SIGNATURE EVENTS
OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT PAST HONOREES
Every year since 1986, the YWCA Hamilton has honored local women at the annual Outstanding Women of Achievement celebration. Honorees were chosen from submitted nominations and include women who live and/or work in Butler County. These women have made an exceptional impact in our community and contribute to the YWCA Hamilton’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Your sponsorship of this event is an ideal opportunity to show your support for the women who help make Butler County a better place to live. All proceeds go to support programs of the YWCA.
Woman of the Year
- 2014 - Lunatic Fringe Salon
- 2013 - AGLOW International Ministry
- 2012 - Dr. Lee Knisley Sanders
- 2011 - Germaine Vonderhaar
- 2010 - Sherry Armstead
- 2009 - Zellene Miller
- 2008 - Kay Wright
- 2007 - Kathy Carmack
- 2006 - Altrusa Club Of Hamilton
- 2005 - Jane Rose Green
- 2004 - Joan Witt
- 2003 - Barbara Toman
- 2002 - Pat Irwin
- 2001 - Ann Antenen
- 2000 - Adeline Zoller
- 1999 - Ercel Eaton
- 1998 - Janet Clemmons
Academy of Achieving Women
1986
Muriel Allen Bertsch Sr.
Mary Colette R.S.M.
Patricia Hoard
Irene Moore
Lindsey Mary Ann Willis
(Sanders)
1987
Peggy Collins
Avis W. Cullen
Eva D. Lande
Jackie Parrish
Joan Witt
1988
Lois S. Friedlander
Cubie Lee Johnson
Mary Law
Thelma West-Schraer
Edna Stieg
1989
Esther Rudder Benzing
Marilyn Bowling
Anne B. Carr
Evalie Koehler
Marge Stewart
1990
Estella Beckett
Jolynn Hurwitz
Betty Lou Nein
Louella Thompson
Katherine Rumph-Butler
1991
Jill (Whittaker) Gaynor
Shirley Rosmarin
Joyce B. Thall
Luella Walker-Engel
Adeline Zoller
1992
Patricia F. Burg
Barbara Condo
Eva Kessler
Lynn Oswald
Leslie Herndon Spillane
1993
Tina Osso
Mildred Probst
Virginia Ritan
Mildred Whitehead
Lisa Willbrand
1994
Barbara K. Eshbaugh
Jacklyn Flannery
Katherine J. Pollicitn
Jane S. Rose Green
Rita E. Yokers
1995
Barbara E. Blair
Kathy D. Carmack
Honi Cohen
Clare A. Easton
Marcia R. Koenig
Polly Landers
Antoinette Lipscomb
Ursula Pridemore
Rita I. Ringel
Marcia G. Wehr
2017
Jennifer Acus-Smith
Marianne Cotugno
Ann Dennett
Kelli Lyon Johnson
Shaquila Mathews
Jennifer McQueen
2018
Letitia Block
Ramona Cheek
Alisa Miller
Holly Owens
Linda Reilman
Kelly Spivey
Alexis Taylor* Emerging Leader
2019
Sibyl A. Harris Miller* Dr. Julia Goodman Award
Krystal Tipton
Danielle Webb
Amy Hyde-Klaiber
Ashley Hyde Tuley
Grace Phair* Emerging Leader
2020
Ella Cope*Emerging Leader
Joni L. Copas
Lauren Copas Smallwood
Dr. Kathleen Lang
Debra Rothstein* Dr. Julia Goodman Award
