Alumna Chi Chi Obichere-Roxo's interest in international development - sparked by a Colgate extended study course and a Watson fellowship - can be seen through her work involving refugees in Kenya, religious leaders in Nigeria, and a host of others around the world.

Obichere-Roxo '00 is a program officer with Management Sciences for Health, a nonprofit global health organization based at The Extending Service Delivery Project, a consortium of six international organizations funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

Besides Kenya and Nigeria, Obichere-Roxo also has worked in England, India, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Mali. She focuses mainly on reproductive health and family planning issues.

Colgate students nominated for highly selective fellowship programs were honored last week during a Merrill House luncheon.

Provost Lyle Roelofs commended the students for their interest in extending their educations and serving as ambassadors for Colgate in the global community.

"It's important for us as an institution to provide the resources for these students to pursue these kinds of rigorous opportunities," said Roelofs. He was joined by several faculty members at the lunch, which was organized by Ann Landstrom, associate director for fellowship, scholarship, and graduate school advising for the university's Center for Career Services, along with Kelly Snyder in the Dean of the Faculty office.