Posted on Thu, May. 26, 2005, The State Newspaper
Women honored by YMCA
From Staff Reports
The YWCA honored 16 women Wednesday during its annual Tribute to Women and Industry Awards.
The women were chosen because of significant contributions in the business world and in volunteering, said Wendi Nance, YWCA chief executive.
“So many of them are excellent role models for youth who are following in their footsteps,” Nance said. “We’ve got to build a path for tomorrow’s leaders.”
Four of the award recipients were named Diamond Honorees for extraordinary community service and business leadership. They are:
• Dee Dee Chewning, director of Healthy Learners, a nonprofit outreach that provides health care to disadvantaged children
• Teri Colley, executive administrator of The R.L. Bryan Co.
•  Norma Lozano Jackson, director of international programs and assistant professor of comparative literature at Benedict College
• Suzan D. Boyd, executive director of the S.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Also recognized were: Trina Droze, Bank of America administrative assistant; Tammie C. Epps, Palmetto Health Richland media relations manager; Therese Griffin, SCANA corporate communications manager; Dr. Greta Setzer Harper, Palmetto Health Richland chief of staff; Nancy K. Hilliard, contracting officer and small business specialist for the Army Contract Agency-Southern Region; and Lisa M. Ingram, First Citizens Bank retail relationship manager.
Also, Sharon K. Jenkins, SCANA senior vice president of marketing; Pamela P. Lackey, director of government relations for BellSouth; Gail M. Morrison, deputy executive director of the S.C. Commission on Higher Education; Nina Myrick, Colonial Supplemental Insurance major account manager; Marguerite S. Willis, Nexsen Pruet law firm director and chairwoman of its antitrust practice group; and Barbara D. Willm, Lexington Medical Center vice president of community medical centers.
Source: The State Newspaper
NOTE: The awards were presented on Wed., May 25, 2005. |
