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Esther Capin: An Exhibition of Her Life and Contributions

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Capin reading a book SWJA

Congratulations to Esther Capin on receiving The University of Arizona Alumni Achievement Award at the 128th Commencement ceremonies on May 18, 2003.

from UA News Services "A longtime resident of Nogales and Tucson, Capin earned a bachelor's in psychology and a master's in counseling from the UA. She worked as a mental health counselor at the Santa Cruz Guidance Center in Nogales for ten years. Capin served for 16 years on the Arizona Board of Regents which included two terms as president. Since 1994, she has been the chair of the advisory board of the UA Morris K. Udall Center for Public Policy Studies and is a member of the advisory boards for the Colleges of Fine Arts, Education and Social and Behavioral Sciences. She has also served on the University Medical Center Board of Directors since 1984 and two years as chair."

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