Rotary Club of Edina Sponsors Peace Fellow
Edina, Minn., Dec. 08, 2011 – The Rotary Club of Edina sponsored one of 50 recipients in the worldwide 2011 Rotary Peace Fellowship program. Rotary Peace Fellows are selected annually based upon their dedication to peace and conflict resolution, community leadership, professional experience and academic achievement. Minneapolis resident Dragana Vidovic, news and legislation associate for World Without Genocide and a survivor of the 1990s war in Bosnia, will use the award to pursue a master's degree in peace and conflict resolution.
Vidovic has participated in many World Without Genocide projects including the film "Children of Genocide: Five Who Survived." She led discussions at the Guthrie Theater for the play "Heaven" about the Bosnian genocide, is involved in the educational "Tents of Witness" exhibit and also speaks at area colleges.
Vidovic graduated with honors from the College of St. Benedict. She currently works for the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research at the University of Minnesota. She will begin graduate studies at the University of Bradford in fall 2012. She plans to use her background in psychology to educate people about past genocides in order to prevent future violence and to foster peace.
The Rotary Club of Edina meets Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Ave. For more information about the Rotary Club of Edina, visit www.EdinaRotary.org. For membership information, contact Membership Director Leslie Kreofsky, 952-929-2569 or leslie@kreofsky.com.