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Jayne Anne Phillips -author -
Her 2009 novel Lark and Termite garnered praise from Alice Munro, who said Phillips’ words “cut like a diamond, with such sharp authenticity and bursts of light.” The book was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critic’s Award and was included in the 10 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times. Lark and Termite was chosen an 09 Best Book of the Year by San Francisco Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, Publisher’s Weekly, The Christian Science Monitor, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Barnes and Noble Review and The Financial Times (UK). Phillips’ works are published in 10 languages. She has taught at Harvard, Williams, Boston University, NYU and Brandeis. She is currently University Professor of English and director of the Rutgers University-Newark MFA Program in Creative Writing.


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Rear Admiral Margaret M. Kitt
Deputy director for program at the National Institute for Occupational Safety in Morgantown, where she shares with the NIOSH director the responsibility for the institute’s research and program operations. She also oversees the NIOSH Global Health Programs.
As a Senior Commissioned Corps Officer, she has served in a leadership role in many emergency operations including the Deepwater Horizon, Ebola virus and post-Hurricane Katrina responses. She has won a PHS Commendation Medal, Outstanding Service Medal, Outstanding Unit Citations and the HHS Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service.

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