Over $950,000 Awarded in Grants & Scholarships since 1996

Lura Bradfield had two dreams: first, to help young women further their education and second, to support institutions that had programs for abused women. Lura's dreams are realized with each grant and scholarship given. Since the Foundation's inception in 1996, grants and scholarships have amounted to over $950,000.

About this Year's Speaker - Dr. Ludy Green

B.A. University of Wisconsin
Ph.D. University of Chicago

Dr. Ludy Green is President and Founder of Second Chance Employment Services. With over 15 years of Human Resources (HR) experience, she holds a master's degree in HR Management and a doctorate in Industrial Organization Psychology. Dr. Green belongs to an extensive network of HR managers representing Fortune 500 companies and has held the following positions:

• Vice President of Human Resources for a major national association
• Director of Human Resources for an international women's organization
• Associate Director of Human Resources for a management consulting firm

Dr. Green has been a community activist for women's and children's issues for over 12 years and currently holds or has held the following appointments:

• Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Family and Children's Trust Fund of Virginia
• Commissioner, Commission on the Status of Women, Arlington County, Virginia
• Member, Policy Committee, Mothers at Home
• Reviewer, Department of Health and Human Services Grant Review Panel
• Advisor, English for Speakers of Other Languages and High Intensity Language Training (ESOL/HILT), Virginia
• Vice President, American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Awards and Recognition

• April 2007 - Award for Professional Innovation
• June 6, 2008 'Eye of the Tige' at Global Summit in Vietnam
• February 28, 2008 - US Appointed Delegate to 2008 Global Summit
• January 2008 - Chosen for Washingtonian of the Year 2007

2008-09 Scholarship Recipients

American University
Kristi-Anne Caisse
Christina Arnold

The George Washington University
Faezeh Razjouyan
Melinda Elise Michaels

Distinguished Speakers from Previous Annual Lecture and Awards Presentations

2007 - Dr. Rita J. Simon, University Professor, American University

2006 - Allida Black, Project Director and Editor of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers

2005 - Trading Women, a documentary on sex trafficking

2004 - Carolyn Bain, Director of R & D, MITH

2003 - Christina Arnold, "Lending Another Voice to Humanity: Challenges of Activism"

2002 - The Rte. Rev. Jane Holmes Dixon, Education of the Whole Person

2000 - Assistant Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D.,MPA., Women's Health Issues

1999 - Ms. Elizabeth Winthrop, Author, Island Justice

1998 - Ms. Wendy S. White, Partner, Shea & Gardner, Washington, DC

1997 - Ms. Elizabeth Shrader, Latin American Coordinator for Prevention and Treatment of Family Viloence, Inter-American Development Bank

SAVE-THE-DATE!!!

The Lura Bradfield Foundation's 12th
Lecture and Awards Presentation

Hosted by
The George Washington University
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
7-9 PM (reception to follow)

Featuring Awards and Distinguished Speaker
Dr. Ludy Green

Founder and President
Second Chance Employment Services

Open to the public - Free - Parking available

If interested in attending,
click here to reserve a seat