October 292, 2001
VOL. 31, NO. 9
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Portrait of a Surgeon General
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An oil portrait of Antonia Novello, the first Latina
surgeon general of the U.S., was unveiled on Oct. 9 in the
Sherwood Room of Levering Hall, Homewood. The portrait joins
that of Thurgood Marshall in a series of culturally diverse
pieces being commissioned by Homewood Student Affairs.
Novello was selected by the HSA diversity and community
committee and OLE, the university's student organization
that caters to, but is not exclusive to, Latin American and
Hispanic cultures. Pictured are the artist, Nathaniel Gibbs;
Novello; President William R. Brody; Susan Boswell, dean of
student life, and Rose Gaskins, associate director of the
Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Novello, currently
commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, is
an alumna of the Bloomberg School of Public Health, where
she was a visiting professor and special director for
community health policy.
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Nathaniel Gibbs, Antonia
Novello, Willliam R. Brody, Susan Boswell, Rose Gaskins |
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