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D Y S O N Y E A R I N R E V I E W 2 0 2 0 – 2 0 2 1 26 Iride Lama ina-Lens Awarded Title of Distinguished Professor Iride Lama ina-Lens, PhD, professor, modern languages and cultures, has been awarded the title of Distinguished Professor. Lama ina-Lens has an established national and international reputation as a scholar and translator of contemporary theater of Spain. She has published numerous a icles in the field, co-authored several critical Spanish theater anthologies that are widely used in academic courses throughout the nation, and contributed a substantial number of book chapters, encyclopedia entries, prologues, and introductions included in academic manuscripts or anthologies on contemporary Spanish theater. Since her arrival at Pace in 1984, Lama ina-Lens has been a teacher and scholar intent on linking classroom learning of foreign language with scholarship, and on cultural and linguistic immersion. Society of Fellows: Dyson College's premier honors organization On April 16, 2021, 18 students and seven faculty members were inducted into the Dyson College Society of Fellows, the college's premier honors organization, as members of the Joan G. Roland Class of Fellows at a vi ual initiation ceremony. Each new class is named for a longstanding fellow who has made a significant contribution to the ideals and activities of the society. Professor of History Joan G. Roland, PhD, who retired in spring 2021 a er 54 years of service to Pace University, was recognized as the 2021 class honoree and delivered the keynote address. The inductees were Giovanni Fardella '21, Biochemistry (PLV), Gerardo E. Gomez '21, Biological Psychology (PLV), Anna Holland Ba sch '21, Global Studies (NYC), Pooja Dhar '21, Economics (NYC), Jelena Hayley Goldstein '21, Economics (NYC), Arianna Seeley Goodhand '21, Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies (NYC), Elena Rudolph Brooks Guzman '21, Film and Screen Studies (NYC), Marissa Anne Kleinbauer '21, Economics (NYC), Victoria Michelle Kubena '20, English Language and Literature (NYC), Nino Mamisashvili '21, Behavioral Neuroscience (NYC), Alexandrea Claire Papadelias '21, Forensic Science (NYC), Naomi Marie Rhoa '21, Film and Screen Studies (NYC), Racine N. Robinson '21, Environmental Studies (NYC), Autumn Laurel Sancho '21, Film and Screen Studies (NYC), Lizabeth L. Singh '22, Business Economics (NYC), Rachael H. Summers '22, Chemistry (NYC), Jamellah Dionna Sweeting '21, English Language and Literature, Philosophy and Religious Studies (NYC), Leif A. Tystad '21, English Language and Literature, Film and Screen Studies (NYC), Yesenia Vazquez '18, Psychology (NYC), and Emma L. Wolkenstein '21, Communication Studies, Sociology and Anthropology (NYC). Students Dyson Student Wins Watson Award Jonathan Gerweck '23, Communication Studies and Language, Culture, and World Trade, has been selected for a prestigious Jeanne e K. Watson Fellowship for the class of 2023. The three-year program provides funded paid summer internships, mentoring, and enhanced educational oppo unities to New York City undergraduates who demonstrate exceptional promise, outstanding leadership skills, and commitment to the common good. In summer 2021, Gerweck will be working remotely as a legal intern and translator for children with the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), an organization that provides legal assistance and ensures due process and human rights for migrant families and individuals from Central and South America. Alumni A personal aide to Vice President Kamala Harris Opal Vadhan '15, Communication Studies, has been selected by Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as her new personal aide. Prior to this role, Vadhan was an intern in the White House during the Obama Administration, and a er graduation from Pace, she worked on Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and later as an executive assistant to Clinton. She had recently connected with Pace as a guest speaker in a Communication Studies course, during which she discussed careers in political communication with students. SETTER STORIES News & Notes

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