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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 16, 2003
Campus Philly announces the
2003 Student Leader of the Year Awards for Greater
Philadelphia
Robyn Raines, from Moore College of Art and Design, and Nafeesa
Hunt Owens, from Thomas Jefferson University, received congratulations
from Governor Edward G. Rendell and Mayor John F. Street
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Campus Philly, a Philadelphia area student-led initiative, has announced Robyn Raines as the
Undergraduate Student Leader of the Year, and Nafeesa Hunt Owens as the Graduate Student Leader of the Year, for
their contributions to the college student community in Greater Philadelphia. The award marks the culmination of
a year-long movement to establish Philadelphia as a college town, following the fall 2002 launch of Campus Philly and
the Greater Philadelphia Students Association.
In a congratulatory letter, Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street remarked, "Students such as you continue to keep our great City
vibrant and young with new ideas that we need to grow and evolve. As a result of our intiatives, including the Philadelphia
College Festival and Campus Philly, area students formulated the Greater Philadelphia Students Association. We look forward
to seeing the group develop into a critical student leadership organization."
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell noted, "Every year, tens of thousands of students graduate from
Philadelphia area colleges, which host over a quarter million students in their classes. It is truly an exceptional honor
to be chosen as the most outstanding student leader." A panel of student activities directors from five area colleges
and universities selected the two winners, who were nominated by their school administrations.
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Robyn Raines graduates magna cum laude on May 19th from Moore College
of Art and Design with
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textile Design and a minor in Two-Dimensional
Fine Arts. Raines distinguished herself as a leader on the residence life
staff and in student government as Chief of Staff. She served as a student
representative on the College Policy and Planning Board Committee and was elected to
serve a two-year term on Moore's Board as the representative from her graduating
class. She won the Frieda Fehrenbacher Women’s Leadership Fellowship, which she
used to mentor residents engaged in a community mural arts program in her native
Southwestern Virginia. This past winter, Robyn volunteered with Traveler's Aid After-School
Program, and she is also a Virginia 4-H All-Star lifelong member. This summer,
Robyn will be working as a studio assistant at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina.
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Nafeesa Hunt Owens, Developmental Biology/Teratology PhD candidate
at Thomas Jefferson University, currently serves as President of the University's
Commons Board as well as President of the Jefferson African American Student Society.
At Jefferson, Ms. Owens also organizes career development workshops for her fellow
graduate students and coordinates visitation programs for high school students.
Additionally, Ms. Owens serves on various committees and volunteers for several
organizations in and outside of the University. She is a member of the Committee of
Student Advisors at Jefferson and the Program Services Committee for the local March
of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation chapter.
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Campus Philly and the Greater Philadelphia Students Association, which represents a coalition of student governments,
work to bring together eighty colleges and universities in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and
Northern Delaware. By creating opportunities for students to explore the Philadelphia region, Campus Philly is the lead
organization for the Knowledge Industry Partnership's Explore Working Group, chaired byJames J. Cuorato, Director of
Commerce for the City of Philadelphia. The 2003 Student Leader of the Year award is co-sponsored by student
governments at Temple University, Villanova University, Community College of Philadelphia, and Rowan University.
For more information, visit www.campusphilly.org
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or contact:
Jon Herrmann, General Manager, Campus Philly
215.972.6700 x3219, jon@campusphilly.org
Henna Remstein, Director of Communications, Moore College of Art
and Design
215.965.4068, hremstein@moore.edu
Patricia McMorrow, Director of Public Relations, Thomas Jefferson
University
215.955.2236
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