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Page 1: Celebrating 40 Years of Honoring Women’s Leadership...Stacy Hawkins Adams The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Faith Alejandro Sands Anderson, P.C. Michele Allen Altria Group Distribution

Celebrating 40 Years of Honoring Women’s Leadership

Friday, October 16, 2020

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While he was on the front lines we had his back.

At Dominion Energy, 1 in 5 new hires is a Veteran. And if they are called to duty, it’s our duty to take care of them and their families. That’s why we cover any difference between their military pay and their Dominion Energy salary and continue benefits for them and their families for up to five years. We depend on our servicemen and women, and they can depend on us. Visit us at Dominion Energy.com.

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Awarding... Outstanding Women

Luncheon emcee

Karla Redditte NBC 12

YWcA mISSIon

Maura Scott YWCA Richmond Past Board Chair

Genevieve Roberts, YWCA Richmond Current Board Chair

WeLcome

Senator Jennifer McClellan, Member Senate of Virginia, YWCA Board Member

KeYnoTe

Empower RVA Teens, Youth Ambassadors

Genevieve Seigel-Hawley, PhD Sprout School Mom and Professor, School of Education, VCU

ouTSTAnDInG Women AWARDS PReSenTATIon

Linda Tissiere YWCA Richmond Chief Executive Officer

2020 ouTSTAnDInG Women AWARD honoReeS

BUSINESS :: Leigh Sewell

EDUCATION :: Abigail Rogers

HEALTH & SCIENCE :: Wendy Klein, MD

HUMAN RELATIONS &/OR FAITH IN ACTION :: Reverend Lacette Cross

LAW &/OR GOVERNMENT :: Suzette Denslow

MEDIA & MARKETING :: Kelli Lemon

NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT :: Myra Goodman Smith

VOLUNTEERISM :: Laura Lee Chandler

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chAIR

Genevieve Roberts, President Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

ImmeDIATe PAST chAIR

Maura ScottVolunteer

VIce PReSIDenT

Jill Kennedy, Vice PresidentBon Secours Virginia Medical Group

TReASuReR

Andrea Broughton, TreasurerSBK Financial

SecReTARY

Michelle B. MillerMarsh & McLennan Agency

• • • • •

Stacy Hawkins AdamsThe Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Faith AlejandroSands Anderson, P.C.

Michele AllenAltria Group Distribution Co.

Nathalia ArtusAtlantic Union Bank

Nupur BalDeFazio Bal, P.C.

Elvira Cashelkaleo, Inc.

Eva M. ColenOffice of the Mayor City of Richmond

Eileen DahlstedtCB Richard Ellis, Inc.

Sue DaviesMarkel Corporation

Robin FosterChildren’s Hospital of Richmond

at VCU Health

Stephanie J. GilliardColonial Downs Group, LLC

Rudene M. HaynesHunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Lisa Hicks-Thomas Dominion Energy

Naureen HyderHyder Immigration Law

Senator Jennifer L. McClellanVirginia State Senate

Verizon

Lauren Warner MoranoScott Insurance

Amy NisensonThe Mary Morton Parsons Foundation

Megan OvertonSNAG

Judy PahrenCapital One

Elizabeth RawlsBank of America

Donna WheelerSunTrust Banks, Inc.

2019-2020 YWcA Board of Directors

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Thank you to our 2020 sponsors

2020 OWA Table Hosts

Bon Secours Health SystemsDonna Wheeler

Dominion Energyhonoree table sponsor

Feedmore

Hyder Immigration LawJenkins Foundation

Judy PahrenLeigh SewellMaura Scott

Terrell HarriganTed Chandler

SBK Financial, IncYMCA Greater Richmond

Presenting Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Crystal Sponsors

VCU Health | Davenport & Company | Atlantic Union Bank | Richmond Marriott

Silver Sponsors

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our Impact Last YearDomeSTIc VIoLence & SeXuAL ASSAuLT

2,395 total hours of volunteer support for RHART program

2,420 crisis hotline calls answered through the Greater Richmond Regional Hotline

490 Crisis hotline calls were the result of City of Richmond and VCU police officers conducting Lethality Assessment Protocol (LAP) when responding to intimate partner violence

100 Women and children established new, violence free homes through rapid re-housing

142 Survivors met with our Employment Navigator to work toward securing employment, job certifications, and additional education.

604 Survivors received legal advocacy including information and accompaniment on protective orders.

100 Survivors received on-site, trauma-informed crisis intervention when they arrived at the Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.

88% of survivors reported that because of the services and support received, they feel more hopeful about their lives.

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The SPRouT SchooL

The Sprout School, our high-quality, mixed income preschool model serves children at both our downtown and Children’s Museum locations.

ouTReAch & PReVenTIon

1,144 community members... including high school and college students, learned healthy relationship building and violence prevention strategies at 83 community outreach events and programs.

100% of participants reported...learning a new skill and/or resource they could use to promote healthy relationships and counteract factors that support violence. (only represents July-Oct)

100% of outreach program participant reported...an increased awareness in community resources that serve survivors and those affected by domestic and sexual violence. (only represents July-Oct)

35 Teen Peer Facilitators have completed...the Empower RVA Teens training in the past 3 years.

our Impact This Year

Total enrolled > 44 Total enrolled > 140

Childcare Center for Essential Personnel

AGe:

0-4 years old: 98% | 5-10 years old: 2%

GenDeR:

Female: 57% | Male: 43%

eThnIcITY:

African American: 68% | White: 25%Multi-Racial: 5% | Latino: 2%

LocALITY:

Richmond: 86% | Henrico County: 9% Other: 5%

Income:

Household Income up to $26,000: 48%Household Income up to $39,000: 16%Household Income up to $52,000: 5%Household Income up to $64,000: 9%Household Income over $64,000: 23%

Sprout School (before Covid-19)

AGe:

0-4 years old: 89% | 5-10 years old: 11%

GenDeR:

Female: 46% | Male: 53%

eThnIcITY:

African American: 63% | White: 29%Multi-Racial: 7% | Latino: 1%

LocALITY:

Richmond: 90% | Henrico County: 4%Other: 5%

Income:

Household Income up to $26,000: 49%Household Income up to $39,000: 10%Household Income up to $52,000: 5%Household Income up to $64,000: 5%Household Income over $64,000: 31 %

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We salute the OWA honorees: Leigh Sewell, Abigail Rogers, Wendy Klein, MD, Reverend Lacette Cross, Suzette Denslow, Kelli Lemon, Myra Goodman Smith, Laura Lee Chandler.

©Altria Group, Inc. 2020

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Valerie Cassel Oliver is the Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Prior to her position at the VMFA, she was Senior Curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston where worked from 2000 – 2017. She is currently developing the group exhibition, The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture and the Sonic Impulse, scheduled to open at the VMFA April, 2021.

Thank you... I believe in the transformative power of art and that is what continues to propel me forward. I am also propelled by my son... and committed to making this world a better place for him to not only survive, but to thrive!

2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EARTS & cuLTuRe:

Valerie Cassel Oliver

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2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EBuSIneSS:

Leigh Sewell serves as the President for Bon Secours’ Memorial Regional Medical Center, Richmond Community Hospital and Memorial College of Nursing. Leigh has been with Bon Secours for almost 14 years and prior to her current role, Leigh served as senior vice president of strategic operations for Bon Secours Virginia.

Thank you... First, I have to thank my oldest daughters, Taylor and Sydney, for being my inspiration to pursue a career in healthcare. In addition, I thank them for their support along the way as I worked long hours at times and went back to school to get my master’s in health administration. Secondly, I have to thank my mom, Brooke Taylor, who has always been an inspiration to me as a working mother and a strong leader who broke through barriers and glass ceilings along her own journey. She taught me never to give up and to fight for what I believe in. She retired early from an executive position at Anthem to help support the needs of Taylor and traveled all over the country with her seeking intensive physician therapy. Neither of us would be where we are today without her.

Leigh Sewell

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2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EeDucATIon:

Abigail Rogers is the Executive Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer of the YMCA of Greater Richmond.  Abby serves on the Out-of-School Alliance in partnership with Mayor Levar Stoney’s Office, Richmond Public Schools, local philanthropist and program providers addressing out-of-school time needs and resources.

Thank you... There are two women who have not only taught me but shown me how to be a mother, a leader, and a professional. Thank you to my mother and my Oma for showing me that I can be anything I want to be and that the key to success is grace and kindness.

Abigail Rogers

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2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EheALTh & ScIence:

Wendy Klein, M.D. is the former medical director of Health Brigade, the oldest free clinic in Virginia. She co-founded the VCU Women’s Health Center, the VCU Institute for Women’s Health, and was the founding president of the Women in Science, Dentistry & Medicine (WISDM) Organization. After retiring from VCU School of Medicine, she also helped to build primary care programs at both the local and national levels for Planned Parenthood.

Thank you... To my soul mate, Andy and to my children, Dory & Daniel - you are my everything and no words can express my love and my pride and my gratitude.

My deepest thanks to the YWCA for valuing strong women and raising us up, and for all the ways you serve our community.

Beyond that, I am indebted to all of my mentors and colleagues, friends and family. I hope you know who you are because I stand on your shoulders, and I am filled with profound thankfulness.

Wendy Klein, M.D.

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Rev. Lacette Cross is the pastor of Restoration Fellowship RVA, co-founder of Us Giving Richmond Connections (UGRC)/Black Pride RVA and business owner of Will You Be Whole. Lacette is a former Community Trustbuilding Fellow and is an Equity+Health Fellow for Richmond Memorial Health Foundation. She is currently a doctor of ministry student at the School of Theology at Virginia Union University. She is a community faith leader and activist.

Thank you... In the spirit of Ubuntu, I am because we are. Thank you to those who shaped me in many ways. Family given and chosen. And Community with whom I get to live out my commitment to love, justice and liberation.

Rev. Lacette Cross

2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EhumAn ReLATIonS & FAITh In AcTIon:

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2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E ELAW & GoVeRnmenT:

Suzette Denslow is the first woman to be elected as Clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates. She was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Governors Ralph S. Northam and Terence R. McAuliffe. Prior to this position, she served as Chief of Staff to Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and adjunct faculty member teaching public budget and finance, state and local government, and a variety of public administration and policy graduate courses at Virginia Tech.

Thank you... Sincere thanks to my friends, colleagues and bosses! All of you have contributed to making the work-life balance a wonderful overlapping series of events.

Suzette Denslow

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2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EmARKeTInG & meDIA:

Kelli Lemon has created a name for herself in Richmond as a self-proclaimed “social entrepreneur.” Her passion to create opportunities for people to interact through food, sports, education, or the arts energizes and drives her. Kelli owns Urban Hang Suite, a collective coffee shop and has been a driving force in initiating the BlkRVA tourism experience, highlighting and celebrating black culture in Richmond.

Thank you... Bernice S. Thomas, Karl, Faye and Lance Lemon, Otis Mallory Jr., Javona Braxton, Faith Wilkerson, Lonnie Battle and the village that supports me. The University of Virginia, VCU, The Eggleston Family, Mama J’s and The Johnson Family, Johnson Marketing, Radio One Richmond, The Hundreds of Strangers I’ve had Coffee with, BLK RVA, Richmond Black Restaurant Experience, the Jackson Ward Collective, The Valentine Musuem, the State of Virginia, Maggie L. Walker and all the ancestors that died so I could LIVE!

Kelli Lemon

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2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EnonPRoFIT LeADeRShIP:

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Myra Goodman Smith is the President and CEO of Leadership Metro Richmond since 2010. Myra has a diverse range of nonprofit management and leadership experience. She served as Vice President for community programs, planning, campaigns and operations for United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg for 23 years prior to joining Leadership Metro Richmond.

Thank you... Myra would like to share: Thank you, Mom and Dad, for showing me the power of resilience and of kindness … to my husband, Lawrence, daughter Lauren, and granddaughter Skylar… to United Way and Leadership Metro Richmond. Thank you, Sherrie Armstrong, Willie Dell, Eva Teig Hardy and Shelia Pleasants for inspiring me to stretch further. With love, Myra

Myra Goodman Smith

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2 0 2 0 O W A H O N O R E EVoLunTeeRISm:

Laura Lee Chandler has an extensive background in community involvement and leadership. She is currently the chair elect of Virginia Repertory Theatre Board of Directors, is president of the Chapel Guild at the University of Richmond and is the founding President of Maymont’s Council.

Thank you... I send my heartiest thanks to my husband, Ted, for agreeing to join me in my desire to hike in the Himalayas, thus inspiring me to take the risk of getting out of my comfort zone forever! You always understand that my ability to volunteer, to help those in need, is instrumental in the quality and happiness of my life. Thank you, to my mother, Meem, whose example of helping others while teaching full time, raising a family and keeping a clean and organized house was inspirational. To my two beautiful daughters, Katie and Becca, who improved my life beyond measure. I love being your mother and I thank you for respecting who I am and helping me to flourish.To everyone else, take these words to heart: “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

Laura Lee Chandler

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Know a woman who should be on stage next year? Let us know!In 1980, YWCA Richmond launched the Outstanding Women Awards program in order to recognize women in the Greater Richmond area who have made significant contributions to our community through leadership, dedication, and achievements.

We’re looking for leaders who have made a significant positive impact on our com-munity, are committed to excellence, have exceptional leadership qualities, and are stars in their field. Thank you for your help in identifying these individuals who do so much for our community!

Sound like someone you know?Send in your pick for our community’s most deserving candidate. The nomination period will be open this summer!

Visit our website:www.ywcarichmond.org

Send us an e-mail:[email protected]

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Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

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Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

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Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

markelcorp.com

Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

markelcorp.com

Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

markelcorp.com

Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

markelcorp.com

Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

markelcorp.com

Committed to our communities.

Markel is proud to support the YWCA's Outstanding Women Award.

markelcorp.com

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In it’s 6th year, YWCA Richmond continues to award the Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice, in honor of Executive Director of YWCA Richmond and Jackson Foun-dation. The Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice is designed to support the work or professional development of a woman who, like Pat, has a vision for change in her own life and the drive to make positive change in the Greater Richmond Community.

Are you a woman aged 50 or better with a passion to serve? YWCA Richmond will award one woman aged 50+ with up to $17,500 to continue her social activism in Richmond. Consideration for this award is open to any woman who is at least 50 years of age and who resides or works in Richmond City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Hen-rico, Goochland or Powhatan County. Experiences that might be supported include: formal education, training, subsidies to encourage re-entering the workforce, or research, innovation or work within a new constituency.

more information about the Fellowship, how to apply and about this year’s recip-ient is available at www.ywcarichmond.org.

PAT A S C HFELLOWSHIPFOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Patricia Morris Asch1 9 2 6 - 2 01 3

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Presented by the Young Women’s Leadership Alliance (YWLA) and sponsored by Capital One, The Rising Outstanding Woman Award (ROWA) is an annual award recognizing an emerging leader who embodies YWCA Richmond’s values

of commitment, respect, integrity and collaboration and who, through their own influence, passion and action(s) empower RVA.

The award is presented annually with the winner announced during the Women’s Leadership Forum Breakfast. The award nomination form will be available on the YWCA website this summer and will be due in the fall for consideration by the ROWA selection committee.

The Rising Outstanding Woman Award will be awarded to a woman who:

• Has made and/or will make a significant contribution towards social good in Central Virginia

• Has displayed outstanding promise for continuing service and leadership

• Is between the ages of 25-40 years old.

For more information, visit www.ywcarichmond.org/ywla

presented byyoung women’sleadership alliance

ywla

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crystal Benjamin is the Owner of Black Belt Diva, mobile women’s empowerment unit uplifting and educating women through safety awareness. As a Certified Martial Arts Instructor, Crystal had a desire to intertwine her love for human

service and passion as a lifelong public servant; as a result, her mission to empower women was born.

Crystal strongly believes that “passing the baton of wisdom and knowledge” by cultivating each other is one of the ways that women can successfully succeed. She was recognized for her community efforts by being inducted into The Prince George/Hopewell Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Class of Top 40 Under 40.

She’s expressed her platform of women’s empowerment through safety and awareness by partnering with the Richmond Public Library, presenting at The 11th Annual Hampton Roads Conference for Girls and Young Women, and speaking on college campuses.

Crystal is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration at Walden University.

Learn more about Black Belt Diva by visiting: www.Instagram.com/blackbeltdiva2

Crystal Benjamin Rising Outstanding Woman Award Winner

Congrats

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2019Susan AdolfChristy ColemanJane HendersonSusan GoodenSally GrahamGreta HarrisSusan Clarke SchaarKatherine Wintsch

2018Frazier Millner ArmstrongMiriam DavidowJeanine HarperPatte KovalLaura D. LafayetteCynthia I. NewbilleBonnie B. PriceAnna Lou SchabergLisa Sims

2017Lynnelle Ediger-KordzaiaAurelia LewisJulie McConnellSandy ReynoldsHeather Mullins CrislipClovia LawrenceJane HelfrichTalley Baratka

2016Hope Armstrong ErbLakshmi ChallaNancy W. DaviesToni R. ArdabellHeidi Wilson AbbottMargaret Nimmo CroweCarol Ann OlsonJulie S. BilodeauSusan Meyers

 2015Ana Ines KingMarilyn WestGenene LeRosenMelissa Byrne NelsonSusan B. DavisMary E. LangerKathy GlazerJudy Anderson

2014Dr. Pamela Kiecker RoyallJudy PahrenLori RossDr. Jamelle Smith WilsonJill KennedyCassie MatthewJennifer McClellanBabs JacksonCherry Peters

2013Naila Townes AhmedRhona Lax ArensteinNancy Jones ChewningMary C. DoswellErin Thomas FoleyAnne Randolph GoddardJulia Anne GreenwoodDoris Ann Kane

2012Karen ColtraneSally GreenIris HollidayJoan LipstockNancy OglesbyJennifer ParhamRobin StarrCarole WeinsteinLeslie Wyatt

2011Stacy Hawkins AdamsKathleen Burke BarrettKatherine BusserDr. Yvonne BrandonLorie FoleyAlice GoodwinShawnee Weitzel HansenDeborah JohnstonColleen Marea Quinn

2010Diane H. AgerSusan Forbes DeweyTrue Farr LuckCatherine ‘Kate’ M. MarriottMargaret ‘Lyn’ E. McDermidPatricia J. ReamsPamela J. RoyalKaren J. StanleySue Forbes WatsonSusan Winiecki

2009Catherine “Kitty” ClaiborneKimberlie J. FarlowRobin Lynn Foster, MDManju S. GaneriwalaFrances F. GoldmanFay LohrConnie MoslowJane G. WatkinsLula M. Brown White

2008Pamela S. BellemanLissy S. BryanSusan E. DubuqueColleen A. Kraft, M.D., FAAPPage LuxmooreCheryl E. MillerDr. Lucille Murray BrownMarlene Paul

outstanding Woman Awards honorees

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Cathy PondPam WoltzClara B. Woody

2007Dr. Belinda Childress

AndersonSherrie Brach ArmstrongTara Louise CaseyJann MaloneMaureen Denlea MasseyRebecca (Becky) MasseyJoan O. OatesPaula Owens ParkerEllen F. RobertsonMichelle Whitehurst-Cook,

M.D.

2006Nancy Wright BeasleyDr. Jo Lynne DeMaryPaula Paster GulakAnne B. HoltonLynne B. HughesJo Bowman KennedyDelores L. McQuinnMartha Franck RollinsAradhana Bela Sood, M.D.Geraldine Byrd Story

2005Betsy Brooks CarrMarjorie GrierDeborah HackmanDeborah Jewell-ShermanAdele JohnsonEdna Keys-ChavisKathie MarkelBev ReynoldsDianne L. Reynolds-CaneAngela Edwards Roberts

2004Jean Patterson BooneRev. Rhonda VanDyke ColbyJanett ForteCarmen Francine FosterCatherine W. Howard, Ph.D.Amy NisensonEllen Shaw de Paredes, M.D.Debra J. PrillamanMarilyn Tavenner

2003Diane M. AbatoJennifer Daffron BrownIrene Carney, Ph.D.Marge ConnellyBarbara Woodland FlemingCantor Frances T. GoldmanAntionette Vanessa IrvingMarcia Penn, Ph.D.Charlotte K. RobertsLisa Schaffner

2002Mary W. AtterholtSusan M. JamiesonGail W. JohnsonDarcy S. OmanDeborah D. OswaltPhyllis PalmieroVirginia McGeheeDr. Delores PretlowSabrina SquireCabell Goolsby West

2001Barbara Hall DunnDelores R. Green, Ed.D.JoAnne Kirk HenrySara Belle NovemberPatricia S. O’BannonJulie Plunkett

The Honorable Cleo Elaine Powell

Robbie Sullivan ThompsonM. Michelle ThomsonNancy Lancaster Warman

2000Nancy R. BellemanDiana F. CantorDiane Cook-TenchSue Duke DrudgeAnne FischerSheryl L. GarlandAlice W. HarrisChristine R. MillerJacquelyn E. StoneMarcia H. Thalhimer

1999Rev. Donna B. Coffman, R.N.Susanne B. CrumpBlanche Hamlette GaitorLelia Baum HopperRenny Bush HumphreyMarie V. ManiegoNan L. MillerMary Hayes Mule, R.N., B.S.N.Barbara JoynesDianne N. Watkins

1998Comfort Y. Anderson-MillerThe Honorable Viola O.

BaskervilleElizabeth BauderRejena CarrerasSusan G. Kornstein, M.D.Dr. Ann Parker MaustKaren A. RaschkeDaisy Frye ReedMartha S. SlayGrace S. Sparks

outstanding Woman Awards honorees

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1997Joann N. BodurthaMarguerite F. ChristianJosée Gallé CovingtonRosalyn Randolph DanceBeth J. GillispieBeverly C. LacySr. Charlotte Lange, O.S.B.Sharon DeButts RichardsonJudge Margaret Poles

Spencer

1996Jeannie P. BalilesSheilah Y. BelleIda J. HillLerla G. Joseph, M.D.Valerie Ann LemmieJulie D. McClellan, Esq.Eleanor Calvert MeleskiChristina S. RisattiVirginia H. RitchieDiane M. Roberts

1995Connie Berkeley AbeloffRev. Dr. Patricia A.

Gould-ChampRita Prizler Hull, Ph.D.Mary Jo Ellis Kahn, O.G.N.P.Phyllis C. KatzKatharine C. LeeAnne Dobie PeeblesLaVerne Byrd Smith, Ph.D.Anna D. SouliousVeronica Fleming

1994Thelma Bland Watson, Ph.D.Faye BentonBetsy BrinsonUliana GabaraR. Claire GuthriePhyllis CothranCarol FoxShirley FountainMyerna McLaughlinCynthia Mayo

1992Marguerita Fauntleroy AustinBarbara S. BrownFlorence Neal-CooperMarilynn C. GossJane Norwood KusiakLinda Gatch LaCombeDonna MercerCarol O. NegusAnne Teefey

1991Judith Collins, O.G.N.P.Sheila CrowleyDr. Margaret G. DabneyOkianer Christian Dark, Esq.Mary Lou DealJacqueline G. Epps, Esq.Lisa LaFata PowellLouise McCombCarolyn M. MearesYvonne Elizabeth Spain

1990Sister Cora Marie BillingsBeverly J. BrownDr. Judith Ann BrownSylvia CostenJill A. Hanken, Esq.R. Elizabeth MarschakAnne Gregory “Panny”

RhodesJean Thompson WilliamsPamela M. WomackElizabeth Byrd York

1989Judith S. Bond, Ph.D.Naomi A. HallGladys Jackson-WestonElizabeth B. LacySara MarkhamNikki NicholauLouise SealsPeg SpangenthalEva S. Teig HardyHilda Yates Warden

1988Patricia M. AschBeverly DavisDr. Frances DunstonJudith FoxMargaret FreemanDr. Lisa KaplowitzCleomine LewisSandra ParkerEleanor SheppardMary Sue Terry, Esq.Stoner WinslettLorna Wyckoff

outstanding Woman Awards honorees

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1987Christina S. AbbyDr. Virgie M. BinfordSusanna M. CapersJean W. Cunningham, Esq.Mildred C. (Millie) JonesMurial J. McAuleyDr. Susan J. MelletteElvira J. MooreWendy Bauers NorthupFrances FifeLillian C. Throckmorton

1986Barbara GreyMary Tyler McClenahanMary PayneTheresa PollakDr. Isabel RogersNorma H. SchanzBernadine SimmonsJoyce E. Stanley-ScottBarbara UkropAnne M. Whittemore

1985Carolyn AdamsNorma Jean BlalockCarol BurnhamMargaret Brown ChavisVirginia Allen CrockfordEileen M. DooleyRozanne G. EppsHope Haley MontoniNaomi Lewis MorseSusanne SchillingLillian Wilson Stackhouse

1984Rev. Yvonne Jones BibbsMargaret Watkins ClayElsie Satterwhite ElmoreMelba GibbsDr. Grace Edmondson HarrisDr. Suzanne B. HirtElizabeth Herrink HouseAnne P. LaneJean Roland-PenderBessida Cauthorne White

1983Nina AbadySally CampAudrey DixonNorma Goode, Ph.D.Catherine JohnsonRabbi Beverly LernerClaudette B. McDanielJohanna SchuchertDr. Myra Williams-ThorntonBarbara Wurtzel, Ph.D.

1982Madge BushRev. Marjorie Lee BaileySylvia Clute, Esq.Nancy CopalWillie DellJudy GoldbergPerzelia P. GoodwinJoanne LeVayZipporah MedfordDr. Paige S. MorahanMarie Price

1981Janet BallardPhyllis ConklinDr. Dorothy CowlingVirginia HackneyDr. Jean HarrisDr. Lois Harrison-JonesMarie Goodman HunterSara Little, Ph.D.Dr. Nancy McWilliamsCornelia Overton

1980Alma BarlowPat Bell, Esq.Martha Bell ConwayMarii HasewegaFrances LambertDr. Carolyn McCue

outstanding Woman Awards honorees

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