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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 29, 2008
Contact: Nanci Gonder, 573-751-0290
First Lady Announces Nominees for Inaugural First Lady Awards
JEFFERSON CITY - First Lady Melanie Blunt today announced the nominees for the inaugural First Lady Awards. The nominees and recipients will be honored at a ceremony on March 4, 2008.
"I am overwhelmed by the number of Missouri women who are making a significant and lasting impact on their communities and our state," First Lady Melanie Blunt said. "The nominees for the 2008 First Lady Awards are truly inspiring women who are making history, and I am pleased to recognize their achievements."
The following women were nominated for the 2008 inaugural First Lady Awards:
Business and Innovation:
Deborah Arwood, Warrensburg
Dorothy Baker, Jefferson City
Kathy Barney, Kansas City
Linda Helen Becker, Union
Roberta L. Broeker, C.P.A., Jefferson City
Judy L. Burns, St. Charles
Natasha Conley, Jefferson City
Sherry James Cook, Springfield
Debra Dobson, Jefferson City
Laura Gajda, Lake Ozark
Marsha L. Garrison, Louisiana
Mimi Garstang, Rolla
Wendy Gray, St. Louis
Debra Griggs, Lake Saint Louis
Jacqueline Hall Kelly, Ph.D., Columbia
Kathi Haller, St. Louis
Catherine Hanaway, J.D., St. Louis
Lorraine Harness, New Hartford
Kathy Harvey, Centertown
Jan Haviland, Westphalia
Velzora Jenkins, St. Louis
Bonnie Keller, Springfield
Joan Klopfenstein, St. Charles
Suzanne Magee, Chesterfield
Teresa Maledy, Columbia
Elizabeth Jane Mendenhall, Columbia
Cherly Morley, St. Louis
Patrice Mullins, Defiance
Brenda D. Newberry, St. Charles
Brenda Oliver, Odessa
Jeanette Prenger, Kansas City
Rosana Privitera Biondo, Kansas City
Pat Reiser, Springfield
Rosella M. Roberts, Steelville
Mary Jean Rodgers Russell, Ph.D., Chesterfield
Jan Scott, St. Louis
Sharon Scott, Macon
Karen Seibert, Chesterfield
Diane Seif, Lee's Summit
Katie Smith, Jefferson City
Lynda Smith Baumgartner, Columbia
Kathyrn Johnson Swan, Cape Girardeau
Karen R. Thomas, Springfield
Teresa Thornburg, Moberly
Annetta Vickers, St. Louis
Sharon Whitehill Gray, Nixa
Anne Williams, Columbia
Jennifer Q. Williams, Maplewood
Darlene Willman, St Peters
Kay Wilson, Barnard
Kathi Wysong, Nevada
Nancy B. Zurbuchen, Kansas City
Culture and Humanities:
Linda Helen Becker, Union
Sharon Beshore, Joplin
Margaret Bush Wilson, St. Louis
Gladys Coggswell, Frankford
Karen Culler, Green Ridge
Nancy Brown Dornan, Springfield
Yaphett El-Amin, St. Louis
Helen Gannon, St. Louis
Barbara Harbach, St. Louis
Shirley Bush Helzberg, Kansas City
Marilyn Henderson Robbins, Trenton
Donna Huston, Marshall
Sandy Irle, Warrensburg
Daphne Jeffries, Linn Creek
Sarah Klinefelter, Forsyth
Kathy Lambert, St. Louis
Della Lang, Fenton
Elaine J. Lawless, Ph.D., Columbia
Wendy Libby, Columbia
Joan Lipkin, St. Louis
Rosemary Lowe, Kansas City
Sabra Tull Meyer, Columbia
Frankie Muse Freeman, St. Louis
Rebecca Nellenswander, Kansas City
Kathleen Butterly Nigro, Chesterfield
Naoma Powell, Columbia
Marie Prater, Springfield
Peggy Ralston, Carthage
Terry Ramsey, Nevada
Tameka Randle, Cape Girardeau
Stephanie Riven, St. Louis
Wanda Shellenbarger, Carl Junction
Johnna Elizabeth St. Cin, Wardell
Kathyrn Johnson Swan, Cape Girardeau
Robin Theiss, Kirkwood
Nita Thompson, Butler
Donna M. Vandiver, St. Albans
Rose M. Vaughn, Ava
Agnes Wilcox, St. Louis
Education:
Marcia Abbott, Schell City
Diane Addison, Hannibal
Jane Armer, Ashland
Paulette Augustine, Higginsville
Gini Barnett, Doniphan
Jahnae H. Barnett, Ph.D., Fulton
Georganna Beachboard, Jefferson City
Dianne Brown, Ed. D., Arnold
Diane Buhr, Chesterfield
Edna M. Campbell, St. Louis
Queen Esther Chatman, Ph.D., St. Louis
Dana Comstock, Theodosia
Lana Dicus, California
Pearlie Evans, St. Louis
Ronna Ford, Lebanon
Carole Ann Frame Jones, Steele
Caryn Girratano, Ph.D., Jefferson City
Jacqueline Hall Kelly, Ph.D., Columbia
Debra Hollingsworth, St. Louis
Sandra K. Hooker, Caruthersville
Margaret Hurley, Columbia
Judy Jo Hutchison, Versailles
Victoria James, Cedar Hill
Evelyn E. Jorgenson, Moberly
Karen Wingert Kemper, Columbia
Vera I. Ker, Springfield
Marcia M. Kerz, St. Louis
Trish Knight, West Plains
Barbara Landes, Lake Tapawingo
Debby Lawson, Nixa
Kelly Levy, Jefferson City
Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., Columbia
Julie A Lyman, Columbia
Carolyn R. Mahoney, Ph.D., Jefferson City
Karen Mason, Stella
Margaret Mason Bock, Ashland
Morey Mechlin, Springfield
Patricia A. Mohn, Independence
Alice J. Munninghoff, Kansas City
Leigh Patterson, Jefferson City
Ruth Peñaherrera-Norton, Springfield
Patricia Porterfield, Ph.D., Cottleville
Loretta P. Prater, Ph.D., Cape Girardeau
Robin Ritchie, Bernie
Judy Robinson Rogers, Nevada
Brenda C. Russell, St. Louis
Leah Schmidt, Kansas City
Annette Seago, Blue Springs
Jackie Snyder, Ed.D., Kansas City
Kim Spangler, Osage Beach
Johnna Elizabeth St. Cin, Wardell
Susan S. Stepleton, St. Louis
Kathyrn Johnson Swan, Cape Girardeau
Toni Walton, Fordland
Marjorie Williams, Ed.D., Kansas City
Health and Wellness:
Verna Adwell Rhodes, Columbia
Geneva Kaye Allison, Middletown
Carrie Arquitt, D.D.S., M.S., Springfield
Cindy Baird, Lee's Summit
Paula Baker, Joplin
Marcia S. Beck, Raymore
Gwen Beebe, Springfield
Leona Beezley, Springfield
Judy Bentley, St. Louis
M. Heather Carver, Columbia
Colleen Coble, Jefferson City
Laura Daly, Springfield
Betty Davidson, Ph.D., St. Louis
Sallie Ervin, St. Louis
Judith K. Feuquay, Nevada
Jean Grabeel, Springfield
Jan R. Grossman, Columbia
Tammy Bea Gwaltney, Cape Girardeau
Lorraine Harness, New Hartford
Virginia Haymes, Springfield
Karen C. Hendrickson, Cape Girardeau
Denise Hooks-Anderson, St. Louis
Tamara Hopkins, M.D., Jefferson City
Debbie Jameson, Columbia
Marybeth E. Kapp, M.D., Cape Girardeau
Patricia P. Kapsar, St. Louis
Karen Wingert Kemper, Columbia
Alison Malinowski, Joplin
Jacqueline Miller, D.D.S., Washington
Mary E. Mitchell, Sikeston
Melba R. Moore, St. Louis
Melinda Ohlemiller, St. Louis
Sharon O'Keefe, St. Louis
Brooke O'Reilly, Springfield
Nancy O'Reilly, Psy.D., Springfield
Julie Peterson, Columbia
Deborah Powers, Maryville
Carol Reichard, Jefferson City
Sharon Rohrbach, R.N., St. Louis
Margie Sammons, Fenton
Diane Seif, Lee's Summit
Reaner G. Shannon, Ph.D., Kansas City
Phyllis Stanley, Fordland
Wendy Sullivan, St. Louis
Kathyrn Johnson Swan, Cape Girardeau
Laureen Tanner, R.N., M.S.N., Maryland Heights
Cynthia B. Teas, R.N., B.S.N., Purdy
Karen R. Thomas, Springfield
Renee White, M.S.W., L.C.S.W, Joplin
Consuelo H. Wilkins, M.D., St. Louis
Kathy Windmoeller, Columbia
Jeanne Zack, St. Charles
Volunteerism:
Marcia Abbott, Schell City
Ann Alter, Blue Springs
Ilena Aslin, Cape Girardeau
Ann Marie Baker, Springfield
Karen Benson, Mt. Vernon
Sharon Beshore, Joplin
Lynne Blakeman, Rich Hill
Shirley Breeze, Florissant
Donna Brown, Kirksville
Carol Burns, St. Joseph
Cheryl Carosone, Barnhart
Jeannine Clontz, Arnold
Barbara Cooper, St. Louis
Marylyn Defeo, Jefferson City
Yaphett El-Amin, St. Louis
Pearlie Evans, St. Louis
Virginia Dee Evans, Kansas City
Virginia L. Goede, Fenton
Nancy Good, Joplin
Krista Hall, Kansas City
Melissa Harris, Branson
Betty Cooper Hearnes, Charleston
Debra Hollingsworth, St. Louis
Irene Huey, Dexter
Donna Huston, Marshall
Judy Jo Hutchison, Versailles
Mary S. Ireland, Nevada
Sandy Irle, Warrensburg
Victoria James, Cedar Hill
Anne Keckeley Brown, Springfield
Bonnie Keller, Springfield
Patricia Rowe Kerr, Jefferson City
Sharon G. Kosek, Ed.D., St. Joseph
Maxine Lambert, Sikeston
Rhonda Lee Tyler, Chesterfield
Barbara Lohr, Jackson
Kimball Long, El Dorado Springs
Rosemary Lowe, Kansas City
Kerri McBee Black, Harrisburg
Cheryl McCann, Liberty
Kathy S. McGhee, Jefferson City
Karen McKay, Florissant
Jacqueline Miller, D.D.S., M.S., Washington
Patricia Morgan, Camdenton
Cheryl Morley, St. Louis
Jacqueline Motzel, St. Louis
Sharon Naught, Jefferson City
Kristin Perry, Bowling Green
Rosana Privitera Biondo, Kansas City
Peggy Ralston, Carthage
Tameka Randle, Cape Girardeau
Janis C. Reding, Grain Valley
Kristen J. Reynolds, Lake St. Louis
Margie Richcreek, Lake Waukomis
Mary Kay Ross, Springfield
Mary R. Russell, J.D., Jefferson City
Margie Sammons, Fenton
Diane Seif, Lee's Summit
Carolyn Spier, Columbia
Kathyrn Johnson Swan, Cape Girardeau
Teresa M. Tost, Ava
Renette Wardlow, Ozark
Lynn Weddle Judkins, Kansas City
Rosemary Wick, Clayton
Louise Wiedermann, Manchester
Theresa A. Wolf, Sedalia
Nancy B. Zurbuchen, Kansas City
Mrs. Blunt created the First Lady Awards to celebrate Missouri women who are making history in the five categories of Business and Innovation, Culture and Humanities, Education, Health and Wellness, and Volunteerism as part of Women's History Month in March.
A committee appointed by the Missouri Women's Council evaluated the more than 300 nominations. The First Lady will recognize honorees March 4, 2008, at the Missouri Governor's Mansion in a ceremony to celebrate Women's History Month. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is proud to support the inaugural First Lady Awards.
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