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MERRILL LYNCH'S LISA LANDAU TO RECEIVE COLUMBIA COLLEGE ALUMNA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, MARCH 27

	Lisa Landau, an Equity Capital Markets associate at Merrill Lynch & Co. 
and a 1989 graduate of Columbia College, has been chosen to receive the 
Columbia College Women's annual Alumna Achievement Award.  The award will 
be presented at a reception on Thursday, March 27, at Columbia University's 
Maison FranÙaise.

	The Alumna Achievement Award is presented by the Columbia College 
Women (CCW), a network of alumnae, faculty, and administrators, to an alumna 
who has demonstrated excellence in her field and made a significant contribution 
to Columbia College and the community at large.

	In her position at Merrill Lynch, Ms. Landau serves as a link between 
issuing clients, investors and Wall Street to bring equity and equity-linked issues 
to market.  She is a member of the CCW, and presently serves on the College's 
Board of Visitors.  Active on behalf of Nontraditional Employment for Women, 
Ms. Landau's work for the College also includes mentoring students, admissions 
recruitment and organizing class reunions.

	"Lisa's energy and commitment to Columbia College,"  said Associate 
Dean Kathryn Yatrakis, "along with her achievements in the challenging world 
of banking and finance, make her a most deserving recipient of this award."

	Past recipients include Wanda Holland ('89), director of Student Life at the 
Chapin School; Elizabeth Schwartz ('87), producer at Cable News Network; Amy 
Brown ('88), former executive director of a Bedford-Stuyvesant community 
service agency; attorney Alison Taylor ('86); and biologist Ilaria Rebay ('87).

	Professor Martha Howell of Columbia University's History Department 
will deliver the keynote address and serve as the evening's master of ceremonies.  
A strong supporter of CCW and of women's studies both at Columbia (where she 
served as director of the Institute for Research and Gender from 1989-1994) and 
at Barnard (where she has served on the Board of the Barnard College Center for 
Research on Women), Professor Howell has taught at Columbia since 1989.


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