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Rosemarie Figueroa selected as recipient of 2017 North Campus Deans’ MLK Spirit Award

by Rod Capps
Industrial and Operations Engineering
January 23, 2017
IOE PhD Candidate Rosemarie Figueroa was selected as a recipient of the 2017 North Campus Deans' MLK Spirit Award which was awarded to her in a North Campus ceremony on January 16, 2017| Short Read

IOE PhD Candidate Rosemarie Figueroa was selected as a recipient of the 2017 North Campus Deans’ MLK Spirit Award which was awarded to her in a North Campus ceremony on January 16, 2017.

The Martin Luther King Spirit Awards are given to students, student organizations, and faculty members at the University of Michigan North Campus who exemplify the leadership and vision of Dr. King through their commitment to social justice, diversity, and inclusion.

Please join us in congratulating her on this honor!

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