ROCKEFELLER HALL ADVISERS WIN CITIZENSHIP AWARD

Public Safety Director Mike Hill presents the award to Lisa Athwal '07.

The Department of Public Safety recently made its second presentation of "Good Citizen Awards" to four residents of Rockefeller Hall. Lisa Athwal '07, Amanda David '06, Val Jankowski '06 and Angeldeep Kaur '07, all hall advisers in Rock, braved the wrath of hallmates to help evacuate the dorm during an unscheduled fire alarm in the predawn hours one day last month.

"The alarm went off once, and we all evacuated. When we got back to our rooms, it went off again," says Athwal. "Because Public Safety had already given us the all-clear once, we knew that a lot of people would ignore it. But it wasn't a drill — nobody had determined why the alarm went off, and it was possible that there was real danger in staying inside. So each of us went door to door in our hall and made sure that everybody got out."

"It was about four in the morning," Athwal says "and everybody was pretty cranky. But it was important to make sure that no one was left behind."

The four women received certificates and Public Safety backpacks in recognition of their public-spirited actions, said Public Safety Director Mike Hill.

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