Shirley Verrett Tribute and Award Presentation
November 6, 2011 

The Shirley Verrett Award

The inaugural Shirley Verrett Award, established in honor of the late University of Michigan James Earl Jones Distinguished University Professor of Voice and internationally acclaimed opera singer, will be presented at a ceremony celebrating her life and work.
This award recognizes a U-M faculty member whose work has supported the success of women in creative fields who come from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds.

Please plan to join us on Sunday, November 6 at 3:30 pm at  Stamps Auditorium. The event will feature performances by Shirley's former students, as well as words from friends and colleagues. The Tribute and Award Presentation will be followed by a light reception.

For more information on the award, please see http://www.cew.umich.edu/leadership/wocap/verrettaward or contact the Women of Color in the Academy Project coordinator, Ching-Yune C. Sylvester at yunecs@umich.edu

The Shirley Verrett Award was established in 2011 by the University of Michigan Office of the Senior Vice Provost, and is administered and sponsored by the Women of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP) at the Center for the Education of Women.