For this highly prestigious award conferred on African women, Doe was chosen as the sole representative of Liberia, her home country. She is the daughter of Felicia Politee and Sam Gbaydee Doe. Her father, employed by the , holds from EMU.

“The 2013 Fellows are between the ages of 19 and 25, but are already actively leading change on pertinent issues, both at the grassroots and international level,” said a news release from the Milead Fellows program. “From poverty to women’s economic empowerment, environmental justice and political participation, this new generation of African women leaders are proof that Africa can produce the bold, visionary and inspirational leadership needed to lift Africa to its rightful place on the global stage.”

Samfee Doe double-majored in and at EMU and is now enrolled in St. George’s University in Grenada, pursuing both a medical degree and a master’s in public health. The Milead Fellowship requires her to attend a three-week leadership conference in Ghana, plus conduct a project to benefit the country she represents. Doe likely will be juggling a year-long public health project in Liberia with clinical rotations in the United States, which she expects to begin in the spring of 2014.

In 2011-12, Doe was accepted into the Keith B.Taylor Global Scholar program, which enabled her to spend a year at The University of Northumbria in Newcastle upon Tyne in northeast England. There she focused on how the national health service works in the United Kingdom.

Samfee was one of 10 students in her graduating year to be selected for EMU’s top honor, the , awarded for “outstanding contributions to the university, community or society.” In addition to her academic achievements, she was a standout runner on EMU’s track and field team.

“EMU courses prepared me well for medical school,” she said in an email to . “I wrote my advisor [] thanking her after the first month of school.”

Although the top finishes were dominated by D-I athletes, there were more D-III schools at this meet than last weekend’s meet hosted by the University of Maryland, giving the Royals a better chance to gauge their competition.

EMU junior Michael Allen was the top D-III finisher in the long jump.

EMU senior Samfee Doe was fourth among D-III runners in the 500m dash.

Junior Michael Allen (Fork Union, Va./Louisa Co.) highlighted EMU’s day. He was the top D-III finisher in the long jump with a distance of 6.47m, earning him 14th place. Allen also moved up to second place in the ODAC standings with the leap.

In the triple jump, Allen again took 14th overall and was in third among D-III athletes. His best distance of 12.96m moved him up to fourth in the ODAC ranks.

On the women’s side, Samfee Doe (Timonium, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) had the fourth best D-III time in the 500m dash, as she took 13th overall in 1:26.94.

Freshman Erica Garber (Canby, Or./Canby) moved into the ODAC’s sixth spot in the triple jump. Her best jump of 10.04m was 0.50m better than her jump the previous week.

Sophia Holmes (Berryville, Va./Clarke) tried her hand in the 1000m run and took 11th overall in 3:24.76. She was fifth among D-III runners.

The Royals now have a weekend off before heading to the Vince Brown Invitational in Newport News on Feb. 12.

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