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Marsha
Coleman-Adebayo ’74 Awarded $25,000 Grand Prize for the
Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government
 Marsha
Coleman-Adebayo ’74 has been awarded the $25,000 Grand
Prize for the Good Housekeeping Award for Women in
Government. The annual award honors women "for their
work in improving the lives of others through innovative programs
and dedication to public service," in Coleman-Adebayo’s
case, for her work in fighting discrimination. In 2000, Coleman-Adebayo,
senior policy analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency,
won a landmark case against the agency for racial and gender
discrimination. Having seen what could happen to those who
expose unfair practices in the workplace, she then went to
Congress seeking whistleblower safeguards for all federal
workers. In 2002, the No Fear Act became law.
Coleman-Adelayo, along with eight other winners, were honored
at a ceremony hosted by Good Housekeeping Editor in
Chief Ellen Levine in Washington, D.C., at the James Madison
Memorial Building of the Library of Congress on June 18, 2003.
"I am so honored to be able to recognize these women
and the achievements they have made. Each honoree has shown
strength, courage and drive," said Ellen Levine, editor
in chief of Good Housekeeping. "These women have changed
our lives by taking the extra step in something they feel
passionate about. I am glad that we can recognize women's
accomplishments in government." The nine winners, selected
from more than 300 nominees, are profiled in the July 2003
issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine.
The Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government
is given in Collaboration with the Center for American Women
and Politics, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics
at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Good Housekeeping
is a member of the Partnership for Trust in Government, a
project of the Ford Foundation and the Council for Excellence
in Government. Winners were chosen with the help of a distinguished
selection panel led by former U.S. Representatives Geraldine
Ferraro and Tillie Fowler.
Marsha Coleman-Adebyo was recently profiled for the Barnard
alumnae web site. Click
here to read the article.
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, Office of Public Affairs, 212-854-2037,
strimel@barnard.edu
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