Three 2007 Berkeley graduates had an impact internationally as this year’s winners of the Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize. The winners were selected by a distinguished panel of faculty, researchers and artists and are provided as much as $25,000 each to cover project costs, materials, and living expenses for up to one year.

They are: 

• Sun Lee: An undergraduate majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies, Sun Lee will collect and publish the accounts of witnesses and survivors of the violence surrounding East Timor’s vote for full independence from Indonesia in 1999.  

• Senay Yitbarek: Building on his classroom and internship experiences, Senay Yitbarek will help both small farmers and Brazilian forests benefit from environmentally sound practices.    

• Irene Chemtai Mungo: Whether in the Bay Area or her native Kenya, Irene Chemtai Mungo has had the same goal: combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education and support. Irene earned a chemistry degree and plans to attend medical school.  

Click here for a press release about the 2007 Stronach Prize winners.