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Jian Ni “Nina” Sun is 2011 Columbia Alumni Medalist
SIPA congratulates Jian Ni “Nina” Sun (MIA ’01) on being awarded the Columbia Alumni Medal at the 2011 University Commencement. The Alumni Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the Columbia Alumni Association for distinguished service to the University.
Sun graduated from SIPA with a Master of International Affairs focusing on international business. She is co-founder of Sunnybund Consulting, Inc., a public relations agency in Shanghai, China. She serves as co-president of the Columbia Alumni Association of Shanghai and is the international advisory board member for Columbia’s Global Center in Beijing.
Through Sun’s leadership and public relations expertise, Columbia University has been noted in more than 100 feature story reports in Chinese mainstream media. She has established and involved Chinese media leadership in SIPA’s Picker Center for Executive Education, where more than 200 Chinese senior media executives have benefited from management training.
“Students who come to SIPA want to become future global leaders,” she said. “They also want to do more things for society.”
Sun also worked with Teachers College faculty to introduce progressive education philosophies and programs to Chinese schools and helped top Chinese universities such as Tsinghua University and Fudan University to establish progressive-education modeled international schools.
She says students from China and other nations around the world return from Columbia and SIPA with an exceptional education and the SIPA spirit – the spirit of providing service.
Watch an interview with Sun here. 
The Columbia Alumni Medal, first awarded in 1933, recognizes alumni for service to the University – including its schools, alumni associations, regional Columbia Clubs, and University-wide initiatives.
SIPA has more than 17,200 alumni in 156 countries around the world. SIPA sponsors events around the world that provide alumni with meaningful social, intellectual, and professional networking opportunities. Visit SIPA’s Office of Alumni Affairs to learn more about these opportunities.