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03/09/07 NPR senior foreign correspondent Anne Garrels receives Hollander Award By Paul A. Kovach, Vice President for College Communications Anne Garrels (Photo: Christopher Little) Pittsburgh, PA - (March 12, 2007) … In recognition of her global and influential career in journalism, often in locations in conflict, Chatham College will present the 2007 Hollander Award for Women’s Leadership to National Public Radio (NPR) senior foreign correspondent and author of Naked in Baghdad Anne Garrels, according to an announcement by Esther L. Barazzone, Ph.D., Chatham president. The Hollander Award and the Hollander Student Leadership Prize will be presented at a private dinner on Wednesday, March 28. A free public lecture by Ms. Garrels presented in conjunction with the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh will be held Thursday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the College’s Eddy Theatre. A book signing immediately follows. For more information call 412-365-1257 or email jlibby@chatham.edu. Anne Garrels is a senior correspondent for NPR’s foreign desk. She has spent the past four years in Iraq covering the country under Saddam Hussein’s regime and through the U.S. invasion and its aftermath. She earned international recognition in 2003 by being one of 16 U.S. journalists to remain in Baghdad during the initial phase of the war. Her vivid, around-the-clock reports from the city under siege gave listeners remarkable insight into the impact of the war and the violence to come. As U.S.-led forces advanced on the city, Ms. Garrels remained at her post, describing the scene on the streets and reactions from those she encountered. Her experiences in Baghdad are chronicled in Naked in Baghdad (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 2003). Since Sept. 11, 2001, Ms. Garrels has also reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East. Before covering the Middle East she concentrated on the former Soviet Union and its successor states for many years, earning an Alfred I. Dupont Award for her coverage of diverse topics ranging from social and economic challenges to military and cultural developments. From Tiananmen Square to the battlegrounds of Chechnya, from Bosnia to Kosovo, Israel to Iraq, Ms. Garrels has put a human face on conflict, combining experience in the field with a sharp understanding of the policy debates in Washington. Ms. Garrels’ work in Iraq has been recognized with the George Polk Award, the 2004 CPB Edward R. Murrow Award, the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation, the Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia University Award, the University of Missouri Medal for Distinguished Service to Journalism, and awards from Interaction and the World Affairs Council. For her contribution to NPR’s coverage of the Gulf War in 1990 Garrels shared an Alfred I. Dupont Award. In 1999 the Overseas Press Club honored Garrels with the Whitman Bassow Award for a series she did on global water issues. Her reports can be heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition Saturday, Weekend Edition Sunday and Day to Day. Before joining NPR in 1988, a move she says which allowed her to “spread her wings,” Ms. Garrels was the State Department correspondent for NBC News. Prior to that, she worked at ABC holding a variety of positions over the course of 10 years, including serving as Moscow bureau chief and correspondent until she was expelled in 1982. From 1984-85 she was the network’s Central American bureau chief. In 1996-97 Ms. Garrels spent a year as an Edward R. Murrow Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is a member of the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Ms. Garrels graduated from Harvard University in 1972. When not on assignment she lives with her husband Vint Lawrence in Connecticut. The Hollander Award for Women in Leadership biannually recognizes a woman leader who has made significant contributions to her community and who serves as an exemplary role model for other women. Part of the award includes a funded visit to the Chatham campus, allowing the recipient the opportunity to meet with students and help them appreciate and explore the potential contributions they can make to society. Past recipients include Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org; Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; Former Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky; The Honorable Cynthia A. Baldwin; and The Honorable Monica McWilliams, member of the Northern Ireland Parliament and co-founder of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition political party. The Hollander Women’s Leadership Fund was established by Barbara Stone Hollander ’60 and Thomas Hollander, Esq. to support initiatives that encourage the preparation of Chatham College women as public leaders by bringing outstanding women leaders to the campus and funding an annual student award for an experiential opportunity in leadership development. Previous student activities include attendance at the Beijing Women’s Conference and internships with the Gore Presidential Campaign and in the Irish Parliament. Chatham College provides its almost 1,600 students – both undergraduate and graduate – with a solid education built upon strong academics, public leadership and global perception. Chatham’s graduate programs, continuing education and certification programs provide women and men with advanced education for professional careers. Founded in 1869, Chatham is a small co-ed university with a women’s college at its core. The 35-acre arboretum campus is located on historic Woodland Road in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh. For more information call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu. # # #

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