New Haven ex-pat Donna L. Kinsler writes in about a recent milestone: “I had the opportunity to introduce and present an award to Dr. James Earl Lyons Sr, President of California State University Dominguez Hills. Both Dr. Lyons and I are natives of New Haven. Dr. Lyons was the keynote speaker at The African Focus Goodwill Ambassador Awards event on Saturday, April 29, in Los Angeles. This benevolent nonprofit organization recognizes the work of humanitarians whose work has improved the quality of life of Africans and Caribbean people. I was the recipient of the award in 2004 for my work with Sparrow’s Ministries an AIDS hospice village in South Africa.” Click here to read a piece Kinsler wrote about how she got involved helping South African children with AIDS.