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Artistic Honors and Awards | Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham
Academic Honors and Awards | Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham
Community Service and Philantrhopic Honors and Awards |
Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham
[Rotary Club - TBC]
[Women's Club Leadership Award - TBC]
[Naga City/Operation Smile, Dios Mabalos - TBC]
First Year Council Representative, Watson Dorm (Echols), The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (1988-1989)
Peer Advisor, Office of African-American Affairs (OAAA), The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (1988-1989)
Probationary Service Chair, Kappa Alpha Theta (Delta Chi Chapter), The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (1990-1991)
Restoration Ball Committee, Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, The University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia (1989-1990; 1990-1991)
Manager, "The Award-Winning Virginia Fighting Cavalier Indoor/Outdoor Precision (?) Marching Pep Band,
& Chowder Society Review, Unlimited !!!" [sic], The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (inducted 1988)
Member (as student abroad), La Chorale "Clap Yo' Hands" de Gières (Grenoble metro area), France (1991-1992)
Member, The Ambassachords, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,
Medford, Massachusetts (1994-1996; 2002-2003)
Panelist, Digital Documentary Funding and Distribution, Urbanworld Film Festival, New York, New York (2000)
Member, Blackout Arts Collective, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2000-2003)
Emerging Producer, Berlinale Talent Campus (now "Berlinale Talents"), Berlin, Germany (2007)
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EDUCATION
HSD, Norfolk Academy (Summa Cum Laude), Norfolk, Virginia (1988)
Independent Undergraduate Study (Non-Degree), Études de langue et de culture françaises,
Université Stendhal-Grenoble 3 (Université Grenoble Alpes), Grenoble, France (1991-1992)
BA, English Language and Literature and Religious Studies (High Honors), French Minor,
The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (1993)
Advanced Graduate Study (Non-Degree), International Law and International Economic Theory and Policy,
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts (1995-1996; 2002-2003)
MBA, École des Hautes-Études Commerciales (Paris) (Mention Bien), Jouy-en-Josas, France (1997)
Certificate, Film and Video Production (Traditional),
SPS | Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, New York (1998)
JD, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2002)
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
[Award, Daughters of the American Revolution, Thomas Edison - TBC]
Certificate of Honorable Merit, Cum Laude, National Latin Exam,
The American Classical League (A.C.L.) and the National Junior Classical League (N.J.C.L.), Hamilton, Ohio (1984)
Virginia Ellis Talbot Award, Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Virginia (1988)
Echols Scholar, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (1988)
Walter N. Ridley Scholar, University Achievement Award, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (1988)
Member, Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (inducted 1989)
Member, Pen & Ink Committee, Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, The University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Virginia (1989-1990; 1990-1991)
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Resident, La Maison Française, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (1990-1991; 1992-1993)
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Member, Golden Key International Honour Society, Atlanta, Georgia (1993)
President, Harvard International Law Society, Harvard Law School (1994-1995)
Member, Harvard International Law Journal / Harvard International Law Society Symposium Committee,
"The United Nations Family, 1945-1955: Challenges in Law and Development"
(memorialized by the publication of Harvard International Law Journal, no. 36, vol. 2, 1995),
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1994-1995)
Recipient, International Business Relations Internship Grant, Program on International Financial Systems (PIFS),
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1995-1996)
New York State Bar Exam, Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), Albany, New York (2004)
Examen Article 100 (Décret du 27 November 1991), Paris, France (2005)
Guest, UNESCO / Qatar Foundation 2nd Symposium on Innovations in Education, Doha, Qatar (2006)