a celebration of women 2012

P H I L AN T H ROPY AMONG WOMEN COMES I N MANY S T Y L E S .

EDUCAT ION INSP IRAT ION EMPOWERMENT LEADERSH IP ACH IEVEMENT

POWER OF THE PURSE LUNCHEONNORTHWEST ARKANSAS | OCTOBER 5, 2012

LITTLE ROCK | OCTOBER 26, 2012

Northwest Arkansas Committee: Vanessa Miller, Committee Chair

Daymara Baker, Sarah Campbell, Azu Denton, Sandra Hubbard, Joan Johnson, Tonya Nkokkeli, Kim Randle, Kim Tisdale

Little Rock Committee: Phyllis Brown, Chair | Natalie Southard, Co-Chair

Elizabeth Bintliff, Lee Ann Blackwell, Mikki Deininger, Susan Dunn, Kathy Findley, Cathy Fox, Martha Hiett, Christy Hockaday

Julie Johnson Holt, Jai Lambert, Marla Johnson Norris, Cassandra Ramey, Patti Stanley, Sybil Taylor, Joyce Taylor, Jane Wayland

Power of the Purse Committees

A Celebration of Women

womensfoundationarkansas.org

Welcome

Vanessa Miller

I am so fortunate to have been introduced to the Women’s

Foundation of Arkansas. As the current President of the Junior

League of Northwest Arkansas I am exposed to a lot of

women's issues in Northwest Arkansas and beyond. With

promoting philanthropy among women to help women and

girls achieve their full potential as the mission of the Women's

Foundation of Arkansas I see WFA as a perfect compliment to

the work already being done here in Northwest Arkansas. It

seems that now more than ever there is a strong need for

women to ban together to continue fostering, inspiring,

empowering, and educating each other. When women

change the community changes. I couldn't be more delighted

to be a part of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas and have

the opportunity to welcome you to this event today.

ducation • Inspiration • Empowerment • Love • Achievement • Hope • Opportunity • Self Confidence • Courage • Leadership • PhilaEd nthropy • Motivation

Welcome

Phyllis Brown

It is an honor and my pleasure to welcome each of you as we

come together to celebrate Power of the Purse. We are all

blessed to have the opportunity to participate today and

support the mission of Women's Foundation of Arkansas. It has

been my lifelong good fortune to be surrounded by family,

friends, and professionals who offered encouragement and

taught me that I could be successful and accomplish anything

if I was willing to work hard and pursue my dreams - even

though I am a girl. Unfortunately, not all girls have that positive

influence; too often they are discouraged and told there is “no

way out.” I believe we all have an obligation to make a

difference in this journey called life and personally have

chosen to support a cause that is committed to the

empowerment of girls and women through mentoring,

education, and financial support. It is our goal to assist them in

reaching their full potential to become financially secure and

make wise choices for their children, healthcare, and

communities. What better way can we build a stronger

Arkansas?


Speaker - Northwest Arkansas

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Neale S. Godfrey is an acknowledged expert on family and children’s finances who has been in the financial field for more than 30 years. Neale became one of the first female executives at The Chase Manhattan Bank. Later, she became the president of The First Women’s Bank and founder of The First Children’s Bank.

In 1989, Neale formed her own company, Children’s Financial Network, Inc., whose mission is to educate children and their parents about money. Neale is the author of 26 books that deal with money, life skills, and value issues, and has been honored with a #1 New York Times Best Seller, Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children.

Neale was the first to develop money curriculum for children, entitled entitled The One and Only Common Sense/Cents Series and a CD-ROM called Money Town, and has curricula, Pre-K through High School. Neale was also a former Nationally Syndicated Columnist for the Associated Press.

Neale’s current program is LIFE, INC: The Ultimate Career Guide for Young People sponsored by Deloitte Foundation. This program serves over 500,000 middle and high school students. LIFE, Inc. also serves 200,000 youth of U.S. Military Personnel. The LIFE, Inc. video and program received the Mercury© Communications Award.

Neale’s latest work, ECO-Effect®: The Greening of Money, combines ECOnomics and ECOlogy to show adults and children how they can save money while also saving the environment. This Financial Literacy and STEM program consists of a book, web site, blog, lessons for school, lessons for home, games and activities to link parents, children, businesses, schools, communities . . . and the world so that together we can raise our consciousness and change habits.

Neale has served as a National Spokesperson for such companies as: Aetna, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Fidelity, Quaker Oats, Nuveen and AOL-Time Warner. She is a professional speaker for both domestic and international audiences. Neale has often appeared as a financial expert on programs like The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNBC, CNN, etc. She also starred in the PBS special Your Money, Your Children, Your Life.

Neale has been honored with awards such as “Woman of the Year”, “Banker of the Year”, “Child Advocate of the Year”, and the Femme Award from the United Nations. Neale was recognized as one of New Jersey’s “50 Best Women in Business”, was National Winner of w2wlink’s Ascendancy Awards for Business Women, and has been awarded Garden State Woman of the Year for 2011. Despite these achievements, what her kids really think is cool is that she was a question on Jeopardy! and an answer in The New York Times crossword puzzle!

Neale has served on White House and Governor’s Task Forces, as well as on the Board of Directors of The NY Board of Trade, UNICEF, University of Charleston, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and YPO. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors of U.S. National Committee for UN Women. She also serves on NJ’s State Employment and Training Commission Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education as well as NJ’s Science and Technology Workforce Subcommittee. Neale represents North America on a YPO Global Taskforce called RISE, which is creating an international ecological movement, and serves on the Advisory Board for environmental sustainability, AppliedSustainability Center at the Sam M. Walton School of Business, University of Arkansas. She is also a faculty member of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV). Neale has been honored with a recognition from the White House via her program, LIFE, Inc. sponsored by Deloitte Foundation.

Neale S. Godfrey

Speaker - Little Rock

Chris Grumm

Chris Grumm grew up as the daughter of a Lutheran missionary with generations of pastors and bishops in her family tree. She has worked both in the church and with secular organizations to build an agenda of social change and justice, concentrating on change within communities on the ground as well as institutions and systems.

Most recently Chris Grumm was the CEO/President of the Women’s Funding Network (WFN). WFN is a vibrant network of over 162 women’s funds on six continents. During her 11 year tenure as CEO the network grew from 75 to over 160 with assets of over $500,000,000. Women’s funds have been a leader in the world of social change philanthropy and were key partners and leaders in the Women Moving Millions Campaign that raised over $200,000,000. Prior to WFN she was the Executive Director of the Chicago Foundation for Women.

Ms. Grumm also served as the first Vice-President of the newly formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and spent 4 years in Geneva, Switzerland as the Deputy General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. During that time she worked with church leaders both in the United States and around the globe in the development and execution of their public voice.

Ms. Grumm was trained as a health educator and worked for a number of years in California in the area of reproductive and maternal and child health. She is a trained community organizer, the principles of which she has applied to all of her work throughout her career. Currently she is consulting through her company, Chris Grumm Consulting Group. Her focus is leveraging organizations and leaders who can bring solutions to scale and create true social change impact in communities around the world.

Ms. Grumm has more than three decades of experience as a leader in effecting social change through civil society, especially through women’s philanthropy. Through her consulting firm, Chris Grumm Consulting Group, she works with organizations, community leaders and individuals in deepening their social and philanthropic impact. She has been an advocate and raised millions of dollars for women and girls’ issues. Chris is an enthusiastic, energetic and dynamic speaker, emphasizing the importance of harnessing women’s financial power, influence and voice to create a global impact.

Honoree - Northwest Arkansas - Woman Business Leader of the Year

Judy R. McReynolds

Judy R. McReynolds is President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best Corporation, a transportation services and solutions provider, based in Fort Smith, whose largest subsidiary, ABF Freight System, Inc., is one of North America’s largest and most experienced motor carriers of shipments moving in less-than-truckload quantities. Judy is also a member of the Arkansas Best Corporation Board of Directors and serves as Chairman of ABF.

As the only member of the Company’s senior management who serves on the Board of Directors, she provides significant industry-specific experience and unique expertise on both Arkansas Best Corporation and ABF Freight System, Inc. services, resulting from a 15-year tenure with the Company and over 20 years of financial experience in the less-than-truckload and truckload trucking industry.

Judy serves on various area boards, including those of OGE Energy Corp., Fort Smith’s First Bank Corp., First National Bank of Fort Smith, Fort Smith Regional Council, Westark Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Sparks Health System Board of Trustees, the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation Board, and the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas Dean’s Executive Advisory Board. She also serves as a member and leader of various boards and committees of the American Trucking Associations.

A native of Norman, Oklahoma, she is a 1985 graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting

Judy and her husband, Lance, who is an active Fort Smith community volunteer, have two sons who attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Honoree - Little Rock - Woman of the Year in Philanthropy

Johnelle was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas. She attended the University of Central Arkansas in Conway where she majored in elementary education. She met Johnnie B. Hunt when she was a junior in high school and four years later they were married. She and J.B. were married 55 years and blessed with two children as well as seven grandchildren.

In 1962, the J.B. Hunt Company, a rice hull packaging company, opened its doors in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Johnelle worked part-time to help her husband get started in the business. As the company grew, she found herself working more and more – helping with correspondence, financial statements and doing bookkeeping. Before long she was working full time. In 1969 the couple co-founded J.B. Hunt Transport. Its success is a tribute to the Hunt’s entrepreneurial spirit and hard work. J.B. Hunt Transport is one of the largest transportation logistics providers encompassing Intermodal, Dedicated, Truckload, LTL, Delivery, Refrigerated, Flatbed and Expedited services. Among Johnelle’s jobs were the position of credit manager, which she held until 1986 and the board position of Corporate Secretary which she held until 2008. At her retirement from the Board of Directors of the company in 2008, Johnelle was recognized as being an active and important partner contributing to the company’s development and success.

Mrs. Hunt currently holds a seat on The Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute Advisory Board. She is the founding Chairman of the United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Society for Washington County as well as a founding Executive Board Member of the Ozark Affiliate of Susan G. Komen. In May of 2000, she accepted the position of Campaign Treasurer for the University of Arkansas’ Leadership Team entitled Campaign for the 21st Century, a major fundraising drive that raised over one billion dollars. Following the Campaign for the 21st Century, an Advisory Board was formed of which Mrs. Hunt served on the Executive Committee. She is currently Co-Chair of the University’s Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee. In 2003 she accepted the invitation to serve on the Board of Directors for The Beau Foundation benefiting prenatal care in Northwest Arkansas. She previously served on the invitation to serve on the Board of Directors for The Beau Foundation benefiting prenatal care in Northwest Arkansas. She previously served on the UAMS Foundation Board.

In 1990, she and Mr. Hunt were chosen as the Arkansas Easter Seals‘ Arkansans of the Year, the first couple to receive this award. In 1992 she was one of four women to receive the Worthen Professional Women of Distinction Award and has been included in “The Top 100 Women” list for Arkansas from 1994-1998. In 1996 the March of Dimes honored the Hunts as Citizens of the Year. In 2001 she and Mr. Hunt were inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.

Since the passing of her husband in December of 2006, Mrs. Hunt has taken a very active roll in projects developed and managed by Hunt Ventures. The group is primarily responsible for the conception and development of the more than 600 acre project in western Rogers known as Pinnacle Hills. Johnelle is also actively involved with many other ongoing projects and companies started by Mr. Hunt including The Central Group, Northwest Arkansas Quarries, Haskell (Oklahoma) Sand and Gravel, Central Mortar and Grout (Muskogee, Oklahoma), J.B. Hunt Gas and Oil Drilling and a new rock quarry project in Honduras, Central America. Other companies she is associated with include BioBased Technologies and Mountain Valley Spring Water. She has also developed and constructed Northwest Arkansas’ newest cemetery, Pinnacle Memorial Gardens, along with an accompanying 3000 square foot chapel.

Johnelle Hunt

Tributes

Your leadership skills, your dedication, and your commitment to TOTR and to Sweet Adelines International have been an inspiration to TOTR for the last FORTY years.

William Arthur said, “The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates.” Peggy Gram is a superior teacher. Whether she stands in front of an individual, a group, or the members of Top of the Rock Chorus, she superbly demonstrates each and every aspect of what she wants accomplished. We love you.

Peggy Gram

Your energy, your sense of humor, and your never ending support guides TOTR through each rehearsal and challenges us to be our very best for each performance.

Edward B. Butler said, “One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.” Kelly Causey brings enthusiasm to every aspect of everything that she does. She ignites the desire in others to do their very best. We love you.

Kelly Causey

Thank you, Cindy, for your guidance, wisdom and patience over these many years. You’re making early retirement possible for me, and you’ve also made me realize that “home is where the heart is” and I’m looking forward to coming home! You’re an incredible lady and I’m so glad (and so lucky) you’re my BFF.

Love ya,

Mary

Cynthia L. Conger, CPA/PFS

“Nobody, but nobody can make it out there alone.” Maya Angelou

Thank you Joanie for helping so many organizations in our community, such as our local SoNA. Your generosity and contributions are invaluable. With you, we will never be alone out there!

Daymara Baker & Tonya Nkokheli

Joan Johnson

Top of the Rock Chorus Honors

Tributes

To Dr. Joycelyn Elders – a visionary leader,

teacher, and advocate for women

adolescents and children in Arkansas.

Thank you for inspiring, challenging, and

mentoring us in our careers in public

health.

Honored by:

Gail Gannaway, Maria Jones, Martha Hiett

and Nancy Kirsch

Dr. Joycelyn Elders

Tributes

In honor of Jayne Ann Kita for her unwavering

commitment to the mission and principles of

Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence

(ACADV).

Jayne Ann serves as Executive Director for

ACADV and has championed domestic

peace for over 20 years. We salute her selfless

passion for healthy families!

Tribute by ACADV At-Large Board Members

Jayne Ann Kita

In honor of my daughter who inspires me daily.

Lynnette Hammons Watts

Samantha Watts Marquard

Tributes

In very loving memory and honor of our mother, Bobbi Goldman.

We could always depend on your loving, caring and unconditional love. Your grandchildren had the opportunity to meet you and enjoy your free spirit. Although the years have gone by a few you’re always in our hearts, wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

Mikki Deininger, Tami Neal, Sunni Smyth, Bryan and Eric Goldman

Barbara "Bobbi" GoldmanEvalena BerryEsther Frizzell Diana Glaze Dorothy Truex Mary Louise Williams

American Association of University Women Honorees

Honorary Life (50+ Year) Members of the Little Rock Branch of the American Association of University Women.

Thank you for blazing the trails and fighting the fight, helping Arkansas to be a better place for everyone.

In tribute to and in memory of a greatdaughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, mentor and founding member of the Women's Foundationof Arkansas.

Jim Rule

Joan Campbell

Tributes

Nan received her BA in journalism from the University of Central Arkansas and her Masters’degrees in liberal arts and public administration from Southern Methodist University. She worked for federal agencies in Washington D.C., Little Rock and Dallas, and served as Federal Women’s Program Coordinator for the five-state Dallas region. She is a former member of the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women, the Governor’s Vocational-Technical Advisory Council, and chaired the Technical Education Enhancement Study Committee created by the legislature to recommend improvements in the provision of post-secondary education in Arkansas. She has also served as a board member of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, the Arkansas Women’s History Institute, and LifeQuest of Arkansas. She served as board president of the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She currently serves on the boards of Encore for Women’s Health, the University of Central Arkansas Foundation, and the Archives of the Women of the Southwest at Southern Methodist University. In September 2012, she will be among those honored at SMU through its “Remembering the Ladies” program recognizing the contributions of women and women’s organizations thoughout the Southwest.

Dorothy graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BA degree. She was the editor of Marked Tree Tribune and co-owner of Tri-City Publishing Company. She served as Regional Director, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education & Welfare. In Arkansas, she is a Charter member and past president of Arkansas Press Women and was a member of the Election Research Council and the Constitutional Revision Study Commission; she was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. She has been a member of the University of Arkansas Board of Directors, the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees, and a member of the Arkansas Status of Women Commission. In Texas, she was the first woman to chair the Dallas Federal Executive Board and was named one of the Top Ten Women News Shapers by the Dallas Times Herald. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Southern Bancorp, and is a member of its Executive Committee and serves on the board of its nonprofit, Southern Bancorp Community Partners. She is a board member of the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series. She has been the recipient of the Arkansas Press Women of the Year. She was awarded DHEW’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Medal, was named University of Arkansas Distinguished Alumna, and received the League of Women Voters Horizon Award.

Together, Nan and Dorothy wrote the award-winning biography, “ROBERTA: A Most Remarkable Fulbright,” highlighting the career of a pioneering businesswoman, newspaper publisher and mother of Senator William J. Fulbright. Nan also authored a World War II memoir, “Letters Home.” Both books reached the bestseller lists in Arkansas. They founded a management and publications consulting firm in Little Rock, Stuck and Snow Resultants, which they operated for 15 years before retiring.

Nan and Dorothy, thank you for inspiring so many of us. Your friendship is a blessing to me every day!

Leila

Nan Snow and Dorothy Stuck

WFA Wo(men) of Worth

In 2010-11, building on the vision of The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas’s 100 founding women and honoring the advent of its second decade, 40 women and men donated $2,000 each to help grow the Foundation’s three endowments. We gratefully acknowledge these individuals for their support of WFA’s mission, ensuring that Arkansas’s women and girls have every opportunity to acquire the necessary skills to build economic security and achieve success.

WFA Wo(men) of Worth

Pictured Left to Right:1. Sharon Allen2. Leila Alston3. Kay Kelley Arnold4. Deborah Baldwin5. Carolyn F. Blakely, PhD6. Margaret L. Bogle, PhD, RD, LD7. Bryce “Missey” Williams Reveley8. George Campbell9. Cynthia L. Conger, CPA/PFS, CFP10. Lee Lee Doyle, PhD11. Stacy Duckett12. Cynthia Neal Frazier, MD13. Sue Adcock Frueauff14. Karen G. Grant, MD15. Sue Griffin, PhD16. Maria Luisa Haley17. Dorothy Hall18. Catherine L. Hughes19. Johnelle Hunt20. Linda Stark Linn21. Gena Lovett22. Betty Ann Lowe, MD23. Melanie Masino24. Dorothy Morris25. Rosalind M. Mouser26. Marla Johnson Norris27. Debby Thetford Nye28. Amy M. Pierce29. Karen Potts30. Jim Rule31. Helen Boyd Selig32. Mary Gay Shipley33. Barbara Sugg34. Cynthia VanWinkle35. Lynnette Watts36. Jane Wayland, PhD37. Carolyn B. Witherspoon

Not Pictured:Olivia FarrellMaribeth FraserMartha Chowning Groff

“Supporting girls and women, and empowering

them, naturally creates a higher level of

development and value in all areas of life.”

Melanie Masino; Filmmaker/President of the

Jane Howard Foundation

WFA Designing Women

The Designing Women event showcases three women each year working in selected design fields. This year, WFA honored Cindy Momchilov, Photography; Nancy Ferrara, Graphic Design; and Yslan Hicks, Costume Design. In 2011, honorees were Kaki Hockersmith (Kaki Hockersmith Interior), Ellen Yeary (Lindsey Yeary Architects), and Cinde Drilling (Landscape Architecture Inc). Highlighting different design fields helps WFA draw a visible connection between women actively working in careers utilizing ESTEM (economics, science, technology, engineering and math) and its Girls of Promise conference series. In addition to honoring women in select design fields, the event salutes three incredible Girls of Promise alumnae selected through a juried essay contest.

Designing Women will be held April 18, 2013 at the Governor’s Mansion. You may nominate women in the design fields: Event Staging, Cakes and Floral Design.

To nominate a woman designer, visit WFA’s website: womensfoundationarkansas.org and click on the Designing Women tab.

WFA Girls of Promise - 2012 Essay Award Winner

Jennifer RobertsGirls of Promise-UALR 2005 AlumnaeJennifer attended Girls of Promise at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2005. She graduated from Pottsville High School. She is currently working on her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemistry with a double-minor in Biology and Spanish at Arkansas State University. In addition to volunteering with Girls of Promise conferences, Jennifer is also enjoys volunteering at the Humane Society and working for an orthodontist, Dr. Knoernschild, in Russellville. Jennifer intends to attend dental schoolafter graduating from ASU in May 2013.

What do you consider the impact of attending a Girls of Promise Conference to be on your life? If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas attended a Girls of Promise Conference, what impact could that have on our state?

In 2005 I attended the UALR Girls of Promise conference. As an eighth grade girl, my eyes were open to opportunities in education and future careers that I imagined only happened in movies. It amazed me that I could be an engineer or a chemist or a doctor. Not only that, but that I could start down the path of success at fourteen years old. The impact of Girls of Promise was undeniable to me and the girls around me. To say that my participation in Girls of Promise was the sole driving force behind my education decisions would be incorrect. What is true, without a doubt in my mind is that it helped me transform my dreams into goals. Through middle school, if asked, I would inform anyone that I dreamed of a career in the science field. Could I see myself in college, then professional school and finally working on patients or pets or evidence? No. At the Girls of Promise conference I was encouraged to put myself in the picture. It sud-denly seemed important to research specific careers, to challenge professional women around me with questions about their field, and to start looking at, on what path I would most enjoy the journey and ultimately the career. An also very significant impact this program had on my life is to show me I was not limited. As important as it is to work toward achieving a successful career, it is just as important to protect your visions from any negative input. A final impact of the Girls of Promise conference was the overall feeling of encouragement. To see women who had never met a single girl in this group of young ladies be so uplifting and concerned about our futures was surreal. The speakers and volunteers had given up their day. We were worth their time and their words deeply expressed this. Women who have made a lasting impact on the world were telling eighth grade girls that they could see the future in them. I knew these women believed in me and that they were not the only people who felt this way. With the impact Girls of Promise had on my life, I cannot imagine exactly how big of an impact this program would have on the state of Arkansas if all 8th grade girls were given the chance to attend. Girls who have never been told “yes you can,” would reach for dreams they use to be too afraid to even picture in their minds. Thirteen and fourteen year old girls would begin to think about ACTs and college applications. If we encourage the young women of Arkansas, they will in turn encourage Arkansas. In the end, this would not only impact the girls, the future of Arkansas, to reach higher, but also the state of Arkansas would have to accommodate these girls. This could mean more institutes of higher education and more availability of programs and grants. The sky is the limit.*

*Full the full version, please visit womensfoundationarkansas.org


Deavon Smith-CollinsGirls of Promise-SouthArk 2009 AlumnaeDeavon attended Girls of Promise at Southern Arkansas Community College in El Dorado in 2009. She is currently attending Foreman High School and is interested in studying biochemistry at Texas A&M and dreams of studying genetics. Deavon volunteers as the secretary at St. John Missionary Baptist Church.

What do you consider the impact of attending a Girls of Promise conference to be on your life?If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas attended a Girls of Promise conference, what impact could that have on our state?

In my opinion, attending a Girls of Promise conference helps boost confidence and helps girls across the state determine what they want to do later in life. I believe these two things because that is what the conference did for me. Confidence was a hard thing for me to keep up. Mistakes and failures would make my self-esteem absolutely plunge. When I went to the conference, I learned that we need to make mistakes and we need to fail sometimes. Without failure, and without simple trial and error, we wouldn't have many things that make life not easier, but more efficient. As for what I wanted to do with my life, all I knew is that I wanted to go to college, and do something with either my talents in art or science. Girls of Promise helped me map out my life. My eighth-grade year, my mind was opened to what all I could do with my talents and likes in mind. The Alumnae Track showed me how to get to my ideal future. A person can never make it to their ideal life if they do not know the path that leads them there. To reach success, a person has to learn the specific steps for reaching their achievements. If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas went to a Girls of Promise conference, there would be more young women in the state who are educated on their future, and who know more about what they want from that desired future. If a girl knows exactly what she wants from the future, and she knows how to get there, it is more likely that she will end up in a wonderful situation than a bad one. If every girl attended this conference, we would have more girls using their talents and skills to their advantage and to the advantage of the next generation. We would have less girls feeling like there's no way for them to have the future that is labeled as “The American Dream.” In conclusion, the Girls of Promise program changed my life, and the lives of many other girls. This conference may be the very thing that holds up Arkansas females, and helps more girls know the way to their idea of a bright future.


Morgan SnellingGirls of Promise-UALR 2010 AlumnaeMorgan attended Girls of Promise at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2010 and participated in the Girls of Promise Alumnae Track at UALR in 2012. She is currently a Sophomore at Little Rock Central High School and is interested in attending Baylor University. Morgan, a member of the Little Rock Central High Cheer Team, has a dream to get her medical degree and become a pediatrician.

What do you consider the impact of attending a Girls of Promise conference to be on your life? If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas attended a Girls of Promise conference, what impact could that have on our state?

Attending the Women’s Foundation Girls of Promise Conference made a great impact on me. It taught me valuable skills that will help me throughout my life such as planning for college, the importance of the STEM fields, and that I have power. During this conference Ginger Beebe, the First Lady of Arkansas, spoke to us about striving to help others because there are so many people who need help. As a tenth grader at Little Rock Central High School, I have started doing volunteer work. I’ve worked at a soup kitchen serving food to the homeless during Christmas and worked at RiverFest at the Kid Zone which was a lot of fun. This summer I plan on becoming a Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. During this conference, I learned that my happiness and future depends on my attitude which was my teams’ statement. Since I want to have an outstanding future and lots of happiness, I strive to have a good attitude towards adults and my peers. If every eighth grade girl in Arkansas attends the Girls of Promise conference, not only will they be taught about the STEM fields, but they would have the opportunity to meet new people and receive great advice on how to plan for a good future. The purpose of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is to ensure that the women and girls have the necessary resources, tools and knowledge to reach their full potential. By attending the Girls of Promise conference, eighth grade girls can use this valuable information and can make the impossible a reality. This can lead to new discoveries, inventions, and ideas that can greatly benefit the state of Arkansas.

History of WFA

In 1998, a group of distinguished Arkansas women united to create a non-profit foundation that would harness the power of women and philanthropy. The group joined together to establish a charitable fund dedicated to investing in educational projects benefitting women and girls in Arkansas. One hundred women giving $1000 each raised the initial $100,000 used to create an endowment fund with the Arkansas Community Foundation to ensure a perpetual source of grant-making funds.

Today, the entire Women’s Foundation board, staff, and supporters remain united in the goal of ensuring the economic security of the women of Arkansas. As has been since the beginning, funding educational programming is the key strategy employed to achieve this goal. WFA seeks to increase the high school graduation rate of young women, increase the completion of higher education degrees or certificates by women and girls, and ensure that ample opportunities exist to assist the state’s women and girls to gain the self-knowledge and life-skills necessary to reach self-sufficiency.

The Foundation believes that when women are educated, their children are better educated, better nourished, and in better health; moreover, these benefits reverberate beyond their families to include entire communities. The Women's Foundation of Arkansas is the only not-for-profit, statewide organization with the sole focus of developing the professional, economic, and philanthropic potential of Arkansas women and girls by ensuring they have the necessary resources, tools and knowledge to reach their full potential.

Our Founders

Betty Abbott

Dr. Dana Abraham

Sharon K. Allen

Sandy Alstadt

Virginia Bailey*

Shelby Baker

Emma L. Bass

Dr. Carolyn Blakely

Jan Bolton

Sissi Brandon

Ellen Brantley

Patricia Rhine Brown

Dolores F. Bruce

Joan R. Campbell*

Mary Cantrell

Charlie Cole Chaffin

Sandra Cherry*

Ellon R. Cockrill

Ethel Cook

Judi S. Dawson

Lynn DeVault

Mary Dillard

Lee Lee Doyle PhD

Joy Drummond

Helen T. Dyke

Audrey R. Evans

Olivia Farrell

LaVerne W. Feaster

Karen E. Flake

Maribeth Frazer

Sue Frueauff

Marion W. Fulk

Rebecca Garner

Greer Grace

Dr. Karen G. Grant

Barbara M. Graves

Ellen M. Gray

Jane Hardin

Diana T. Hueter

Catherine L. Hughes

Johnelle D. Hunt

Janet Jones

Myra Jones*

Sissy Jones

Brownie W. Ledbetter*

Sharron Johnson Leslie

Jo Knight Light

Betty Lile*

Pat Lile

Linda Linn

Margo Low

Diane S. Mackey

Cora McHenry

Dr. Shirolyn Moffett

Dorothy Morris

Beverly Morrow

Billie Ann Myers

Susan Newkirk

Wanda L.N. Hartz

Martha Ann Norton*

Kay S. Patton

Karen E. Potts

Carolyn Pugh

Janet L. Pulliam

Lisenne Rockefeller

Judge Judith Rogers

Jane Ross

Amy Rossi

Jane P. McMullin

Charlotte T. Schexnayder

Helen Selig

Stacy Sells

Lottie Shackelford

Mary Gay Shipley

Billie Jo Starr

Jean D. Stockburger

Patti Upton

Cynthia VanWinkle

Sherry Walker

Helen R. Walton*

Millie Ward

Carolyn B. Witherspoon

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Mary Jane CowanWendi Williams, PhDAzu DentonCatherine LuckKim TisdaleDenise GarnerHolly RozelleJanna Perry-HollowayKristen AlbertsonWendy J. PooleKim RandleDeborah BillingsleyJayshica Amargós

Men’s Advisory CouncilBill FitzgeraldLynn HamiltonShane HarrisonEdward HortonRobert S. LindleyDon MunroShawn SollowayDavid StricklinDan Robertson

WFA StaffLynnette Watts, Executive DirectorLorrie Barr, Executive Assistant

Board of Directors

Debby Thetford Nye - PresidentMarla Johnson Norris - First Vice PresidentJanet Ply, PhD - Second Vice PresidentKaren Potts - SecretarySue Tull - TreasurerLeila Alston - At-Large RepresentativeLee Lee Doyle, PhD - At-Large RepresentativeKristen AlbertsonElizabeth BintliffJo Alice Blondin, PhDJanet Cathey, MD

Past Board Presidents2011 – Leila Alston2010 – Cynthia L. Conger, CPA, PFA, CFP2009 – Margaret L. Bogle, PhD2008 – Dorothy Hall2007 – Dorothy Hall2006 – Amy Rossi2005 – Sherry Walker2004 – Carolyn Witherspoon2003/2002 – Ellen Gray2001/2000 – Jane P. McMullin

2012 Board of Directors - Current

NW AR Women’s Advisory Council

Cynthia L. Conger, CPA, PFA, CFPDorothy HallMichelle KaemmerlingLesley NalleyHeather NelsonMimi San PedroEsther Silver-ParkerElizabeth SmallJayne Wayland, PhDGinger Beebe, Honorary MemberKendra Glaspar, LRRCC Member


Board of Directors

Past Board Members 1998-2011Diane Alderson

Dr. Susan Davis Allen

Leila Alston

Dr. Katherine Baltz

Ginger Beebe

Dr. Margaret L. Bogle

Jill Brown

Dolores Bruce

Lisa Buehler

Joan Rule Campbell

Carolyn Witherspoon

Andrea Cohen

Sercia Cole

Cynthia L. Conger

Kerri Daniels

Kathy Deck

Paula Dempsey

Cathy Dicus

Mary Dillard

Angela Doss

Dr. Lee Lee Doyle

Karen Flake

Vivian Flowers

Tracy Alderson Fort

Ellen Gray

Brenda Gullett

Dorothy Hall

Martha Harriman

Wanda Hartz

Tonya G. Hass

Terri Hollingsworth

Collette D. Honorable

Wanda Hoover

Catherine Hughes

Myra Jones

Janetta Kearney

Heather Larkin

Brownie Ledbetter

Pat Lile

Linda Linn

Margo Low

Diane Mackeys

Bettie Ann Mahony

Alice Mahony

Kathleen McComber

Cora McHenry

Sally McLarty

Jane McMullin

Angela Moody

Lena Moore

Beverly Morrow

Cynthia Nance

Margy Merkle Niel

Jamilyn Noble

Marla Johnson Norris

Martha Ann Norton

Debby Thetford Nye

Arlene Obrzut

Cindy Patterson

Kay Patton

Amy Pierce

Dr. Janet Ply

Karen Potts

Gerry Rayford

Trudy Redus

Mary Beth Ringgold

Lisenne Rockefeller

Amy Rossi

Charlotte Schexnayder

Helen Selig

Lottie Shackleford

Stephanie S. Streett


Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors

Lucy L. Abraham

Kim Ahlgrim

Maxine Allen

Sharon K. Allen

Martha Alman

Leila Alston

Anonymous (2)

Janet Aronson

LuAnn Ashley

Mehreen Atiq

Toni Bachman

Deborah J. Baldwin

Marsha Ball

Katherine H. Baltz

Gillian Banks

Laurie & Jeff Barber

Catherine Barrier

Chris Barrier

Holly Barron

Janet P. Bastos

Ginger Beebe

Rita Bintliff

Peyton Bishop

Carolyn Blakely

Ginny Blankenship

Lakhiva C. Blann

Jo Blatti

Jo Alice Blondin

Margaret L. Bogle

Beeman Bond

Faye Bone

Charlotte Bradbury

Angela Bradford

Karla J. Bradley

Kirk Bradshaw

Robert Brqanch

Anncha Briggs

Ruby Bright

Phyllis Britton

Sheila Brooks

Caroline S. Brown

Charlotte B. Brown

Jill Brown

Sandra J. Brown

Sarah Bussey

Harriet E. Bynum

Sarah Campbell

Sandra H. Cavaneau

Chase Chandler

Ann Childs

Martha Clark

Jeanette Clausen

W. Dane Clay

Virginia Cobb

Patti Cogdell

Charles & Sandra Lee Cole

Jade Collins

Cynthia L. Conger

Lesley A. Cooper

Lance Corder

John & Laura Coulter

Rose Crane

Elsa H. Crocker

Jordan Cross

Cathy Cunningham

Cynthia M. Daily

Irene C. Davis

Lisa Davis

Rhonda Davis

Errin A. Dean

Katherine A. Deck

Eileen E. Denne

Nancy E. Dickins

Mable Donaldson

Julia Dorchester

Lee Lee Doyle

Cinde Drilling

Sarah E. Duncan

Kathy Edgerton

Dorothy S. Elliott

Marisa Ensminger

Edie Ervin

Judge Audrey Evans

Kim Evans

Olivia Farrell

Becky Farrow

Laverne W. Feaster

Karen Fetzer

K.G. Findley

First Security Bank

Tanya Fitzgerald

Jessica H. Ford

We know that there are many worthy charitable organizations and institutions that are in need of your support. That is why the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is especially grateful for your gifts and would like to acknowledge your long-term vision and special generosity. Your gifts ensure that the women and girls of Arkansas, both in rural and urban communities, have every opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and guidance to guild self-sufficiency and achieve success. The Women’s Foundation appreciates your gifts and is touched by your desire to improve the state and the lives of women and girls living here.

Individuals


Maribeth Frazer

June Freeman

Mary Mel French

Sue M. Frueauff

Retta Fulmer

Melinda B. Gassaway

John P. Gaudin

Patricia B. Goodson

Sally Gorrell

James H. Gray, Jr.

Joyce Griffin

Sue Griffin

Debbie Grooms

Ann Hair

Dorothy Hall

Sunny Hargis

Lois Hargrove

Donna Harkins

Wanda H. Hartz

Angela Hebert

Mary Hefley

Denise Henderson

Fran Henderson

Ann Henry

Martha Hiett

Kaki Hockersmith

Denise Hoggard

Annette Holbert

Ruthie Holland

Connie Hollenberg

Catherine Hughes

Johnelle D. Hunt

Vincent Insalaco

Mary S. Jacobs

Melinda Johnson

Alice W. Jones

Carol F. Jones

Maria Jones

Angela Kremers

Angela Lane

Regina L. Lawson

Patti Ledbetter

Lia Lent

Nancy C. Leonhardt

Bobbye Levy

Judge Alice Lightle

Pat Lile

Linda Linn

Margo Low

Betty Ann Lowe

Katherine Lu

Jo Luck

Elizabeth Lucker

Sally Malone

Joyce Mange

Melinda Martin

Lester & Joy Matlock

Kathy McBryde

Melissa McCauley

Pat McClelland

Maureen McGehee

Mary Ann F. McGinnis

Judi McGuire

Ronya N. McLelland

Barbara Melugin

Mary Michaels

Mary Jo Mizell

Korto Momolu Briggs

Lila Lee Moore

Dorothy Morris

Beverly Morrow

Rosalind M. Mouser

Don Munro

Cindy Murphy

Mary Lynn Nelson

Paige Newall

David H. Newbern

Linda Newby

David & Ann Nicholson

Bonnie Nickol

Jamilyn Noble


Debby Thetford Nye

Tina Poe Obermeier

Sallie Overbey

Ann Owen

Georgia Pagan

Becky Paneitz

Debbie D. Partee

Lorrie Payne

Don & Nancy Pfeifer

Barbara L. Phillips

Individuals



Harriett Phillips

Nancy & Tad Phillips

Amy Pierce

Janet K. Ply

Carolyn Polk

Ann B. Portis

Amanda M. Potter Cole

Karen Potts

Sloan Powell

Judy Pridgen

Mary Prince

Carolyn C. Pugh

Kim Randle

Trudy Redus

Maria Reynolds-Diaz

Mary Beth Ringgold

Paula K. Roberson

Sarah Ellen Roberson

Kathryn W. Roberts

Sandra Robertson

Faye Rodgers

Tiffany Rogers

E. L. Ronnel

Andrea Rowan

Charliss Russ

Jessica Rutherford

Mary Anne Salmon

Marge Schueck

Catherine Scott

Elaine H. Scott

Helen Selig

Mary Gay Shipley

John W. Shoptaw

Esther Silver-Parker

James D. Simpson

Phyllis Skaug

Diane Skinner

Barbara Skouras

Christine Slikker

Nan Snow

Shawn Solloway

Vicki Spears

Sarah M. Spencer

Patti Stanley

Denise Stewart

Cecilia Storey

Sandra J. Storment

Stephanie S. Streett

Julia Strickland

Gracia Stroud

Dorothy D. Stuck

Marlena Sweeney

Michelle Talley

Louise Terzia

Brandy E. Thomason

Cecelia Todd

Annabelle C. Imber Tuck

Sue Tull

Mary Van Eaton

Cynthia VanWinkle

Deborly Wade

Robert Wage

Beth Walker

Sherry Walker

Andy Watkins

Terry Watson

Lynnette & Michael Watts

Jane P. Wayland

Laura Wessinger

Julie West

Kirby Whetstone

Margaret M. Whillock

Wendi Whitehead

Charles Williamson

Mary Willmuth

Amy Wilson

Jajuanna Wilson

Carolyn Witherspoon

Kristina Woloson

Brenda Worm

Betsy Wright

Ellen Powell Yeary

James Yeary

Individuals



Acxiom

Aristotle Inc.

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield

Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Arkansas Destinations

Arkansas Heart Hospital

Arkansas Times Media

Arvest Bank

AT&T Arkansas

Bank of America

Bank of the Ozarks

Baptist Health Systems

Blackwell Moving Company

Boulevard Bread Company

Bridgestone Americas Tire

ByLites

Capital Hotel

CDP Strategies

Centennial Bank

Chartwells

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Clear Pointe Technology Inc.

Community Bakery

Creative Convenience

Delta Trust & Bank

Ecofab Stores Inc.

HealthSouth Rehab Hospital

IberiaBank

International Interior Design

Kutak Rock LLP

Lake Point Conference Center

Liberty Bank of Arkansas

McDonald’s of Alcoa

McDonald’s of Benton

McDonald’s of Bryant

McDonald’s of Otter Creek

Metropolitan National Bank

Mitchell Williams Law Firm

Northeast Arkansas Baptist Clinic

Party Time Rentals

Prewitt Wealth Management Group

Quattlebaum Law Firm

Rader

Rizon Media

Southwest Power Pool

StrollerStrides of Little Rock, LLC

St. Vincent Health System

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Vision Information Technology

Wells Fargo

Winchester Business Services

Corporations

Arkansas Community Foundation

Bailey Foundation

ExxonMobil Foundation

Heifer Foundation

Morris Foundation

Munro Foundation

Northwest Arkansas Community

College Foundation

University of Arkansas Foundation

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Foundations


Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center

Audiology Department

Martha Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Dane Clay

John and Laura Coulter

Irene and George Davis

Nancy E. Dickins

Becky and Jackson Farrow

Retta Fulmer

James H. Gray, Jr. and Henry Louise

Joyce Griffin

Fran Henderson and Mike Watts

Connie and Fritz Hollenberg

Pat and John Lile

Joyce Mange

David H. Newbern

Ann and David Nicholson

Tina Poe Obermeier

Nancy and Don Pfeifer

Barbara Phillips

Nancy and Tad Phillips

Rose Law Firm Charitable Trust

Elaine H. Scott

James D. Simpson, III


AAUW – Jonesboro Branch

AAUW – Little Rock Branch, Inc

AFP-Arkansas Chapter

Arkansas Tech University – President’s Office

Bentonville Convention & Visitor’s Bureau

CARTI

Heifer International

Little Rock Advertising & Promotions Commission

Little Rock Chamber of Commerce

Little Rock Restaurant Properties, LLC

Rogers/Lowell Chamber of Commerce

Russellville Advertising & Promotion

Russellville Rotary Club

University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Chancellor’s Office

University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Provost Office

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Development

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Deans Office

Jo Ann Branch by:

Robert Branch

George Campbell by:

Catherine Barrier

Chris Barrier

Anncha Briggs

Caroline S. Brown

Charlotte and Honorable Robert Brown

Organizations

Memorials

Leila Alston by:

Nan Snow

Kay Kelley Arnold by:

Cathryn H. Slater

Paula Aultz by:

Cindy Conger

Elizabeth Bintliff by:

Rita Bintliff

Cynthia L. Conger by:

Melissa McCauley

Mary Wilmuth

Suzanne Davidson by:

Cathryn H. Slater

Nancy DeLamar by:

Cathryn H. Slater

Paula Dempsey by:

Cindy Conger

Lee Lee Doyle by:

June Freeman

Susan Garner by:

Cindy Conger

Diane Gilliland by:

Cathryn H. Slater

Gretchen Hall by:

Little Rock Convention & Visitor’s Bureau

Dr. Sybil Hampton by:

The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Laura Hoey by:

Ruthie Holland

Melanie Keene by:

Cindy Conger

Bev Lindsey by:

Cathryn H. Slater

Rena Lundmark by:

Cindy Conger


Marjorie Harrington Demace by:

Debbie Partee

Mary Bob Hodges Hammons by:

Lynnette Watts

Freda D. Heard by:

Karen Fetzer

Ollie Johynson Debusk by:

Johnelle D. Hunt

David DeBusk

Dennis DeBusk

Cleo Faye Taplin by:

Dr. Lee Lee Doyle

Dr. Janet Ply

Lynnette Watts

Memorials Honoraria


Amanda Potter Cole by:

Charles H. & Sandra Lee Cole

Cathy Slater by:

Lynnette Watts

Mary Jane Spillers by:

Reba Pridgin

Dorothy Truex by:

Mable Donaldson

Sandra Robertson

Ruth Jane Stuck by:

Maria Jones

Judy Tenenbaum by:

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ronnel

Sue Tull by:

Cindy Conger

Hilda Turner by:

Reba Pridgin

Kathy Ann Ward

Monica Harkey

Amy Pierce

Jan Warner by:

Dr. Angela Kremers

Mojgan Watson by:

Terry Watson

Mary Willmuth by:

Cindy Conger


Ronya McLelland by:

Gillian Banks

Lajuanna Wilson

Dr. Hanna Norton by:

Sara Beth Phillips

Kathy Palazzi by:

Mary Van Eaton

Dr. Becky Paneitz by:

Sara Beth Phillips

Lori Phillips by:

Sara Beth Phillips

Kathy Potter by:

Amanda Potter Cole

Honoraria


Cynthia L. Conger

Ronya McLelland

Amanda Potter Cole

Karen Potts

Lynnette Watts


Holly Barron

Mary Helen Henry

Martha S. Hiett

H. Lynn Hopkins

Ronya McLelland

Reba Pridgin

Amanda Potter Cole

Georgina Toward

Lynnette Watts

Dr. Wendi J. Whitehead Williams

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*Every effort has been made to provide accurate information. We apologize forany errors that may be found in this listing. If your name or gift has been listed incorrectly, please let us know – we want to make sure your contributions are recorded correctly. Thank you for your understanding.

In addition to the financial support necessary for Women’s Foundation of Arkansas to fulfill its mission, the Foundation relies upon the donation of time and talent from volunteers. More than 400 dedicated and passionate philanthropists contributed a recorded almost 4,000 volunteer hours in 2011 to spread the reach of WFA’s initiatives to the women and girls throughout our state.

Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Volunteers

List of VolunteersEllie Abad

Kristen Albertson

Regina Alexander

Terry Allen

Leila Alston

Faith Anaya

Lisa Anderson

Martha Anderson

Lindsay Andrews

Jaynee Arrigo

Zainab Atiq

Katie Atkins

Christine Audo

Monique Bailey

Christin Baker

Maegan Ballard

Melissa Bandy

Tara Banks

Carrie Barber

Corey Barnett

Jill Bayles

Ginger Beebe

Linda Beene

Ashlee Bell-Cohn

Mirna Benitez

Jessica Berrens

Elizabeth Bintliff

Paulette Blacknall

Lee Ann Blackwell

Jo Blatti

Jo Alice Blondin

Margaret Bogle

Caprice Borgeson

Angela Boswell

Shauna Bowen

Kindra Brewer

Marilyn Brewer

Cindy Bridges

Jill Bristow

Jessica Broner

Christie Brooks

Annette Brown

Jill Brown

Kelsey Brown

Robert Brown

SiKia Brown

Stephanie Brown

Jennifer Browne

Merribeth Bruning

Sydney Bryant

Patricia Buford

Miranda Burris

Athena Burton

Sarah Campbell

Brett Carr

JoNece Carter

Amy Casavechia

Tracy Casey

Maria Chona

Kate Christenbury

Lisa Chrzanowki

Shannon Clardy

Misti Clark

Natalie Clark

Renae K. Clark

Skyy Clark

Whitney Cobb

Brittney Cochran

Jennifer Coleman

Chastity Collins

Ramona Collins

Sandra Combs

Nona Comer

Cynthia Conger

Mary Connor

Debra Conventry

Lynita Cooksey

Jamie Coonce

Rebecca Cooper

Lance Corder

Sean Corrothers

Lois Coulter

Debra Coventry

Dee Cox

Kimberlee Crosby

Susanne Crouch

Elizabeth Cummings

Sumonia Daniel


List of VolunteersKerri Daniels

Brittny Daubenheyer

La'Shara Davenport

Irene David

Julia Davis

Julie Davis

Amber Davis-Tanner

Charity Dawson

Susan DeBlack

Kathy Deck

Joy DeClerk

Azu Denton

Enkeleda Dervishi, Ph.D.

Cathy Dicus

Caroline Dominick

Caroline Donahue

Laura Downing

Myriah Downs

Lee Lee Doyle

Jo Driggers

Lori Ducey

Kayla Dwelle

Denice Eaves

Shawna Edwards

Lisa Ellington

Sydney Ellis

Elizabeth England

Carolyn Eoff

Sherry Eskridge

Erica Estes-Beard

Kayla Eveld

Kathy Manis Findley

Debra Fithen

Bill Fitzgerald

Trish Flanagan

Janet Ford

Desiree Fowler

Tiffny Frazier

Kourtnee Funk

Brehan Furfey

Dana Gaddy

Robin E. Gann

Becky Gifford

Kendra Glasper

Mary L. Good

Rene Goodwin-Lee

Charlie Granberry

Melissa Graves

Taylor Grayham

Princess Greenberry

Ashley Greene

Susan Greenwood

Anne Grippo

Robin Guadanini

Roger Guevara

Kristina Gully

Maryam Guppy

Kate Haagensen

Dorothy Hall

McKenzie Hall

Summer Hall

Sybil Hampton

Valerie Harden

Vikita Hardwrick

Joslyn Harney

Allison Harris

Erica Harris

Gienysa Harris

Leslie Harris

Yasheika Harris

Judy Harrison

Shane Harrison

Johnna Hart

Tonya Hass

Angela Hebert

Bernie Hellums

Jill Hendricks

Melissa Hendricks

Michele Henry

Lori Hensley

Kyndra Hicks

Billie Hill

Cody Hill

Morgan Hill

Michelle Hobbs

Jennifer Holbrook

Ruthie Holland

Tonya Hooks

Mica Hornes

Ed Horton

Tanya Hosks

Cora Housley

Sara Hubbard

Jonell Hudson

Julie Huggins

Natasha Hull

Jenny Hunt

Tamhra Hutchins-Frye

Lara Irvin

LaJasmine Jefferson

Becky Jester

Melinda Johnson

Sherry Johnson


Natalie Johnson-Leslie

Derika Jones

Dez' Jones

Malindi Jones

Jacquiline Jones Martindale

Michelle Kaemmerling

Robin Kanatzar

Aman Kaur

Jessica Keahey

Janetta Kearney

Heather Keathley

Desiree' Kelly

Joyce Kennedy

Rachel Kluender

Nancy Knighten


List of VolunteersAngela Kremers

Sarah Kresse

Diane LaFollette

Barbara Landrum

Leslie Landrum

Heather Larkin

Lashundra Larkin

Tiffany Latz

Christine Le

Catherine Leach

Xue Lee

Lia Lent

Nancy Leonhardt

Carolyn Lewis

Leah Lewis

Thomas Lipham

Louise Livesay

Polly Lockett-Fox

Patricia Loy

Laura Lucas

Daryn Lyndsey

Cindi Maddox

Padma Mana

Deepa Manjanatha

Catherine Marlowe

Dawn Martin

Jaime Martin

Miranda Martin

Irene Martz

Teresa Mason

Andrea Massie

Joy Matlock

Megan Matthew

Rebecca Matthews

Reagan McClure

JoBeth McElhanon

Sarah McGaha

Emily McIllwain

Samantha McKinzie

Katie McLean

Ronya McLelland

Constance Meadors

Ginny Meek

Allison Mencer

Asha Merrill

Patti Miley

Cynthia Miller

Terri Milligan

Katina Mitchell

Fara Moore

Hayley Moore

Katie Moore

Holly Morado

Hannah Moreland

Kaye Morgan

Tammy Morgan

Beverly Morrow

Rosalind Mouser

Courtney Mullen

Brandi Muradian

Kathy Murphy

Suzanne Murphy

Mari Alison Murry

Stephanie Neely

Sandra Nienmeyer

Valerie Nix

Jamilyn Noble

Susie Norman

Debby Thetford Nye

Janice O'Donnell

Sharon O'Hara

Shannon O'Niel

Chihiro Oishi

Cara Osborne

Champagne Owens

April Pantall

Rebecca Parr

Debbie Partee

Cheryl Payne

Lorrie Payne

Keyun Payne-Allen

Amy Pearce

April Pentall

Lindsey Pesek

Freddye Petett

Connie Phelps

Ember Phillips

Lori Phillips

Sarah Beth Phillips

Amy Pierce

Shelby Pierceau

Janet K. Ply

Ruth Plymale

Kathy Potter

Karen Potts

Katherine Prewitt

Grace Price

Betty Ramsey

Lynnette Rancifer

Andrea Razer

Trudy Redus

Erika Reed

Joanne Reilley

Kiva Reinbold

Tabitha Reynolds

Stacie Rhoads

Tammy Rhodes

Rita Richardson

Donna Rippey

Carrie Roberson

Loren Roberson

Hunter Robinson

Hannah Rodgers

Sabrenna Rodgers

Susan Roehrig

Alicia Rose

Penny Rudder

Charliss Russ

Kayleigh Sagar


List of VolunteersJennifer SamuelsLisa SanbokJennifer SaxtonDusty SchmidShaun ScottMary SeitzTatiana SerranoSara SeydaVirginia ShackelfordStephanie ShankDarinda SharpDebbie SheaLatina SheardDebra ShiellBeverly ShivelyKunjal ShroffPam ShurettEsther Silver-ParkerTracy SimpsonSowmya SivakumraCarrie SlantonCarrie SlatonElizabeth SmallLaurie SmallingAnna SmithCatherine SmithMargie SmithMetta SmithRickie Smith

Sandra SmithSusie SmithTerri Sue SmithMichelle SnortlandSociety of Women EngineersShawn SollowayMaralyn SommerPatti StanleyWanda StephensAngie StevensSuzanne StoferAmber StraughnElizabeth StreettDavid StricklinBarbara SuggGlenna SumnerShu Lan TangSara TariqDiane TatumCelya TaylorGinger TeasterBillie Jean ThomasHolly ThomasKaty ThomasKimberly ThomasTerry ThomasHannah ThompsonSarah TiptonKimberly TisdaleKanika TopiwalaSara Torres

Letecha TownsendDuyen TranBrenda TriggBrandi TrippJulie TrivittMary Beth TrubittHilary TrudellSue Tull Alison TurnerGinger TurnerUALR Donaghey College of EITMeagan UhligJillian UnderwoodLea Ann VanWinkle GislerLisa VernonCatherine VestKim VickeryHina WalajahiSherry WalkerMichelle WallaceZhu WangDerrick WarrenAmy WarrickMiyiah WashingtonShya WashingtonVictoria WashingtonStacie WassellDe'Shuna WatersMojgan WatsonJane Wayland

Ann WebbTammy WebbKaren WeidoCathryn WellsVernita WellsSusan WestJulia WhiteheadLynsie WhitlowKellie WilhiteMelinda WilkinsAmber WilliamsTemper WilliamsWendi J. W. WilliamsStacey WilliamsonBeth WilsonSamantha WilsonAnne WintzerTonya WittKristina WolosonRebecca WordDashun WorthenCharolotte WrightMeredith WrightSandy WrightAmy WyniaKatie YoungYalanda YoungSara YoungbloodKimberly Zoldak

Honoring

Johnelle Hunt

Woman of the Year in Philanthropy

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“Helping Patients Live Better”Specializing in urological, incontinence

and many other aids for daily living.

300 S. Rodney Parham, Suite 18 | Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 227-8220

Emerging Leaders

In 2008-2009 WFA piloted the Emerging Leaders Program. Twenty-five talented women from around the state took part in a series of “issue days” where they gained a deeper understanding of the most pressing issues facing the community at that time. Emerging Leaders met monthly for eight months to analyze how government, political, non-profit, corporate, and civic institutions shape the state’s collective identity. While the program was discontinued after its first year, WFA is proud of this group of pioneering women and their continuing accomplishments and on-going impact on Arkansas.

“I believe that by supporting the WFA, there will be a positiveeconomic impact on the state. WFA supports programs thatempower women to becomefinancially self-sufficient, businessleaders, and agents of change intheir communities.”

Jane Wayland, PhD, Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Department of Marketing and Advertising at UALR

WFA Girls of Promise

Since 2000, the WFA’s Girls of Promise™ program has introduced over 4000 eighth-grade girls across Arkansas to information about careers in areas related to economics, science, technology, engineering and math (ESTEM) while giving them the opportunity to meet with women professionals for greater understanding of their own potential and power. Every year at Girls of Promise conferences, the young women meet and learn from women with amazing careers, such as scientists, astronauts, physicians, computer systems engineers, and others.

Eight conferences were held in 2012, reaching 477 eighth-grade girls and 23 tenth-grade girls across the state. Conferences were held on the campuses of Arkansas State University, Arkansas Tech University, Harding University, Henderson State University/Ouachita Baptist University, NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Southern Arkansas University, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and University of Arkansas at Monticello. The acclaim Girls of Promise enjoys in the local communities hosting the conferences has enabled the Foundation to draw highly qualified professional women as speakers and role models year after year. This year’s conferences utilized the talents of inspirational speaker Mrs. Ginger Beebe, First Lady of Arkansas and keynote speakers Dr. Jo Alice Blondin, Lesa Handly, Dr. Michelle Moss, Dr. Janet Ply, Dr. Amber Straughn, KarenAnn Terrell, Dr. Paula Tkac, and Shannin Rae Watkins. Girls of Promise will expand to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and the University ofCentral Arkansas in 2013.



Benefactor Level Sponsors:Entergy CorporationBHP Billiton

Patron Level Sponsors:AramarkAcxiomArkansas Children’s HospitalHenderson State UniversityMolex IncorporatedSouthwest Power Pool

Friend Level Sponsor:Albemarle FoundationFarmer’s Bank & Trust Junior Auxiliary of Russellville, Arkansas, Inc.Kenneth LongSouthern Medical GroupVision Information Technology ConsultantsWalmart Foundation

T-Shirt Sponsors:Dr. Lee Lee Doyle Dorothy Morris

Water Sponsor:Pepsi Beverages Company

Girls of Promise Sponsor:AAUW Benton CountyAngela and Dale BaileyBancorp SouthBridgestone Americas Tiers Operations, LLCThe Children’s ClinicColumbus County Community Foundation

2012 Girls of Promise Sponsors

Azu DentonDrew County Farm Bureau

Dr. Camella Montez Knoernschild, DDSDrs. Johnston and Richardson, PLLCJunior Auxiliary of MonticelloMagnolia Junior Charity LeagueMonfee Medical Clinic, P.S. Neca PharrMr. and Mrs. Ben RothwellUAM FoundationWhitehead Forestry Services, Inc.

Individual Donors:AAUW – Jonesboro BranchAndrea AlbrightBibler Brothers Lumber CompanyDr. and Mrs. Robert H. BowmanSheila BrooksFocus BankAndrea RowanRussellville Kiwanis ClubMarlena SweeneyNan SnowTabitha Watkins

In-Kind Donors:AAUW-Jonesboro BranchAG EdwardsAndrew’s Candy CompanyAramarkArkansas State UniversityASU Chancellor’s OfficeASU LibraryArkansas Tech UniversityArvest BankBancorp SouthGovernor and Mrs. Mike BeebeBrookshiresBurris, Inc.

Chartwells Dining ServiceChick-Fil-ADelta DentalEducational Renewal Zone, UAMFarmer’s Bank & TrustFOCUS BankHarding UniversityLaura HaywoodHealth SouthHenderson State UniversityKids Directory of NWAL’Oreal MaybellineMagnolia Regional Medical CenterEllen NeuborneNorthwest Arkansas Community CollegeNWArestaurants.com/Parachuting PenguinsDr. Becky PaneitzJoanne ReilleyOuachita Baptist UniversityPeekaboo MagazinePepsi Beverages Company Rose Drug StoreElizabeth SolanoSouth Arkansas Math & Science STEM CenterSouthern Arkansas UniversitySouthern Medical GroupUnileverUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockUALR Chancellor’s OfficeUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloUAM’s Chancellor’s OfficeUAM Office of AdmissionUAM Office of AdvancementUAMS Chancellor’s OfficeVision IT Consultants, LLC


Arkansas State University8th Grade Students:Blytheville Middle SchoolCave City Middle SchoolForrest City Middle SchoolKIPP Delta College Preparatory School –HelenaNettleton Junior HighOsceola Middle SchoolAlumnae Track Students:Earle High SchoolForrest City High SchoolMarked Tree High School

Arkansas Tech University8th Grade Students:Atkins Middle SchoolDardanelle High SchoolHector High SchoolLamar Middle SchoolMorrilton High SchoolPottsville Junior HighRussellville Junior High Alumnae Track Students:Clarksville High SchoolDanville High SchoolRussellville High School

Harding UniversityAhlf Junior High SchoolAlpena Junior High SchoolBald Knob Middle SchoolBeebe Junior High SchoolGreenbrier Junior High SchoolPulaski Heights Middle SchoolLonoke Middle SchoolPrescott High SchoolQuitman High School

2012 Girls of Promise Participating SchoolsRiverview Junior High SchoolHenderson University/Ouachita Baptist UniversityBenton Junior High SchoolCutter Morning Star High SchoolFouke Middle SchoolFountain Lake Middle SchoolGary E. Cobb Middle SchoolGoza Middle SchoolMalvern Junior High SchoolNashville Junior High SchoolOuachita High SchoolStuttgart Junior High SchoolYerger Middle School

Northwest Arkansas Community College8th Grade Students:Alpena Junior High SchoolBerryville Middle SchoolCedarville Middle SchoolElkins Middle SchoolElmwood Middle SchoolGentry Middle SchoolGeorge Junior High SchoolKirksey Middle SchoolLynch Middle SchoolPrairie Grove Middle SchoolSouthwest City Alumnae Track Students:Bentonville High SchoolFarmington High SchoolLincoln High School

Southern Arkansas UniversityColumbia Christian SchoolEmerson High SchoolLafayette High SchoolMagnolia Junior High School

University of Arkansas at Little Rock 8th Grade Students:Batesville Jr. High SchoolBergman Middle SchoolChrist The King Catholic SchoolDunbar Middle SchooleStem Middle SchoolFlippin Middle SchoolForest Heights Middle SchoolFuller Middle SchoolHenderson Magnet Middle SchoolHome Schooled StudentsJacksonville Lighthouse Charter SchoolLonoke Middle SchoolMabelvale Middle SchoolMaumelle Middle SchoolMayflower Middle SchoolPulaski Heights Middle SchoolRose City Middle SchoolSheridan Middle SchoolSt. Edwards Catholic SchoolSt. Joseph's Catholic SchoolAlumnae Track Students:Foreman High School

University of Arkansas at MonticelloDermott Junior High SchoolDumas Junior High SchoolHamburg Middle SchoolLakeside Junior High SchoolMcGehee Junior High SchoolSheridan Middle SchoolStar City Middle SchoolWarren Middle School

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a celebration of women 2012

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stronger arkansas

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