2023 Women of Excellence
Emily Wilkinson - Arts & Culture
Lisa Stane - Education
Olivia Boggs - Government
Traci Cheek - Human Services
Jessica Gray, MD - Medicine
Murvat Musa - Professional
Megan Estrada - Social Justice
Gabriella ContrerasYouth Leadership
Nanette DesoJane Burns Award
2022 Women of Excellence
Emily Wilkinson - Arts & Culture
Sandra Harris - Arts & Culture
Beth Bridges - Business
Janice Magness - Education
Comfort Awotwi Pratt, PhD - Education
Katherine Wells - Government
Dina Jeffries - Human Services
Elizabeth Sharp - Social Justice
Ashby Whitaker - Youth Leadership
Lynn Sanderson - Jane Burns Award
Melinda Pharies - Mary Nell Strong Award
2021 Women of Excellence
Wendy-Adele Humphrey - Education
Elizabeth Regner Grigsby - Arts & Culture
Stephanie Massengale - Business
Dr. Patricia Francis - JohnsonEducation
Norma Ritz Johnson - Government
Katelynn Thompson - Human Services
Dr. Amy Thompson - Medicine
Laura Monroe - Professional
Glenda Grigson - Religion
Grace Feist - Youth Leadership
2020 Women of Excellence
Wendy-Adele Humphrey - Education
Jaime Wheeler - Human Services
Judge Kara Darnell - Government
Shirley McReynolds - Medicine
Michelle McCord - Professional
Paige Allen - Religion
Sellie Shine - Social Justice
Sophie Goforth - Youth Leadership
Latrelle Bright Joy - Mary Nell Strong Award
2019 Women of Excellence
Melissa Collier - Business
JoAnn Long, PhD - Education
Karen Thornton - Education
Annette Sobel, MD - Government
Rebecca Geist - Medicine
Brandi Cantrell - Religion
Lisaann Gittner, PhD - Science
Melinda Garcia Schalow, MD - Social Justice
Terri Duncan - Mary Nell Strong Award
Gabriella Ghandour - Youth Leadership
2018 Women of Excellence
Jean Caslin - Arts & Culture
Linda Ferguson - Business
Linda Donahue, PhD - Education
Rebecca (Becky) Garza - Government
Lindsay Penrose, PhD - Medicine
Carolyn F. Moore - Professional
Shanna Hargrave - Religion
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe - Science
Aliza S. Wong, PhD - Social Justice
Kathy Gilbreath - Mary Nell Strong Award
Emilee Acevedo - Youth Leadership
2017 Women of Excellence
Michelle Kraft - Arts & Culture
Phebe Ellis-Roach - Business
Anna Jackson - Education
Judge Ann-Marie Carruth - Government
Sharmila Dissanaike - Medicine
Kim Flenniken - Professional
Candace Bourland Hicks - Science
Evelyn Davies - Mary Nell Strong Award
Madeleine Lipetska - Youth Leadership
2016 Women of Excellence
Janie Bush - Arts & Culture
Monica Hightower - Business
Abigail Crawford - Education
Berta Fogerson - Education
Karen Gibson - Government
Ann Manning - Professional
Emily Lemley - Religion
Linda Greenstreet - Jane Burns Award
Sandi Turner - Mary Nell Strong Award
Rhosean Asmah - Youth Leadership
2015 Women of Excellence
Amy Faris - Arts & Culture
Suzanna Blake - Business
Dr. Lisa S. Leach - Education
Drue Farmer - Government
Lynda Loyce Dutton - Human Services
Dr. Mimi Zumwalt - Medicine
Michelle Pantoya PhD - Science
Betty Shewbert Dottos - Mary Nell Strong Award
Michelle Suzanne Staley - Youth Leadership Award
Gail Spivey - Jane Burns Award
2014 Women of Excellence
Alona Beesinger - Business
Aretha Marbly PhD - Education
Carolyn Simpson - Human Services
Dr. Ariwan Rakvit - Medicine
Laura Vinson - Professional
Holly Betenbough - Religion
Carolyn Perry - Science
Alejandra Estrada - Youth Leadership
Lorrie Lushnat Bellair - Mary Nell Strong Award
2013 Women of Excellence
Mary Jones Saathoff, PhD - Arts & Culture
Nita Kiesling - Business
Karen K. Garza - Education
Marguerite Fallon, DNP, RN - Medicine
Nancy Tucker Sharp - Professional
Sindee L. Simon, PhD - Science
Neoka Perez - Special Achievement
Kristen Michelle Alcorte - Youth Leadership
Carolyn Taylor - Mary Nell Strong Award
2012 Women of Excellence
Terri Caldwell - Arts & Culture
Diannah Tatum - Business
Narissra Punyanunt-Carter - Education
Merinda K. Condra - Human Services
Lori Rice Spearman, PhD - Medicine
Emily Ratcliff - Professional
Louisa Hope-Weeks, PhD - Science
Michaela Hardin - Youth Leadership
*Christie Devitt - Mary Nell Strong Award
2011 Women of Excellence
Yvonne Racz Key - Arts & Culture
Aimee C. Doane - Business
Dr. Kitty Harris Wilkes - Education & Religion
Beth Lawson - Government & Human Serv.
Dr. Kelly Overley - Professional
Kamlesh Varma, MD - Science & Medicine
Kay Cross - Special Award
Sarah Jo Lambert - Youth Leadership
2010 Women of Excellence
Bonnie J. Aycock - Arts & Culture
Billie J. Caviel - Business
Grace Hernandez - Education & Religion
Nancy M. Koenig - Government
Vickie Russell - Human Services
Mary Crites - Professional
Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones - Science & Medicine
Sharon Hyde Bass - Special Achievement
Jade Shank - Youth Leadership
2009 Women of Excellence
Louise Hopkins Underwood - Arts & Culture
Margarita Olivárez - Business
Mitzi Ziegner - Education & Religion
Catherine Lee Pope - Government & Human Serv.
Christina Esperat, RN, PhD, FAAN - Medicine
Stacie George - Professional
Melinda Corwin, PhD, CCC-SLP - Science
Sally Kipyego - Special Achievement
Jennifer McGrew - Youth Leadership
2008 Women of Excellence
LaWanda Sherrod Murfee - Arts & Culture
SuzAnn Moore Kirby - Business
Linda M. Brice, PhD - Education
Maria Elena Quintanilla - Government
Kay Holder Sanford - Human Services
Sharyn Ivory - Medicine
Melisa Tatum Roberts - Professional
Pamela A. Eibeck - Science
Allison Rae Korinek - Youth Leadership
2007 Women of Excellence
Beth Pratt - Arts & Culture
Jan Thetford - Business
Kathryn Kinnison Rollo - Education
Adrienne Cozart - Government
Kathy Stocco - Human Services
Beena Variyam - Professional
Cindy Jumper, MD - Science & Medicine
*Mary Nell Strong - Jane O. Burns, PhD
Nicole Mitchell - Youth Leadership
2006 Women of Excellence
Margaret Yirka Vugrin - Arts & Culture
Linda Gaither - Business
Linda Crawford Hoover, PhD - Education
Vernita Woods-Holmes - Government & Human Svcs.
Judith Henry, EdD - Professional
Karen Baggerly, MSN, RN - Science & Medicine
Rosa Hernandez Sheets, PhD - Special Achievement
Marie Pfarr - Youth Leadership
2005 Women of Excellence
*Conny McDonald Martin - Arts & Culture
Margaret Williams - Business
Nettie Edwards - Education & Religion
Danette Castle - Government & Human Svcs.
Renee Bergenheier Underwood - Professional
Patti J. Patterson, MD - Science & Medicine
Susan Ford Wiltshire, PhD - Special Achievement
Sara Ellen McCunniff - Youth Leadership
2004 Women of Excellence
Lugene Lane Pickering - Arts & Culture
Geneva B. Boren - Business
Marilyn Phelan, JD - Education
Elma S. Moreno - Government
Gloria Snell Galey - Human Services
Sara Stalcup McKee - Professional
Marianna Shubov, PhD - Science
Katie Megan Akeroyd - Youth Leadership
2003 Women of Excellence
Toni Arnett - Art
Margaret Brannon-Randle, MEd - Education
Trudy Putteet - Government & Human Services
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, PhD - Music
Suzanne Adams Beck, MD - Professional
Rev. Stephanie Schreiner Nash - Religion
Alexia E. Green, RN, PhD, FAAN - Science & Medicine
Sharon Young Prather - Special Achievement
Ashley Marie Cartwright - Youth Leadership
2002 Women of Excellence
Tina Fuentes - Arts & Culture
Kay Davis - Business
Lady Falls Brown, PhD - Education
Ione Heartsill - Government & Human Services
Connie Wharton - Professional
Donna Bacchi, MD, MPH - Science & Medicine
Joe Love Stogner Nelson - Special Achievement
Alana K. Noble - Youth Leadership
2001 Women of Excellence
Pat Maines - Arts & Culture
Maxine Willingham - Business
Janie Landin Ramirez - Education & Religion
Judge Judy Parker - Government
Linda Suzan Lazarin Thomas - Human Services
Dr. Myrna L. Armstrong - Science & Medicine
Mayor Windy Sitton - Special Achievement
Lauren Griffin - Youth Leadership
2000 Women of Excellence
Jean Bledsoe Knight - Business
JoAnn Leavey Shroyer, PhD - Education
Carolyn R. McDougal - Entrepreneur
Shari Dorris Flynn - Government & Human Services
Jane Ann Tustin, RN, MSN, CSN - Medicine
Brenda J. Becknell - Professional
Sunanda Mitra, PhD - Science
Brooke Chavez - Youth Leadership
1999 Women of Excellence
Judy Wells Chisholm - Business
Jan Berry Morris - Education
Patsy Landrum Whipple - Government & Human Svcs.
Catherine A. Ronaghan, MD, FACS - Medicine
Elizabeth Valentine Abraham - Religion
Beverly Chilton, PhD - Science
Burnis Marie Henderson - Special Achievement
Meghan Paige Fleming - Youth Leadership
1998 Women of Excellence
Peggy Willis-Aarnio - Arts & Culture
Diane Brown Earl - Business
Dorothy Phea-Norville - Education & Religion
Leigh Keeney McPhaul - Government & Human Services
Annette Gary, RN Ph.D - Medicine
Francina Johanna Proctor - Religion
Caryl E. Heintz, PhD - Science
Reagan Elyse Davis - Youth Leadership
1997 Women of Excellence
Ruth Jane Holmes, PhD - Arts & Culture
Phyllis Sullivan Jones - Business
Sherry Sancibrian - Education
Kathy Volanty, PhD - Government & Human Svcs.
Irasema Velasquez - Professional
Marisue Pounders Smith - Religion
Jitra Subpamongkol Anuras, MD - Science & Medicine
Christy Michele Badgwell - Youth Leadership
1996 Women of Excellence
Karin Crider McCay - Arts & Culture
Nancy Jo Patton - Business
Jane O. Burns, PhD - Education & Religion
Paula Davis Lanehart, Judge - Government & Human Services
Patricia S. Yoder Wise, RN, EdD - Medicine
Paulina M. Jacobo, JD - Professional
Cassandra L. Henry - Science
Holli Nicole Douglass - Youth Leadership
1995 Women of Excellence
*Billie Wolfe - Arts & Culture
*Betty Baker - Business
Tammy D. Barnes Fedynick - Education & Religion
Louise T. Cummins - Government & Human Services
Louise Willson Arnold - Professional
Marian K. Solowy Myers, MD - Science & Medicine
*Norma E. Porres, MD - Special Achievement
Shaili M. Khandheria - Youth Leadership
1994 Women of Excellence
Suzanne Aker - Arts & Culture
Lou Dunn Diekemper - Business
Jane L. Winer, PhD - Education & Religion
Gwendolyn Titus - Government & Human Svcs.
*Nelda Thompson - Professional
Irene S. Wilson, RN, MEd - Science & Medicine
Sheryl Swoopes - Special Achievement
Monica Baca - Youth Leadership
1993 Women of Excellence
Sylvia Ashby - Arts & Culture
Mary Tom Riley O’Bar, EdD - Education & Religion
*Rita P. Harmon - Government
*Barbara L. Sommerville - Human Services
Sandra Sabatini, PhD, MD - Medicine
Susan Singer Hendrick, PhD - Science
*Louise C. Allen - Special Achievement
Katherine Anne Lucas - Youth Leadership
1992 Women of Excellence
*Elizabeth Skidmore Sasser, PhD - Arts & Culture
*Margaret Talkington - Business
*Sister Maureen Van der Zee, CSJ - Education & Religion
Carolyn Lanier - Government & Human Services
*Marjorie C. Kastman - Professional
Mary Grace Umlauf, RN, PhD - Science & Medicine
Marsha Sharp - Special Achievement
Kirsten Storin Doty - Youth Leadership
1991 Women of Excellence
*Betty J. Savage Mills - Arts & Culture
*Virginia M. Sowell, PhD - Education
Rev. Jo Roberts Mann - Religion
Sylvia A. Martinez-Flores - Government
Jane F. Goldthorn, MD - Medicine
Melanie Weed Barnes - Science
Helen Wagner Willey - Special Achievement
Michelle Leslie Erickson - Youth Leadership
1990 Women of Excellence
Glenna Maxey GoodacreArt - Special Award
*Palma Lancaster Smiley - Arts & Culture
Ethel M. McLeod - Business
Shirley Anne Naile McManigal, PhD - Education & Religion
Yondell Masten, RNC., PhD - Medicine
Eileen McAllister Johnson, PhD - Science
Alicia Boswell - Youth Leadership
1989 Women of Excellence
Janeen Drew Gilliam - Arts & Culture
Elizabeth G. Haley, PhD - Education & Religion
Marilyn Jantz Dickey - Government & Human Svcs.
Elizabeth Creson Sisco, JD - Professional
Teddy L. Langford, RN, PhD, CNAA - Science & Medicine
Kamie Ethridge - Special Achievement
Yumi Christina Koh - Youth Leadership
