City Commission on the Status of Women Seeks Nominations For Yearly Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2008

For more information, contact:
Jillian Kinzie, City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women, 856-5824
Sue Owens, Program Specialist, Community & Family Resources Department, City of Bloomington, 349-3468
Danny Lopez, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349-3406

Bloomington, IN - The City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women is seeking nominees for the Woman of the Year, the Emerging Leader and Lifetime Contribution Awards. The deadline for submission of nominations is January 28, 2009, and the awards will be presented during Women's History Month Luncheon on March 11, 2009, at the Monroe County Convention Center.

Each year, the Woman of the Year Award is presented to a woman who has improved the quality of life for other women through inspiration, community service or professional accomplishments above and beyond normal job responsibilities. The recipient should also be someone who serves as a positive role model for girls and women and has made outstanding contributions to the community.

The Woman of the Year and the Lifetime Contribution award recipients will be honored at the Women's History Month Lunch on Wednesday March 11, 2009 at the Convention Center. The keynote speaker will be Lisa Sideris, from Indiana University's Department of Religious Studies. Lisa studies environmental ethics and just edited a book about Rachel Carson. The national theme for 2009 is "Women Taking the Lead to Save the Planet."

The Lifetime Contribution Award recognizes a woman whose extensive work has significantly advanced the status of women through leadership and service, while the Emerging Leader Award acknowledges an up-and-coming community leader who has demonstrated a commitment to service.

Past recipients of the Woman of the Year award include Faye Abrell, Elizabeth Bridgewaters, Anne Lemon Brown, Jocelyn Cohen and Helaine Victoria Press, Dorothy Collins, Mary Alice Dunlap, Frances Gilliam, Girls, Inc., Donna Hogle, Sally Jones, Judith Klein, Liz Kirkland, Cindy Kvale, League of Women Voters, Barbara Light, Elizabeth Lion, Middle Way House, Inc., Regina Moore, Carrie Newcomer, Catherine Olmer, Elizabeth Radcliffe, Ginny Richey, Cathy Rogers, Mary Frances Roll, Eva Sanders, Vi Simpson, Veda Stanfield, Toby Strout, Viola Taliaferro, Phyllis Trinkle, Gracia Valliant, Kristin Willison, Barbara Wolf, Vicky Wyatt and Charlotte Zietlow.

Nomination forms are available in the City of Bloomington's Community and Family Resources Department, Suite 260, and online at [www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd|www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd/]. Nomination forms also are available via e-mail by contacting owenss@bloomington.in.gov or phone at 349-3468.

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