Before Counter handed out the awards, SeniorAdmissions Officer David L. Evans, a member of thefoundation's faculty advisory board, spoke on thehistory and current state of intercultural andracial relations at the University. When he cameto a racially unaware Harvard in 1969, Evans said,"one faculty member thought black Muslim was aform of fabric."

He added that although the situation hasimproved, easing race relations is never a smoothpath. He urged the audience to think about theRwandan conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnicgroups.

But he said it is vital that the foundationcontinues to work toward a more diverse and awarecommunity.

"There's trouble in our land," Evans said. "Weneed effort. We need it badly. And we need Harvardto be involved in it."

Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 praisedthe winners.

"I want to say how proud I think we should beof the community we have created here," he said."We are extremely proud of you and your work."

Winners of the Foundation Awards were Hodge,Correa, Lin, Mohamad M. Al-Ississ '99, Dana B.Bennett '99, Sergio Castellon '00, Brian J. Daigle'99, Lee A. Dalope '99, Lizzeth Henao '99, BrianG. Howard '00, Edidiong N. Ikpe '99, La Tanya N.James '99, Chaundra C. King '99, Nancy G. Lin '99,Arif N. Nathoo '99, Jeloni M. Shabazz '00, CharisaA. Smith '00 and Anita K. Wong '99.

The Foundation's Recognition Recipients wereBaer, Andrew Amo '01, Adam P. Bailey '01, Keith E.Bernard '99, Jennifer R. Darrah '01, Kenneth N.Ebie '01, Omolara O. Fatiregun '00, Joyce I.Imahiyerobo '01, Marlene M. Losier '01, Kiisha J.Morrow '99, James L. Mwangi '00, Joelle G. Novey'01, Niki V. Santo '00, Nina S. Sawyer '01 andSerre-Yu Wong '01.

The Aloian Dinner is held annually in memory ofthe Harvard Alumni Association Executive Directorand Quincy House Master David Aloian who died in1986. He helped the foundation by hosting numerousevents in Quincy House