BCW President --Linda Bates Parker Receives ADVANCE Award

BCW President & Founder, Linda Bates Parker, is the recipient of the ADVANCE Mentor Award for her dedication and commitment to mentoring African American students at the University of Cincinnati. The award, presented st the 20th Anniversary of the ADVANCE organization at its Banquet and Celebration in May 2006, recognized "Ma Parker's lifetime commitment to supporting students in higher education. The event attracted several hundred ADVANCE past alumni, current officers, members family members, UC officials and corporate sponsors to the UC Great Hall.

This honor adds to a series of honors Linda has recently received including: The United Way of Cincinnati's New Century Leadership Award recognizing Linda's life-long contributions to diversity. She also has received the Global Citizen Award from the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce for her development of International Conferences and her work with international students.

This past September, Linda was featured in the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Journal as a "thought Leader" in her profession and featured her reflections on a 20 plus year career in the field of career development. Previously, Linda was inducted into the NACE Academy of Fellows at their annual conference. The Academy of Fellows Award is one of the highest distinctions that is extended to members of NACE nationally for their body of work and lifetime professional accomplishments. Linda is one of only 15 Career Development Center Directors in the country to be inducted into the Academy of Fellows, since the Academy's inception in 1994 .

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