LSO Award for Community Service / en Eugenia Addy recognized with LSO Award for Community Service /celebrates/eugenia-addy-recognized-lso-award-community-service <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Eugenia Addy recognized with LSO Award for Community Service</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-02-19T11:32:07-05:00" title="Friday, February 19, 2021 - 11:32" class="datetime">Fri, 02/19/2021 - 11:32</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/alumni" hreflang="en">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lso-award-community-service" hreflang="en">LSO Award for Community Service</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">91Թ Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Eugenia%20Duodu_Green%20%282%29.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Eugenia Addy"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>91Թ Mississauga alumna <strong>Eugenia Addy</strong> has been <a href="https://lifesciencesontario.ca/events/awards-gala/">recognized by Life Sciences Ontario</a> with an LSO Award for Community Service.</p> <p>It’s the latest in a series of honours for Addy, <a href="/news/u-t-alumna-fosters-next-generation-scientists-through-visions-science">the CEO of Visions of Science Network for Learning</a>, a charitable organization that engages youth from low-income communities in science, technology, engineering and math. An educator, speaker, community organizer and advocate for equity for youth, Addy has also been recognized with the <a href="https://www.mnialive.com/articles/2020-afroglobal-television-excellence-awards-science-and-technology-award-goes-to-dr-eugenia-duodu-ceo-of-visions-of-science/">2020 Science &amp; Technology Award</a><a href="http://www.mnialive.com/articles/2020-afroglobal-television-excellence-awards-science-and-technology-award-goes-to-dr-eugenia-duodu-c"> </a>from the Afroglobal Television Excellence Awards as well as&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-s-african-scholars-community-leaders-celebrated-awards-ceremony">African Scholars Award</a>&nbsp;from 91Թ and was named one of RBC’s Women of Influence.</p> <p>“My journey to STEM was a long, long process and there were many areas that were roadblocks for me,” Addy says. “Luckily, I had really significant people placed at the right times in my life that turned those roadblocks to pathways for me.”</p> <p>Addy’s connection with 91Թ began in high school when a teacher encouraged her to apply to&nbsp;the university's&nbsp;<a href="https://md.utoronto.ca/SMP">Summer Mentorship Program</a> for Black and Indigenous youth. She went on to earn an honours bachelor degree in chemistry and biology and a PhD in chemistry from the university. While working on her doctoral degree, <a href="/news/phd-student-receives-harry-jerome-cibc-academics-award">she received the Harry Jerome CIBC Academics Award </a>from the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA).</p> <h3><a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/volunteer-ceo-utm-alum-shares-her-passion-stem-kids">Read the 91Թ Mississauga story</a>&nbsp;</h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTM</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:32:07 +0000 lanthierj 168425 at