Each year, three alumnae are selected from a large and diverse group of candidates to receive one of the following honors; the Baldwin School Alumnae Award, the Award for Life Achievement, and the Distinguished Young Alumna Award. This year's winners were honored at the Alumnae Awards Ceremony during Baldwin's Classes of Green Reunion on Friday, April 30, 2010.
Lindsay Carroll Farrell '75 is the recipient of this year's Baldwin School Alumnae Award. As President and CEO of the Open Door Family Medical Centers in Westchester County, NY, Lindsay has dedicated her professional life to ensuring that quality health care and human services are accessible and available to the economically disadvantaged. As the organization’s leader, she believes that “health care is a right and not a privilege,” and that “healthy families are at the foundation of civil society.”
This year Baldwin honors Christina Giannini '55 with the Award for Life Achievement. Throughout her long and illustrious career, Christina has designed costumes and scenery around the world, on and off-Broadway, for theatre, opera and ballet and her devotion to her craft is as evident as her resume is long. She has worked with numerous dance companies including the Martha Graham Dance Company, the American Ballet Theatre, The Joffrey Ballet and the Pennsylvania Ballet Company. Christina is praised by her colleagues for not only her skill, but her attitude as well, “Her enthusiasm for the work is contagious and she has made a great contribution to everyone whose life she has touched during her tenure as a costume designer.”
Amanda Birnbaum-Steinberg '95 is the winner of the
Distinguished Young Alumna Award. Dismayed by fact that women are chronically under-earning and under-saving, Amanda founded
DailyWorth.com, a daily email to teach women about personal finance and money management. According to Amanda, “No one is going to fix financial inequity for women. We have to recognize our own self-worth, ask for higher salaries, invest more aggressively, and build our own wealth.” To date, the e-newsletter boasts 12,000+ members and has been featured in Forbes, Inc and SELF magazines.
To hear more about these women and their experiences, please join us on campus on Friday, April 30th at 1:45 p.m. in the Athletic Center. We hope to see you there!