
Gitiara Nasreen, Bangladesh
Prapimporn Somnasang, Thailand
PhD Int’l Education, NYU
PhD Special Ed., George Washington Univ.
PhD Ed. Policy & Admin., Univ. of Minn.
PhD Political Science, Univ. of Hawaii
PhD Nutr. Anthropology, Univ. of Oregon
1995



Soheir Abdelrahman, Egypt
Hebret Berhe, Eritrea
Orlean Brown, Jamaica
Olga Generalova-Kutuzova, Russia
Sophia Makhubu, South Africa
PhD Rural Sociology, Univ. of Missouri
PhD Int’l Development, Brandeis Univ.
PhD Education, Howard Univ.
Cert. Public Admin., American Univ.
PhD Nursing, Univ. of Illinois
 
1996



Margaret Mbilizi, Malawi
Frances Bakarr, Sierra Leone
Ana de Souza, Brazil
Lazima Onta-Bhatta, Nepal
Malgorzata Ornoch-Tabedzka,Poland
PhD Ed. Policy Studies, Indiana Univ.
EdD Ed. Admin., Columbia Univ.
ScD Public Health, Harvard Univ.
PhD Anthropology, Cornell Univ.
MPH Public Health, Tulane Univ.
 

1997



Margaret Walubuka, Kenya
Denise Zinn, South Africa
Manisha Aryal, Nepal
Luisa Camara-Cabrales, Mexico
Laila Gulzar, Pakistan
PhD Education, Gallaudet University
EdD Education, Harvard Univ.
MA Journalism, Univ. of California
PhD Forestry, Yale University
PhD Nursing, Univ. of Illinois
 


1998
Tandeka Nkiwane, Zimbabwe
Celestine Nyamu, Kenya
Slavenka Sedlar, Croatia
Judith Alpuche, Belize
Chrissie Chawanje, Malawi
PhD Int’l Relat., SAIS, Johns Hopkins
SJD Law, Harvard Univ.
PhD Social Psychology, Columbia Univ.
MA Social Service, St. Louis Univ.
PhD Nutri./Foods, VA Polytchnic Inst.
 



1999
Alena Halova, Czech Republic
Patcharaporn Kerdmongkol, Thailand
Auma Okwany, Kenya
Champika Soysa, Sri Lanka
Valentina Bopkova, Macadonia
PhD Special Ed., Univ. of Wisconsin
PhD Nursing, Catholic Univ.
PhD Ed. Policy, Indiana Univ.
PhD Clinical Psych., Clark Univ.
PhD Social Work, Univ. of Tennessee
 



2000
Kindy Marina, Indonesia
Letina Jeranyama, Zimbabwe
Thidziambi Phendla, South Africa
Bumo Tsering Yeshi, Tibet
Louisa Badiane, Senegal
MA Public Health, Univ. of Michigan
PhD Curr/Teach/Ed.Pol., Mich. State Univ.
PhD Ed. Administration, Mich. State Univ.
PhD Ed. Evaluation, Univ. of Virginia
PhD Med. Anthropology, Univ. of Conn.
 



2001
Angela Chimwaza, Malawi
Khairunnisa Dhamani, Pakistan
Neddy Matshalaga, Zimbabwe
Ennette Tawah, Cameroon
Celene Gyles, Jamaica
PhD Nursing, Univ. of Pennsylvania
MS Nursing, Univ. of Minnesota
PhD Sociology, Syracuse Univ.
MA Internat. Dev., Clark Univ.
PhD Education, Columbia Univ.
 



Chantal Kayitesi, Rwanda
Alice Mittwaruciu, Kenya
Maria Nnyepi, Botswana
Chung Pham, Vietnam
Kadri Tamm, Estonia
MA Public Health, Boston Univ.
PhD Counseling Psych., Univ. of Utah
PhD Community Nutr., Mich.State Univ.
MS Social Work, Ohio Univ.
BA Political Science, Univ. of Oregon
2002



Hanh Bich Duong, Vietnam
Kamala Gurung, Nepal
Mary Namusonge, Kenya
Jamilah Nuh, Indonesia
Lucilia Tremura, Brazil
MA Anthro. & Pub. Affairs, U of Wash.
MA Speech Pathology, Calif. State Univ.
PhD Education, Univ. of Illinois
MA Int’l. & Environ. Studies, Ohio Univ.
PhD Sociology, American Univ.
2003



Elizabeth Ekanem Ekanem, Nigeria
Yit Mui Khoo, Malaysia
Afia Serena Nathaniel, Pakistan
Rose Atieno Ogutu, Kenya
Claudia Reyes-Quilodran, Chile
MSW, Social Work, Univ. of South Carolina
MSW Social Work, Washington Univ.
MFA Film Directing, Columbia Univ.
MS Horticulture, Cornell Univ.
PhD Political Science, Wash. State Univ.
 

2004

Kawkab Shishani, Jordan
Elinami Swai, Tanzania
Senait Assefa, Ethiopia
Laura Balbuena-Gonzalez, Peru
Valentine Baptiste, Dominica
PhD Nursing, Univ. of Pittsburgh
MA Adult Education, Penn State Univ.
MIA Int’l Aff/MPH Pub.Hlth, Columbia
PhD Pol. Sci., New Sch. of Soc. Rsrch.
MSW Social Work, Univ. of South Carolina
 



Agnes Kahindi, Kenya
Larisa Kasumagic, Bosnia-Hertzegovina
Elizabeth Maeda, Tanzania
Okhidoi Otgonjargal, Mongolia
Deirdre Smythe, South Africa
MA Music Therapy, Lesley Univ.
MA Int’l Dev., Cornell Univ.
PhD Agr. & Pub. Policy, U of Arkansas
EdM Int’l Education Dev., Columbia Univ.
JSM / JSD Law, Stanford Univ.
2005


Carla Braga, Mozambique
Esther Kisaakye, Uganda
Guliz Kurt, Turkey
Isabel Madzorera, Zimbabwe
Sheila Magero, Uganda
MA / PhD Anthropol., SUNY-Buffalo
SJD Law, American Univ.
PhD Spec. Ed., Univ. of Texas
MA Nutrition, Tufts Univ.
MA Mgt. Nonprft Org., Case West. Res.
 



Sithokozile Maposa, Zimbabwe
Diya Mehra, India
Mary Mhango, Malawi
Patricia Njagi, Kenya
Hasnah Toran, Malaysia
PhD Nursing, St. Louis Univ.
PhD Anthropology, Univ. of Texas
PhD Textiles & Clothing, Iowa State Univ.
MA Education, Kennesaw State Univ..
PhD Education, Univ. of Oregon
2006



Morenike Akpo, Nigeria
Khin Mar Aung, Myanmar
Truphena Choti, Kenya
Sakeena Elayan, Palestine/Jordan
Annah Molosiwa, Botswana
MPH Public Health, S. Conn. State Univ.
MA Intclt Srv Ldrshp Mgt, Sch Int’l Train
PhD Education, University of Maryland
PhD Ed. Policy/Admin., Mich. State Univ.
PhD Curr/Teach/Ed.Policy, Mich StateUniv.
 



2007
Van Thi Nguyen, Vietnam
Bishnu Pariyar, Nepal
Malati Rao, India
Tashi Zangmo, Bhutan
Mekhribon Abdullaeva, Uzbekistan
PhD Social Work, Univ. of Texas-Arlington
MA Int’l Dev./Social Change, Clark Univ.
MA Film & Media Arts, Temple Univ.
PhD Education, Univ. of Mass., Amherst
MA Intclt Srv Ldrshp Mgt, Sch Int’l Train
 



Nyambilila Amuri, Tanzania
Alejandra Cortazar Valdes, Chile
Prudence Komujinya, Uganda
Prudencia Mweemba, Zambia
Marie Antoinette Reynolds, Jamaica
PhD Agronomy, Univ. of Arkansas
MA Erly Chldhd. Edu. Pol., Columbia Univ.
MA Women & Gender, Univ. of TX, Austin
PhD, Nursing, Kent State Univ., Ohio
MSW; MA, Chldhd. Dev.; New York Univ.



2008

Lindiwe Busisiwe Sibisi, Swaziland
Violet Naanyu Yebei, Kenya
Kunchok Youdon, India/Tibet
Jalele Erega Defa, Ethiopia
Nadia Alicina Ibraimo, Mozambique

MA Family Social Science, Univ. of Minn.
PhD Sociology, Indiana Univ.-Bloomington
PhD Political Science, SUNY-Buffalo
PhD Pol.Sci, U of Nebraska-Lincoln
MA Agronomy, Univ. of Pretoria




Fanny Howard Newball, Colombia
Marie Therese Njie, The Gambia
Martina Ochiel, Kenya
Eunice Omanga, Kenya
Jacqueline Oram-Sterling, Jamaica
MA Int'l Dev., Brandeis Univ
MA Spirit & Counsel., St. Paul U.-Ottawa
PhD Education, U of Mass., Amherst
PhD Public Health, Drexel Univ. 
PhD, Education, Illinois State U




2009
Li Peng, China
Anamika Priyadarshini, India
Anita Kumasi Sharma, India
Hazel Zaranyika, Zimbabwe
Stella Ajabji, Cameroon

MA Pub. Admin.; Indiana U, Bloomington
PhD Gendr Studies, SUNY Buffalo
MA Int'l Dev. Policy.- Duke University
BSoc. Sci. Com. Dev., Univ of Pretoria
MA Sustainable Dev., SIT, VT

  Maingaila Moono Banda, Zambia
Grace Tamara Handy, Sri Lanka
Maryanne Njeri Kamau, Kenya
Helen Namondo Linonge, Cameroon
Ekawati Liu, Indonesia
MPH Public Health, Univ of Pretoria
MA Education, Truman State U, MO
PhD Education, U of Western Ontaria, CA
DPhil Sociology, Uni of Pretoria
MA Int’l Dev, American University, DC
  Edidah Ampaire Lubega, Uganda
Ingrid Meintjes-Moakes, South Africa
Gladys Bogonko Momanyi, Kenya
Arundati Muralidharan, India
Elisabeth Ngadze, Zimbabwe
PhD Rural Dev, Univ of Pretoria
MA Social Science, Univ of Cape Town
PhD Conflict Analysis, Nova SE Univ, FL
PhD Public Health, Boston University
PhD Plant Pathology, Univ of Pretoria
  Anna Tina Salimo, Zimbabwe
Farina So, Cambodia
Byela Tibesigwa, Tanzania
Marcela Vecchione Goncalves, Brazil
Vida Nyagre Yakong, Ghana
Sc Molecular/Cell Biology, U of Pretoria
MA Int’l Affairs, Ohio State University
PhD Economics, University of Cape Town
PhD Political Sc, McMaster U, ON, CA
PhD Med Anthropology, U of BC, CA

2010
Waganesh Zeleke, Ethiopia
Khitam Abuhamad, West Bank & Gaza
Tahreer Araj, West Bank & Gaza
Birke Anbesse Hurrissa,  Ethiopia
Comfort Asoogo, Ghana
MA Education, U of Montana
PhD Soc Policy & Mgt, , Brandeis Univ,  MA
PhD Sociology; Human & Comm Dev, U of Illinois, IL
M.Phil. Child & Adolescent Psych., Univ. of Cape Town
MSc Nursing (Oncology), Univ. of Cape Town
  Priscila Cacola,Brazil
Christine Gumunyu-Manatsa, Zimbabwe
Maggie Madimbo, Malawi**
Lillian Mukandiwa, Zimbabwe
Ruth Mwandira, Malawi
PhD Motor Neuroscience/Kines, Texas A&M Univ., TX
B.Soc.Sci. (Honors) Comm. Dev, Univ. of Pretoria
PhD Org.  Leadership, Education, Eastern Univ., PA
PhD Paraclinical & Vet Sciences, University of Pretoria
PhD Public Health Mgt & Policy, Oregon State Univ., OR
  Rana Obeidat, Jordan
Lilyann Oyugi, Kenya
Clarice Reis, Brazil**
Evelyn Sakeah, Ghana
Neo Selikane, Lesotho
PhD Nursing, Oncology, State Univ. of NY at Buffalo
PhD Special Edu., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA
MSc Family Medicine, McGill University, Canada
PhD Maternal and Child Health, Boston University, MA
MA Public Health, Mon. & Eval, University of Pretoria


 

2011

Refilwe Sello, Botswana
Evalina van Wijk, South Africa

Ambika Goel, India

Batool Fatima, Pakistan

Consodyne Mukama Buzabo, Uganda

MPH Tropical Medicine, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
PhD Psychiatric Nursing, University of Cape Town
PhD Mechanical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA
PhD Public Health, Boston University, MA

Master's Transformative Arts, John F. Kennedy Univ. CA

 

Elizabeth Beatrice Namazzi, Uganda
Eman Abu Sabbah, Jordan
Fafanyo Asiseh, Ghana
Izel Adriana Sosa Sánchez, Mexico
Lin Shi, China

PhD Curriculum Studies,

PhD Nursing Science, Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY, NY

PhD Development Economics, Washington State Univ. WA

PhD Sociology, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

MA International Affairs, Columbia University, NY

 

Nuning Suliasih Purwaningrum, Indonesia
Salmatta Abiodun Ibrahim, Sierra Leone

Síglia Pimentel Höher Camargo, Brazil
Truelove Simangele Mkhwanazi, South Africa

Weiwei Chen, China

PhD Global Gender Studies, Univ. at Buffalo, SUNY, NY

MSc Geology, Clemson University, SC

PhD Education, Texas A&M University, College St., TX

PhD Education, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

PhD Education, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA

  Albertina Maitumeleng, Ntho-Ntho, Lesotho
Gcinaphi Emily Mabuza-Sikhondze, Swaziland
Goodness Chioma Aye, Nigeria
Gracious Madimutsa, Zimbabwe
Ivy Rukasha, Zimbabwe

PhD Education Mgmt., University of Pretoria

MEd Mathematics, University of Pretoria

PhD Agricultural Economics, University of Pretoria

MA Community Development, University of Pretoria

MSc Medical Mocrobiology, University of Pretoria

 

Oluwatoyin Adewunmi Adeleke, Nigeria

Master's Public Health, University of Cape Town
**Denotes Merit Award