Two College of A&S professors earn Frederick Douglass Awards

Cotton Club of Albuquerque

Posted: March 11, 2019

The NM Black History Organizing Committee and the Cotton Club of Albuquerque hosted a gala evening on Saturday, March 2, with the theme “RESPECT: Honoring Women in Higher Learning.” Five leading women faculty members received the Frederick Douglass Awards in honor of their outstanding work in teaching, leadership, mentoring, and community service, including two from the College of Arts & Sciences: Nancy Lopez, Professor of Sociology (second from right) and Myra Washington, Associate Professor of Communication & Journalism (far right).