Dr. Linda Chaudron, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, will be honored at UR’s annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner. Chaudron has been chosen to receive the Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed on those members of the University community who inspire other women to be trailblazers and groundbreakers. Chaudron will be the 14th female recipient of the award since its inception.
Chaudron has worked at the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry for 16 years. In addition to her position as Senior Associate Dean, she is also a professor in the departments of Psychiatric Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics. Her research investigates the various aspects of depression and anxiety that sometimes accompany and follow childbirth. This work has helped identify and treat new mothers at risk of perinatal disorders that occur in the weeks before or after birth.
In addition to her scientific and medical contributions, Dr. Chaudron has been a champion for inclusion and diversity. She relishes her current role as Senior Associate Dean, citing it as a “wonderful opportunity to work across the institution to develop and collaborate on educational and career development programs that contribute to a diverse and inclusive community at the University of Rochester.”
“I have had great opportunities to be mentored by phenomenal men and women,” Chaudron said, “I am thrilled to be able to mentor and guide others who seek to make a difference in academia, medicine and science.”
The annual Legacy Dinner commemorates Anthony’s successful campaign for the admission of women into the University. In 1900, with help from the Rochester community, Anthony met the demands of University trustees and raised the $50,000 necessary for coeducation.
“I am honored, humbled and grateful to be among such amazing and accomplished women,” Chaudron said. “As an alumna of the medical school, this honor is especially meaningful to me. To receive an honor that is named in recognition of Susan B. Anthony is truly something that I will always cherish.”
This year’s Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Staybridge Suites hotel in Rochester. The event will include a keynote address by lawyer, actress and columnist Pam Sherman. The Jane R. Plitt Scholarship, the Fannie Bigelow Scholarships, the Susan B. Anthony Prize and multiple Susan B. Anthony Scholarships will also be awarded at the event.
“It is an exciting time for women in medicine and science,” Chaudron said. “It is so satisfying to see so many young women at the undergraduate and graduate levels who are pursuing careers that will not only help individuals but will answer some of the most challenging and important questions that affect our society.”
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