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9 win women-of-year awards,
celebration set for March 4
The Women's History Project of the Akron Area will honor nine at its 2008 Women of the Year Awards Ceremony March 4 at The University of Akron's Martin Center.
The nine women are:
Integrity: Tracy L. Carter, director of government relations, Summa;
Faye Dambrot (Heroine): Andrea Denton
Innovation: Marcella Kanfer Rolnick, co-founder of the Lippman Kanfer Institute for Innovation in Jewish Learning and Engagement at JESNA (Jewish Educational Service of North America);
Creativity: Jan Householder, founder of the Giving Doll Project;
Perservance: Janet B. Purnell, retired public school educator and University of Akron administrator;
Pioneer: Dr. Lynn Metzger, retired, The University of Akron;
Posthumous: Susan D. Pavloff, dedicated community volunteer;
Woman to Watch: Elizabeth Remmel, founder and creative director of iMMiX Studio Design Firm.
The new Elizabeth Buchtel Award, presented by the Women in Philanthropy at The University of Akron, will be given to Ann Amer Brennan.
These nine women will be recognized at the WHP Awards Dinner, March 4. Tickets are $50.
Reservations and program ad purchases are now being taken. Click here to download the necessary forms.WHP honors "Women's Art: Women's Vision" in 2008
The Women's History Project of the Akron Area will be celebrating "Women's Art: Women's Vision" at its Women of the Year Awards dinner on March 4 at The University of Akron's Martin Center.
WHP explained this theme gives an opportunity to highlight the many contributions women have made as they have followed their creative and artistic vision.
Want to learn more about Akron women's history?
The University of Akron Press has published several books that deal with Akron's women's history. These include: Joyce Dyer's Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town; Kathleen Endres' Akron's 'Better Half': Women's Clubs and the Humanization of the City; Debra Johanyak's Behind the Veil: An American Women's Memoir of the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis and Frances McGovern's Fun, Cheap and Easy: My Life in Ohio Politics, 1949-1964. For more information, contact The University of Akron Press' website by clicking here.Want to get involved in the Women's History Project?
The Women's History Project of the Akron Area is looking for a few good people to serve on its board. If you have an interest in history, working on the Women of the Year awards event or serving on a board, email us at womenshistory1@uakron.edu.
Welcome to Akron Women's History!
This website explores the roles women have played in the city's development.
We invite children to join us for Akron History for Kids, a fun site crammed with puzzles, games, a virtual Women's Hall of Fame and much more.
We invite adults to explore the women who helped make this city a better place to live and work.
This website represents a unique partnership between the Women's History Project of the Akron Area (WHP) and the School of Communication of The University of Akron. It is underwritten by a grant from the Ohio Humanities Council.
Photo shows Rm. 8, Leggett School, Akron, Ohio, 1887. Photo courtesy of Kathleen L. Endres, Kent, Ohio.
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