Lisa Green has been chosen to receive the 2023 Ubora Award, which will be presented to her at a ceremony as the Springfield Museum in September. This award recognizes her scientific achievements, her outreach to the Greater Springfield community as a linguist, as well as her other service to that community. Congratulations Lisa!

Biographies of past recipients can be found here: https://springfieldmuseums.org/ubora/ubora-award-winners/.

The Ubora Award is presented by the African Hall Subcommittee to an African American adult who has demonstrated a commitment to the Greater Springfield area and exhibited excellence in the fields of community service, education, science, humanities or the arts. The Swahili word ubora means “excellence.”