5:46pm: Distinguished Alumna

Fanta Aw said that she nominated Bernadine Karunaratne because "the notion of first is always her case."

Karunaratne, a partner at the Gallup organiation, is:

• The First woman partner in her group
• First woman of color
• First foreign national.
  

Aw also added, to laughter and cheers: "I want to thank her husband and parents for letting us share her!”