Outstanding Women recognized by Clemson Women’s Commission

Published: May 24, 2012

Outstanding Women Award winners: (front row, from left) Katerina Moreland, Delphine Dean and Georgina Dukes; (back row): Amanda Lyons-Archambault, Mandy Wright and Women's Commission chairwoman Kathy Headley image by: Clemson University

CLEMSON — The President’s Commission on the Status of Women at Clemson University recognized five women this year with its annual Outstanding Women Awards.

The Outstanding Academic Faculty Award was presented to Delphine Dean, assistant professor of bioengineering.

Dean, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has received many honors and awards over the course of her career, including the BMES Poster Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society (2006), a National Science Foundation Travel Fellowship for Multiscale Science Based Modeling Course (2009), Best Clemson University Bioengineering Undergraduate Research Adviser (2009), National Science Foundation Travel Fellowship for Mechanics of Soft Materials Course (2010), Will and Mary Bradley Award for Mentoring in Creative Inquiry (2011) and the Best University Research Technical Paper Award (2011).

Dean leads several Creative Inquiry teams and has traveled with students to Tanzania to develop medical technologies abroad and learn more about global health applications.

The Outstanding Staff Award was given to Mandy Wright, senior event planner for the Conference Center and Inn.

Wright oversees the Conference Center and Inn’s student intern program, which recruits and trains Clemson students during their work at the Madren Conference Center. She serves on Staff Senate and has held leadership positions in the Staff Development Program and the Staff Senate Scholarship Fund. She is president of the Clemson University Woman’s Club.

The Outstanding Graduate Student Award went to Katerina Moreland of Simpsonville, a Ph.D. student in civil engineering.

Moreland is involved in teaching youth and attracting women to the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields through numerous projects including Girl Scouts in Engineering Day, World Thinking for Girl Scouts and Women’s Transportation Seminar events. She has visited local elementary schools to talk with children about traffic lights and play games to spark their interest in civil engineering. She has served as president, vice president and secretary of the student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Amanda Lyons-Archambault of North Charleston, a junior double-majoring in history and philosophy, received the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.

Lyons-Archambault founded the student organization Tigers for the Elimination of Campus Sexual Violence. She has written for The Tiger student newspaper, is involved with Clemson’s America Reads Program and serves as an elementary school tutor. She has worked as an intern in the office of Sen. Jim DeMint.

Student Georgina Dukes of Monetta, a junior health science major, received the Thea McCrary Student Award for Outstanding Service. Named in memory of the late Thea McCrary, former captain of the Clemson University Police Department, the award honors a student who is engaged in public service or public education on matters critical to the lives of women and society in general.

Dukes has served as president of the Student Health Advisory Committee and worked for health promotions at Redfern Health Center. She also works at Oconee Medical Center, assisting with patient registration. She is a member of Eta Sigma Gamma Public Heath Honors Society, Council of Diversity and Affairs, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Clemson Black Student Union and the Clemson University Gospel Choir.

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