Two members of the Class of 2003 were presented David Everett Chantler Awards during Senior Class Day exercises at Yale on March 25.
The Chantler Award is given to a graduating senior
(or seniors) "who best exemplifies the qualities of courage, strength of character and high moral purpose."
Dr. Richard Schottenfeld, chair of the Council of Masters Committee on Awards, master of Davenport College
and a professor of psychiatry, presented the awards to
the seniors.
The winners and their citations follow.
Aaisha Tracy
Her formative years in the California Foster Youth Program provided many early and difficult challenges. Yet, Aaisha Tracy emerged from those experiences with courage and strength buoyed by her sense of moral purpose and commitment to help those who, like herself, learn the lessons of adversity all too early in life. During her first years at Yale, she undertook training as a caseworker in the Connecticut Children In Placement Program, where she works with parents, social workers, psychologists and schools to ensure that neglected and abused children receive the attention and care that they require. While studying in Egypt, she trained as a Refugee Legal Aid representative for the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights advocating and setting up programs for Sudanese refugee children who had been orphaned. Her commitment to children who have been orphaned, abused, or otherwise marginalized is extraordinary and will likely define her as a leader in the field of child advocacy in the years ahead.
Chesa Boudin
A history major with an exemplary academic record, he has written powerfully about the problems faced by children of prisoners and the lives of those living in poverty in the United States and abroad, and he has been an advocate for political and social justice issues. He worked at a community health center in Chile, volunteered as a translator for Greenpeace and as an interpreter for Spanish-speaking hospital patients in New Haven, and has been a leader of the peace movement at Yale. Neither romanticizing nor ignoring his difficult childhood, including medical problems, dyslexia, and separation from his biological parents, he has used these experiences to think deeply about his place in the world and to shape his public service work.
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Yale Celebrates 302nd Graduation
Baccalaureate Address
Honorary Degrees
Senior Class Day
Teaching Prizes
Scholastic Prizes
David Everett Chantler Prize
Roosevelt L. Thompson Prize
William H. McKim Prize
Athletic Department Awards
Robert E. Lewis Award for Intramural Sports
Wilbur Cross Medals
Reception with President Richard C. Levin
ROTC Commissioning
Other Undergraduate Awards and Honors
Graduate School Awards and Honors
Commencement Photo Gallery
Graduation: The Video
T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Yale Celebrates 302nd Graduation
Trip expands Yale ties to South Korea
Koplan elected as alumni fellow
YSN researcher to head state's VA Department
International festival returns June 12-28
Edelson named director of Yale Cancer Center
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS
Alumnus donates first novel by an African-American slave
Reunion events to explore world's public health crises
British Art Center acquisitions honor its founding 25 years ago
'Behold, the Sea Itself' showcases center's collection of marine art
Graduate/Professional International Study Grants
YCIAS offers Summer Institutes for educators
Corrections
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