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Distinguished Alumni Award Winner 2021

Introducing your 2021 winner

Yvette Stevens

Ambassador Yvette Stevens

Yvette (MSc Electrical Power Systems and Machines 1974) was once a barefoot girl fetching water. Now she’s an international role model. Yvette defeated the odds, followed her passion for science and reached the highest professional rank as Director at the UN. Her story inspires anyone who hears it.

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