Shujaa Award

Previous Winners

2022 Awardee Amy Hauenstein
2021 Awardee Trina Whittaker

What’s the history behind the Shujaa award?

In March of 2018, the Women's Center recognized our associate director, Njoki Kamau, for her long serving role at the center and in support of women and other marginalized people on our campus. Njoki, originally from Kenya, who is also a former Northwestern doctoral student and has been a staff member at the Women’s Center for over 28 years, is a champion of gender equity and a catalyst for change at Northwestern. It was fitting that we entitle her award in 2018 the Shujaa award. Shujaa is a Swahili word that means "courageous" or “brave.”