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The Daily OrangeCopy Center employee nominated for Leukemia Society award
By Max Woolley
Posted: 5/7/08, 8:21 PM EST Section: News
"We got 50 shirts from Office of Student Life, and we got 30 people to go with orange on and we became connected," she said. "We began running it every year after that. It got bigger and bigger, and last year we had 300 people."
Stivenson was nominated for Woman of the Year for her work with Light the Night. The candidates for the award all raise money in a nine-week campaign, and the man and woman who raise the most money win. In the past three years of competition, 32 candidates raised $379,000.
The campaign culminates Wednesday with a silent auction in Skaneateles, N.Y. The candidates have to bring in the auction items. Stivenson will provide an overnight at the Renaissance, dinner at the Sheraton, coffee and wine baskets and she is also looking for donations from the SU Athletics Department.
She's raised $6,500, with $5,000 coming from Chancellor Nancy Cantor. Donations can still be made to her campaign at http://www.active.com/donate/cnymwoy05/cnyBStiven.
Stivenson is the most recent member of SU to be involved in the Man or Woman of the Year campaign. Michael Flusche, former associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and associate professor of history, won the title in 2005; Rick Wright from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications ran in 2006; and Suzanne Thorin, head of Bird Library ran in 2007.
"We are very lucky to have had a candidate run from SU for the last three years," Duggleby said. "She is very instrumental with the Light the Night walk and is very enthusiastic. She helps us spread the word and also has raised a great deal of funds to support our mission."
mwwoolle@syr.edu
Stivenson was nominated for Woman of the Year for her work with Light the Night. The candidates for the award all raise money in a nine-week campaign, and the man and woman who raise the most money win. In the past three years of competition, 32 candidates raised $379,000.
The campaign culminates Wednesday with a silent auction in Skaneateles, N.Y. The candidates have to bring in the auction items. Stivenson will provide an overnight at the Renaissance, dinner at the Sheraton, coffee and wine baskets and she is also looking for donations from the SU Athletics Department.
She's raised $6,500, with $5,000 coming from Chancellor Nancy Cantor. Donations can still be made to her campaign at http://www.active.com/donate/cnymwoy05/cnyBStiven.
Stivenson is the most recent member of SU to be involved in the Man or Woman of the Year campaign. Michael Flusche, former associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and associate professor of history, won the title in 2005; Rick Wright from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications ran in 2006; and Suzanne Thorin, head of Bird Library ran in 2007.
"We are very lucky to have had a candidate run from SU for the last three years," Duggleby said. "She is very instrumental with the Light the Night walk and is very enthusiastic. She helps us spread the word and also has raised a great deal of funds to support our mission."
mwwoolle@syr.edu
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Dawn Janis
posted 6/05/08 @ 12:56 AM EST
Barbara is a wonderful and caring person, and I am glad to see her get the attention and recognition that she so dearly deserves. Good Luck Barbara and I hope you win this award. (Continued…)
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