Awards & Recognitions
1990
Mary B. Craik Award for Equality and Justice, St. Cloud State University
1996
Dennis M. Thayer Leadership Award and Excellence in Leadership Award, St. Cloud State University
1997
Jerome Foundation Dance Travel and Study Grant Program to Indonesia (award had to be turned down because of the dangerous political situation in Indonesia at that time) NO PIC
City of St. Cloud Mayor’s High-Five Award for Cultural Diversity
1998
JCPenney Golden Rule Award for Volunteerism, Minnesota
2002
Teacher of the Year Award from Kappa Delta Pi, St. Cloud State University, Department of Education
2005
Virginia McKnight Binger Award in Human Service, Minnesota
Education
● Certification in Pianoforte (Intermediate) (1963), The Associated
Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
● Certificate in Theory of Music (Advanced) (1964), The Associated
Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
● B.Sc. degree University of Singapore (1971)
● M.A. SCSU (1996)
Community Impact
Hedy moderated a panel on "The Rhetoric of Hate: Art as Activism - Centering the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community." This was part of the It's Time to Act! series of the Minneapolis YWCA on December 13, 2022.
Click below to view the online presentation.
Science Museum of Minnesota - “On Race”
Awesome Woman Award from Among Women magazine, St. Cloud, MN
Asian-Pacific Leadership Award, Governors’ State Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans
2008
“In Praise of Women of Color” Award, St. Cloud State University
Photograph by Emmanuel Oppong
2008 Rock-On Award, presented to Create CommUNITY, from St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis
2010
Fellow: James P. Shannon Leadership Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota
2016
Delegate: National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) Minnesota to the First United State of Women conference, Washington D.C
2017
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) Minnesota and Pollen Foundation’s “50 Over 50” award
2022
City of St. Cloud Legacy Award
2024
2023
2007
2022 Juneteenth Pillar Award - City of St. Cloud
