Our Purpose
In keeping with the mission of eliminating racism and empowering women, the YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region will honor leaders who have made outstanding contributions in volunteer and/or professional activities in the areas of Business & Entrepreneurship, Community Leadership, Education, Healthcare, Social Justice, and Lifetime Achievement. Depth, breadth, and quantity of relevant activity of the nominee will be considered when determining the recipient.

We are dedicated to eliminate racism, empowering women, promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
2019 YWCA Women of Achievement Awards
March 26, 2020
Horizons Conference Center - Saginaw, MI

Nomination Process
- A completed Nomination Form (page 1 of Nomination Form)
- A typed narrative response (page 2 of Nomination Form)
- Letters of support are strongly encouraged (no more than 2)
Event Specifics
- Award recipients will be honored at a dinner and ceremony in the evening of Wednesday, March 26, 2020 at Horizons Conference Center in Saginaw.
- YWCA also presents a pre-reception at the Midland Center for the Arts. This is the opportunity for the honorees to meet one another and discuss the specifics of the March 26 event.

Criteria for Nomination
- Have made Significant Contributions to the well-being of the community, state, or nation.
- Have a Record of Accomplishment in her chosen field (professional or volunteer).
- Be a Recognized Leader and demonstrate qualities of character and integrity.
- Demonstrate the character of a Role Model for other women.
- Be a Current Resident of the Great Lakes Bay Region - Bay, Saginaw, Midland, or Isabella County.
- Be present at the Women of Achievement Awards dinner the evening of March 26, 2020.
- A Lifetime Achievement nominee will have, through a lifetime of volunteer and/or professional activities, made outstanding contributions to her community.
2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

Joni Boye-Beaman
Saginaw Valley State University

Dr. Betty Jones
Community Leader

Leola Wilson
State of Michigan, Retired
2019 Women of Achievement Award Recipients

SOCIAL JUSTICE
Lisa Coney
Saginaw Intermediate School District

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Dawn Luptowski
MCI Insurance

HEALTHCARE
Dr. Roslyn McQueen
Hurley Medical Center

HEALTHCARE
Francine Padgett
MidMichigan Health

EDUCATION
Helen Raica-Klotz
Saginaw Valley State University

BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Lee Ann Keller Rouse
Omni Tech International Ltd, Inc.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Linda Sims
Saginaw Valley State University

EDUCATION
Alice Stricker
Frankenmuth School District, Retired

SOCIAL JUSTICE
Tiffany D. Torain
The Dow Chemical Company

BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Lynn Weaver
McLaren Bay Medical Foundation
2019 Emerging Leader Recipients

Jamie Dwyer
Delta College

Reyna Frost
Central Michigan University

Emma Kirsch
Saginaw Valley State University

Emily Williams
Northwood University
Past Recipients
2018
• Brenda Scramlin
• Sandra Haughton
• Joyce Seals
• Kathie Fuce-Hobohm
• Leslie Perry
• Merry Jo Brandimore
• Donna Rapp
• Dr. Kathleen Schachman
• Jamie Zecman
Students
• Carolyn Grzegorczyk, Delta College
• Rachel Kish, Central Michigan University
• Katie Pung-Gottschalk, Northwood University
• Danielle Slonac, Saginaw Valley State University
2017
• Pamela Monastiere
• Maureen Donker
• Carolyn Wierda
• Dorothy Zehnder
• Drewe Robinson
• Rhonda Butler
• Dr. Smriti Pant
• Rehana Khan-Brown
Students
• Amelia Jaskiewicz, Northwood University
• Rebecca Meredith, Saginaw Valley State University
• Kristina Sandoval, Delta College
• Jennifer Peacock, Central Michigan University
2016
• Rozanne Giunta
• Fran Hamburg
• Kathy Conklin
• Terri Johnson
• Lesley Foxx Sims
• Dr. Deborah Huntley
• Judy Zehnder Keller
• Dr. Diane Postler-Slattery
Students
• Florence Alexander, Saginaw Valley State University
• Ali Bourcier, Delta College
• Charnae Sanders, Central Michigan University
• Jennifer Spink, Northwood University
2015
• Monica Reyes
• Kay Wagner
• Nichol Krupp
• Heidi Bolger
• Stacy Erwin Oakes
• Dot Hornsby
• Sheilda Braddock
• Karen Tighe
• Mary Neely
Students
• Emily Bagwell, Northwood University
• Tenesha Blair, Delta College
• Hillary Degner, Saginaw Valley State University
• Alayna Smith, Central Michigan University
2014
• Linda Cline
• Angelia Williams-Welch
• Dr. Tracy Weber
• Lyndsay Edmonds
• Lisa Rechsteiner
• Suzanne Greenberg
• Roselyn Argyle
• Bonnie McManus
• Dee Dee Wacksman
2013
• Dorothy McKandes
• Dr. Kimberly Prime
• Dr. Mamie Thorns
• Cheryl Burzynski
• Melissa Bernard
• Barbara Engelhardt
• Alicia Flynn
• Jenee Velasquez
Students
• Racquel Fakhouri, Northwood University
• Marissa Geyer, Saginaw Valley State University
• Stephanie Pocsi, Central Michigan University
• Helen Szabo, Delta College
2012
• Nancy Lepard Barker
• Dr. Jean Goodnow
• Culli Damuth
• Tammy Bernier
• Diane Fong
• Lori Gwizdala
• Evelyn McGovern
• Carmen Menchaca
• Ellen Talbott
• Anne Trahan
Students
• Rachel Church, Northwood University
• Jeri Gravlin, Delta College
• Amanda Helton, Saginaw Valley State University
• Stefanie Turner, Central Michigan University
2011
Students
• Jacquelyn Baker, Delta College
• Kristian Patterson, Saginaw Valley State University
• Sara Pawlaczyk, Northwood University
• Liesel Toth, Central Michigan University