AAUW Alumnae Connections
Fellowship Is Forever
Whether you want to reconnect with AAUW, find peers in your field or just let us know about the great things you’ve been up to since the year of your fellowship or grant, you’re in the right place.
Your relationship with AAUW — and each other — doesn’t have to end when your fellowship does.
We hope you’ll stay in touch by:
- Joining our Facebook group or LinkedIn group or follow AAUW on Twitter.
- Becoming an AAUW member or donate to join our community and advance gender equity.
- Learning more about AAUW Programs and resources to boost your career!
Use form below to stay in touch!
AAUW History
The AAUW Alumnae community is comprised of over 13,000 awardees, many of whose work has transformed the world we live in today. Learn more about AAUW’s history, the legacy of our Fellowship programs, and some of our most remarkable recipients through the years.
Mentorship Program
We are excited to announce the launch of AAUW’s Mentorship Program!
Recent awardees will have the chance to develop goals, enhance leadership skills, and connect with a mentor in their field.
This program will provide a space for sharing experiences that foster a sense of connectedness to your AAUW alumnae community and result in long lasting relationships.
A series of networking and professional development events will be available to program participants. If you are interested in participating in the pilot program, please complete the survey below.
Faces of Alumnae: Recent Success Stories
Yamilée Toussaint – 2022-23 Community Action Grantee
Yamilée Toussaint is the Founder & CEO of STEM From Dance, which empowers girls with the skills, experiences, and confidence to pursue careers in STEM through the transformative power of dance. Combining her background in engineering, education, and a lifelong passion for dance, she started the program in 2012 to inspire girls of color to pursue STEM careers. Yamilée holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a M.S. in Teaching from Pace University. She has earned numerous accolades, including the MIT MLK Leadership Award, Teach For America’s Social Innovation Award, AnitaB.org’s Educational Innovation Award, and Falling Walls Foundation Science Engagement Breakthrough of the Year Award.
Paula Cano – 2023-24 Selected Professions Fellow
Currently a Junior Designer at SOM, Paula wants to significantly increase the representation of licensed Latina architects. She earned her M.Arch from the University of Texas at Austin and specializes in digital technology and sustainable design. Hailing from Colombia, renowned for its rich tradition in crafts, her work is imbued with meticulous attention to detail, paying homage to established traditions while seamlessly integrating modern technology and innovative methodologies. Paula has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Wood Excellence Design Award and the O’Neil Ford, FAIA, Traveling Fellowship for her master’s Thesis on the Galapagos. She has also contributed as an editor for ArchDaily and other Spanish publications, where she explores architecture, culture, and society. A STEM Fellow with the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Paula has been instrumental in connecting local and international stakeholders through her involvement with the AIA Latinos in Architecture Austin Chapter and AEC conferences.
Ana Amezcua Ferrer - 2021-22 International Fellow
Ana is an international lawyer, specializing in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law. She currently works as a Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation for Mexico and Central America. Her work there focuses on providing technical advice and training to countries of the region on issues such as the laws of armed conflict, dignified treatment of people deprived of liberty, and sexual violence. Prior to this, she worked at the ICRC’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations on topics such as protecting civilians during armed conflict and respect for humanitarian action. Additionally, Ana has experience representing refugees and victims of human trafficking and other gender-based crimes before national courts in Mexico, international tribunals, and mechanisms such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Recent Books by AAUW Fellows and Grantees
Check out one of these impressive and informative titles from our alumnae.
Read MoreMeet a Fellow
The AAUW Fellowship meant the world to me! I’m now an associate professor at Tulane University. The project AAUW supported as a dissertation is now a book, and it won the British Society for Literature and Science 2017 Book Prize. Thank you!
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