Each year, the YWCA Madison presents the annual Women of Distinction Awards. Honorees’ community service, professional achievement, integrity, leadership and dedication to the lives of others and to the quality of life for all stands as a reflection of the YWCA’s historic mission and values.
Nominations are solicited from area civic clubs, community groups, YWCA members and past Women of Distinction honorees. A committee of YWCA board members and community leaders reviews the nominations and selects a group of recipients. Nomination forms are made available on December 1st. If you would like more information or would like to attend, please contact Debra at 257-1436.
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1974
Louise Marston Conklin
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1975
Constance A. Elvehjem
Velma Hamilton
Jessie McCanse
Margaret Russell
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1977
Shirley Abrahamson
Marlene Cummings
Helen Matheson Rupp
Midge Miller
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1979
Milele Chikasa Anana
Kay Clarenbach
Beth Heiden Reid
Rosalie Mayer
Leslie Spense
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1980
Veatrice Baugh
Gladys Bronson
Beth Emshoff
Mary Lou Munts
Annetta Rosser
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1981
Agnes Cammer
Bea Kabler
Marsha Lindsay
Pam Moore
Rebecca Young
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1982
Morlynn Frankey
Donna Jones
Fayth Kail
Elaine Marks
Barbara Nichols
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1983
Peg Geisler
Rosalie Rohl
Marian Thompson
Rita Wlodarczyk
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1984
Roberta Gassman
Beverly McCord
Verona Morgan
Carol Toussaint
Lucille Kimball
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1985
Joyce Erdman
Mary M. Graye
Carla Hagermann
Mardi O'Brien
Helen Vukelich
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1986
Marian Bolz
Sue Driscoll
Katherine Lyall
Kit Saunders Nordeen
Sue Wiskowski
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1987
Rosemary Troia Baker
Jacqueline Cochran
Gayle Langer
Gail Selk
Maureen Torphy
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1988
Mary Breunig
Lenore Landry
Judie Pfiefer
Petie Rudy
Linda Weimer
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1989
Susan Hobart
Eunice Meske
Mary K. Rouse
Betty Smith
Emma Zitzer
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1990
Deloris Buchler
I. Lorraine Davis
Jean Manchester Biddick
Mary McKenzie Mohs
Elizabeth Spencer
Diane Young Kaav
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1991
Mary Ellen Beach-Ela
Jane Coleman
Ida Gear
Virginia Henderson
Sue Herbst
Toya Nelson
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1992
Betty Bamforth
Ellen Buck
Sandra Dutch
Fannie Hicklin
Edith Hilliard
Norma Madsen
Margaret Monroe
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1993
Alma Baron
Joann Elder
Gloria Jones-Bey
Carla Smith
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1994
Marla Ahlgrimm
Friedie Carey
Shelley Peterman Schwarz
Fannie Taylor
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1995
Muriel Bissell
Inger Kay
Linda McIsaac
Betty Reneau Rowe
Carolyn Taylor
Marjorie Singer Tobias
Cora White
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1996
Anne Arneson
Sister Esther Hefferman
Connie Kilmark
Annrita Lardy
Marge Sutinen
Martha Taylor
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1997
Nan Cheney
Joan Gillman
Sharyl Kato-Nilson
Mercile Lee
Judith Ward
Hermetta Williams
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1998
Tammy Baldwin
Deloris Bell
Amy DeBower
Robin Douthitt
Mary Moen
Donna Marie Robinson
Sister Mary David Walgenbach
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1999
Nan Brian
Jean Davis
Joyce Dismuke
Betty Franklin-Hammonds
Kay Lindblade
Hannah Rosenthal
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2000
Barbara Arnold
Mary Kay Baum
Linda Farley
Leslie Ann Howard
Helene Nelson
Vicki Washington
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2001
Andrea-Teresa Arenas
Holly Cremer Berkenstadt
Doris J. Hanson
Dr. Kathleen A. Kelly
Sadie M. Pearson
Judith Wilcox
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2002
Betty Barrientos
Molly Carnes, M.D., M.S.
Nancy Christy
Ann Haney
Frances Huntley-Cooper
Sue Ann Thompson
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2003
Marion Brown
Hermine Davidson
Louise Root-Robbins
Martha Vukelich-Austin
Andrea Potter
Mary Louise Symon
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2004
Marilyn Beach
Michelle Behnke
Charlie Daniel
Gloria Sarto
Kathleen Woit
Florence Zmudzinski
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2005
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
Connie Ferris Bailey
Martha Gaines
Gwedolyn Jones
Lindsay McClernan
Jeanan Yasiri
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2006
Elizabeth Barnhill
Nancy Giffey
Jo Handelsman
Sharron Hubbard-Moyer
Carmen Skilton
Barbara Snell
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2007
Eve Galanter
Rita Kehl
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Margold S. Melli
Anne E. Ross
Mai Zong Vue
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2008
Marcia Anderson
Mary Burke
Theola Carter
Vera Riley
Cheryl Rosen Weston
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2009
Brenda Brown
Sharon Chamberlain
Iris Christenson
Mary Lang Sollinger
Jeanette Schreier
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