Amber Aspinall, a 2017 graduate of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, was selected as the recipient of the 2016-17 Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA) Outstanding Student Leadership Award. This award is given to one (1) graduating senior of African descent and one (1) graduating graduate student for his/her outstanding leadership and efforts to enhance the lives of students and the community-at-large while attending Cornell University. The award is granted based on the following: (1) academic achievement; (2) leadership on campus or in community organizations; (3) contribution to improving relationships among Cornell students, faculty, administrative staff and/or the greater Ithaca community; and (4) commitment to uplifting people of African descent including future plans for contributing to CBAA, Cornell University, and the greater community. No graduate students applied for the 2017 award.
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Amber recently graduated from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations with minors in Inequality Studies, Africana Studies, and Law & Society. She remains committed to public service and will continue to use her radical imagination to work towards a more just world.
In addition to advocating for a world free from oppression, Amber's heart is in the kitchen. She has a passion for cooking and home brewing and will be now be based in Saint Louis working with a brewery and learning from the on-the-ground movement for Black lives. Eventually, she will she return to school to pursue a J.D.
We thank Amber for her outstanding leadership!