WISE Women of BlairCounty
2017 Tribute HonoreeNomination Form
Circle the Category(ies) for which you are nominating this woman.
ARTS & LETTERS BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEER
EDUCATIONNON-PROFIT / GOVERNMENT RISING STAR
Name of Nominee ______
Home Address ______
City______State ______Zip ______
Home Phone ______Cell Phone______E-mail ______
(This information allows us to notify the nominee.)
Business Name (if affiliated) ______
Position ______
Address ______
City______State ______Zip ______
Business Phone ______Fax ______E-mail ______
Please describe, on page 2 of this form, the activities and contributions to the community which make you believe this woman deserves recognition. Give a simple direct description of how the individual meets the Selection Criteria. Copies of additional existing material about this person may be attached (e.g., resume, articles) but such information is not required.
Name of Nominator ______
Address ______
City______State ______Zip ______
Home Phone ______Cell Phone______E-mail ______
The mission of WISE Women of BlairCounty is to empower women and eliminate racism through collaboration, service, and education. The organization provides grants to organizations whose work advancesour mission; provides educational scholarships to women 21 years of age and older who have overcome adversity; and recognizes outstanding area women at the annual Tribute Honoree Dinner.
WISE Women of BlairCounty
2017 Tribute HonoreeNomination Form
Selection Criteria
NEED – ACTION – INITIATIVE – IMPACT – TIME – CHALLENGE
(See page three for guidelines)
Contributions and Achievements
Please describe the nominee’s significant contributions or outstanding achievements based on the Selection Criteria in the category that you have selected. What specific skills, abilities or accomplishments has the nominee brought to her field or area of interest/passion? Describe their impact on the community.
Contributions to the Lives of Women
What contributions has the nominee made to the lives of women? How does the nominee support other women or encourage women to reach their potential?
Vision and Values
Explain how the nominee’s vision and values in life are consistent with the Mission of WISE Women of Blair County.
Please attach any additional comments or information to this form.
(Limit of three [3] additional single-sided pages)
Please mail this form and the information about your nominee to:
WISE Women of Blair County
c/o Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation
1330 11th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
OR email to:
wisewomenofblaircounty.org (preferred)
Must be received by Monday, February 10, 2017 - 4:00 p.m.
WISE Women of Blair County
Tribute Categories
ARTS LETTERSContributes significantly to the visual, literary, or performing arts in either a paid OR volunteer capacity.
BUSINESS PROFESSIONALProvides leadership in business and industry, profit oriented services, OR works in a field requiring specific advanced training or certification (e.g., nurse, doctor, lawyer, architect, CPA,).
COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERWorks as a non-paid volunteer to perform outstanding service to the community.
EDUCATIONWorks in a formal education setting and demonstrates exceptional leadership or innovation.
NON-PROFIT/GOVERNMENTWorks in a non-profit organization OR in a governmental/political environment; demonstrates visionary leadership for the betterment of the community.
RISING STARProvides self-initiated community service that has
(Honoree may be no older thanboth significant and positive impact.
21 years of age as of April 16, 2017)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTNominated and selected by Board of Directors.
Selection Criteria Guidelines
NEEDNominee has contributed service to meet the needs of the community.
ACTIONNominee has been actively involved.
INITIATIVENominee has demonstrated initiative in accomplishing service to the community.
IMPACTNominee has actively produced positive change and influenced others.
TIMENominee has given substantial time beyond the call of duty.
CHALLENGENominee has overcome unusual challenges to accomplish tasks.
WISE Women of BlairCounty
Past Honorees
(YWCA of Altoona Tribute to Women
WISE Women of Blair County Tribute)
ARTS & LETTERSBUSINESS & PROFESSIONALCOMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEER
Margaret Sheridan ‘92Serena J. Stevens '92Charlotte B. Morris '92
Eleanor Maurer '93Bonnie Malone '93Carolyn Routch '93
Eleanor Steckman '94Jeanne Hanlin '94Aline Wolf '94
Ann George '95Reverend Linda Jaberg '95Reverend Gwendolyn Pattillo '95
Deborah Anthony '96Sylvia Schraff '96Cindy Psaki '96
Dorothy J. Mc Gregor '97Jolene Grubb Kopriva '97Alice Quay '97
Ann Benzel '98Bobbie Miller '98Alice Goodfellow ' 98
Nanette Anslinger ’99Carolyn Donaldson ’99Elizabeth Watts Jacobus ‘99
Helen Klausman ’00 Christine Bettwy ’00Karen Claton ’00
Kate Shaffer ’01Betty James ’01Donna Hilling ‘01
Marlene Liszka ‘02Carol Logan ‘02Shirley Pechter ‘02
Victoria Thompson ’03Sandra Hitchens ’03Virginia M. Day ‘03
Bonnie Saad ’04Kelly Goodman ’04Diane Osgood ‘04
Eleanor Hart (Noel) Feeley ’05Janet Pennington ’05Helen Christodoulos ‘05
Karen Volpe ’06Patty Ross ’06Bobbie Foreman ‘06
Michelle McGowan ’07Jackie Atherton Bernard ’07Judith Sue Meisner ‘07
Clemence Fogel ’08Mildred Santella ’08Nancy Campbell ‘08
Renee Staines ‘09Dr. Kathleen Sweeney ’09Teresa Lang ‘09
Erin Murphy ’10Beverly Green ’10Nancy Devorris ‘10
Barbara Jo Hollander ’11Dawn McClellan ‘11Sara Helen McCloskey ‘11
Rachel DiAndrea ’12Autumn L. Temple ‘12Rozzie Sky ‘12
Vi Whiting ’13Jackie Clouser ’13Sue Whiteford Johnson ‘13
Dorothea Nelson ’14Patricia W. Savage ’14Helen Rossi ‘14
Barbara A. Savino ’15Rev. Peggy J. Bonsell ’15Sue Griep ‘15
Dr. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley ’16Diana K. Ingersoll, Esq. ’16Lenora Irwin ‘16
EDUCATIONNON-PROFIT/ GOVERNMENTRISING STAR
Kathleen O'Rourke '92Jacqueline Smith '92Jessica Begley ‘00
Christine Lusardi Stoner '93Deborah Lamborn '93Julie Caraccolio ‘01
Sharon Fasenmyer '94Nancy Creighton '94Meghan Bradley ‘02
Jennifer Mikolajczyk ‘95Melanie Thompson '95Julie Arthur ‘03
Mary Jo Jubelirer '96Donna Gority ' 96Sarah Kondisko ‘05
Jean D. Geist '97Sandy M. Fry '97Bridget Collins ‘06
Angela B. Woodcock '98Mickey Port '98Typhani Janelle Russo ‘07
Edith Walker Isacke ’99Bernice R. Levinson ‘99Sarah Averill ‘09
Jeanne Hair ‘00Janice J. Freehling ’00Girl Scout Troop 406 ‘10
Mary Lou Ray ‘01JoEllen Steinbrunner /’01Lindsay M. Wilson ‘11
Janette Kelly ’02Sister Paula DelGrosso ’02Madeline (Maddie) Letsche ‘12
Dr. Athleen Stere ‘03Georgette Ayers ‘03Arianna De Reus ‘13
Dr. Elizabeth Gensante ‘04Elizabeth Doyle ’04Sarah Donley ‘14
Suzanne Ritchey ’05Zoe Bellamy ‘05Alyssa M. Reed ‘15
Dr. Lori Bechtel ’06Rev. Denise Arpino ’06Caroline L. Showalter ‘16
Marlana Marasco Miller ’07Romaine Fleming ‘07
KT Huckabee ’08Jane Sheffield ‘08LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Kelly Detwiler ’09Diane Meling ‘09Alice Goodfellow ‘06
Barbara Crago ’10Maryanne Burger ‘10Shamim Rajpar ‘07
Joann Marie Lang ’11Judy Rosser ‘11Gwendolyn M, Pattillo ‘08
Francine Endler ’12Robin L. Beck ‘12Kathleen O’Rourke ‘09
Patricia A. Labriola ’13Christine A. Lysinger ’13Theodora (Teddi) Leiden ‘10
Karen Harkless Duffett ’14Dawn Morden ’14Zoe Bellamy ‘11
Leslie A. Estep ’15Mary Ann Bennis, ‘15Cindy G. Baney ‘12
Jody Wallace ’16Maria Brandt ‘16Mary Burgoon ‘13
Alice Lawrence ‘14
Carol B. Stevens ‘15
Patricia M. Gildea ‘16
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