Certificate Prizes

• Derek Bok Public Service Prize
• Katie Y. F. Yang Prize
• Harold V. Langlois Outstanding Scholar Award
• Class Marshals

Derek Bok Public Service Prize

Betty King Cuyugan

The Derek Bok Public Service Prize honors the commitment of former Harvard President Derek Bok to continuing education and community service. It is awarded annually to degree and certificate recipients who give generously to improve the quality of life for others. The first place prize went to Betty King Cuyugan. King Cuyugan moved to Cambridge from Lenoir, North Carolina, “to stoke the furnace,” as she says. An animal-rights activist, she has pioneered efforts in animal protection and animal therapy in her state. She is the author of a memoir, Dog on a Leash: The Healing Power of Dogs. While a candidate in the Certificate in Management Program, she set the groundwork for two civic initiatives: the erection of an Asian Holocaust Memorial in Boston and an international conference on pluralizing Chinese institutions through philanthropy.

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Katie Y. F. Yang Prize

Diana Huidobro

Named for a 1990 graduate of the certificate program in management, the Katie Y. F. Yang Prize is awarded annually to the international graduate of the program with the most outstanding academic record. This year’s recipient, Diana Huidobro, a citizen of Chile, concentrated in finance and control. She is a 2002 graduate of Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, where she received a bachelor’s degree in industrial and environmental engineering. Her professional experience is in finance, most recently as the head of a commercial unit for RiskAmerica.com. One of her immediate goals is to develop a new financial product for the global market.

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Harold V. Langlois Outstanding Scholar Award

Tamara Aimée Vargas-Ortiz

The Harold V. Langlois Outstanding Scholar Award recognizes a Certificate in Management graduate who has demonstrated exceptional academic accomplishment and promise as a manager. The 2006 recipient, Tamara Aimée Vargas-Ortiz, holds a bachelor’s degree in public communication, magna cum laude, and a JD, cum laude, both from the University of Puerto Rico. She has worked as a clerk for an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. She plans to pursue legal work.

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Class Marshals

This year’s class marshals for the graduate certificate programs were Betty King Cuyugan, Rami Hannoush, Diana Huidobro, Alexis André Rocker, Bonnie Wayon Tom, and Tamara Aimée Vargas-Ortiz.

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Rami Hannoush photographer Sam Ogden

Alexis André Rocker

Bonnie Wayon Tom photographer Sam Ogden