St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was named a 2018 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She was presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, February 16, at the AAAS Fellows Forum during the 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
According to the AAAS, President Jordan was awarded in the education section “for creativity and innovation in bringing research experiences to first-year undergraduate students and for leadership in inclusive excellence in higher education.”
This year 416 members have been awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. She is pictured with Margaret Hamburg, AAAS president at the time of the annual meeting and current AAAS Board of Directors Chair.
