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...Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) awarded the second annual Aloian Scholarships to two juniors last Saturday, recognizing them for their contributions to house and college life...
...HAA named Rebecca L. Berner '90 of Winthrop House and John R. Smith '90 of Leverett House as the winners of the prize, which is awarded to second semester juniors "for their thoughtful, imaginative, and dedicated leadership within the College and unusual contribution to House life," according to a HAA press release. HAA began the grant last year in memory of David Aloian, former HAA executive director and one-time master of Quincy House...
Berner, who was cited as "one of the most out-going people at Winthrop House, [with] an energy and vitality rarely seen in someone her age," said she had not known she had been nominated and was suprised when Robert A. Hastings '57, the executive director of HAA, informed her last week of her award...
Both awardees said they were pleased with their honor. "Regardless of the money, I'm honored that the HAA chose me as a representative, not only of the the house but of my peers, of those who contribute to campus life and the community," said Berner, who is involved in the Phillips Brooks House Association's (PBHA) Inner City Outreach summer camp for Dorchester children and serves as co-director of PBHA's program for the hearing impaired...
...HAA had meanwhile taken to nominating famous candidates whose high profiles guaranteed them overseer seats. With Transportation Secretary Elizabeth H. Dole, former Democratic Party Chair Paul G. Kirk '60 and actor John Lithgow '67 on this year's official slate, HRAAA needed somebody like Tutu--a Nobel Peace Prize winner--just to stay alive...