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Naomi Vega, PhD

Alum · Class of 1969

Coeducation
First
Pioneer
Puerto Rico

Naomi Vega, PhD · 1968-1969 · as printed on the magazine pageMission Accomplished (September 2003)

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In their words

"It was a time of major upheaval in the country as a whole, and it was a bad time at Pomfret as well. We had rabble-rousers: a kid stealing from a faculty member's apartment, another slashing tires — tough years."

Naomi Vega, PhD · 1968-1969

The story

Naomi Vega, PhD

Puerto Rican, female, poor, Catholic, controversial, assertive, and proud — the first female to receive a diploma from Pomfret School (June 1969) and the only girl in her graduating class. Selected through the ASPIRA program. After graduation, earned degrees from Brandeis, CUNY, and University of Puerto Rico (PhD). Became professor of English Education at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, San Juan, Puerto Rico.