In the Company of Women Award Recipients

Year Award Name 2010 Arts & Entertainment Nicole Henry Business & Economics Jennifer Behar Comm. & Literature C.L. Conroy Education & Research Jeanne F. Jacobs PhD Government & Law State Representative Yolly Roberson Health & Human Services Adriana Cora Science and Technology Dr. Suzanne Koptur Sports & Athletics Carmen Jackson Mayor's Pioneer Award Dr. Eneida Roldan,M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. Mayor's Pioneer Award Francis "Dolly" Macintyre Community Spirit Award Valda Clark Christain Posthumous Chief Sandrell Rivers 2009 Arts and Entertainment Ruth Wiesen Business and Economics Barbara Watson Communications and Literature Marice Cohn Band Education and Research Mercedes Toural Government and Law Commissioner Rebeca Sosa Health and Human Service Virginia A. Jacko Science and Technology Patrica Wade Sports and Athletics Jayne D. Greenberg Mayor's Pioneer Jennifer Glazer-Moon Mayor's Pioneer Mary M. Young 2008 Arts and Entertainment Barbara Stein Business and Economics Rosa Naccarota Education and Research Tonya Dillard Government and Law Maria Korvick Health and Human Service Regina Shearn Science and Technology Emilie Young Sports and Athletics Marjorie Wessel Mayor's Pioneer Elizabeth Mejia Mayor's Pioneer Elizabeth McNally 2007 Honorees Jean H. Evoy Honorees Rocio Tafur-Salgado Honorees Martha Mahoney Honorees Barbara Schwartz Honorees Teresa Maria Rojas Posthumous Linda Dakis Posthumous Peggy Shizuko Osumi Murasaki Tanaka Posthumous Dr. Margaret "Peggy" Wilson Posthumous Christine Federighi 2006 Pioneers Cindy Lerner Pioneers Roslyn Berrin Pioneers Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff Pioneers Paula J. Musto Honorees Elizabeth "Liz" Hernandez Honorees Leonie Marie Hermantin Honorees Judge Carroll J. Kelly Honorees Mieko Kubota Honorees Earnestine Mikki Thompson Honorees Joan Sampieri Honorees Sharon Kendrick-Johnson Honorees Susan Perry Redding Posthumous Audrey J. King Posthumous Barbara Tifford Posthumous Bertha Makovsky 2005 Pioneers Barbara Mason-Gardiner Pioneers Major Grace Moreyra O’Donnell Pioneers Dr. Marta Perez Pioneers Honorable Judy Waldman Pioneers Diane O’Quinn Williams Pioneers Einez Yaz Honorees Irela Bagué Honorees Leona Louise Cooper Baker Honorees Maribel Balbin Honorees Edeline B. Clermont Honorees Honorable Judge Amy Karan Honorees Anita Meyer Meinbach Honorees Phillis Inez Oeters Honorees Carol Rist Honorees Gerri M. Rocker Posthumous Linda Blue Joy Posthumous Leung Chen-Ying Chow Posthumous Anna Brenner Meyers Posthumous Samaki Variety 2004 Pioneers Judge Pioneers Commissioner Mattie Herrera Bower Pioneers Alina Tejeda Hudak Pioneers Barbara J. Jordan Pioneers Roberta Fox, P.A. Pioneers Kay Madry Sullivan Pioneers Wansley Walters Honorees Magali R. Abad Honorees Vannetta Bailey-Iddrisu, M.ed Honorees Valerie Davis-Bailey, M.ed Honorees Pili de la Rosa Honorees Lisa R. Ginsburg, Esq. Honorees Major Karin Montejo Honorees Stacey Pastel Dougan, Esq. Honorees Brenda Marshall McClymonds, J.D. Honorees Georgia H. McLean Honorees Dr. Diana Richardson Honorees Lourdes San Martin, P.E. Posthumous Beverly Lenore Clarke-Dorsett Posthumous Posthumous Maribel Garcia Posthumous Vayola Hercules Posthumous Judith James Rolle Posthumous Beatrice Meyers Peskoe 2003 Pioneers State Representative Dorothy Bendross- Mindingall Pioneers Josephine Gordy Whang Pioneers Eileen Nexer Brown Pioneers Lois Spears Pioneers Jane A. Torres Pioneers Adele T. Weaver Honorees Jacqui Colyer Honorees Christina M. Cuervo Honorees Marcia K. Cypen Honorees Angela Gittens Honorees Judge Sandy Karlan Honorees Liliam M. Lopez Honorees Roymi Membiela Honorees Eliza D. Perry Honorees Aude M.L. Sicard Posthumous Phyllis Miller Posthumous Millicent Spicer Wilson 2002 Pioneers Alberta Batchelor Blecke Pioneers Maria Julia Casanova Pioneers Alexis G. Harris Pioneers Dr. Mercedes R. Iannone Pioneers Rosario Kennedy Pioneers Arva Moore Parks Honorees Teresa Albizu-Rodriguez, M.S. Honorees Adrienne Arsht Honorees Arcie D. Ewell Honorees Alice Dean Harrison Honorees Joanne Hyppolite Honorees Dr. Irene Lipof Honorees Laura C. Morilla Honorees Venghan (Winnie) Tang Honorees Paula Xanthopoulou Posthumous Denzella Denise Burnside Andrews Posthumous Marie Michelle Hjardemaal Posthumous Sonia Puopolo 2001 Pioneers Hon. Jeri B. Cohen Pioneers Dorothy J. Hicks, M.D. Pioneers Khanya Moolsiri Pioneers Susan J. Reyna Pioneers Gwendolyn H. Welters Honorees Gail Birks Askins Honorees Jill Beach Honorees Maritza Ejenbaum Honorees Luisa Maria Güell Honorees Anne T. Herriott Honorees Sharon Langer Honorees Louise Todaro Posthumous Dr. Toni Margulies Eisner Posthumous Estelle Greene 2000 Pioneers Marilyn Hoder-Salmon, Ph.D. Pioneers Enid Pinkney Pioneers Leah A. Simms Pioneers Nilsa Velazquez Honorees Joy Bruce, M.D. Honorees Evelyn Cohan Honorees Maria C. Garza Honorees Dorothy Powell Lee Honorees Gepsie Morisset-Metellus Honorees Edith G. Osman Honorees Nancy Rivera Honorees Shaloma Shawmut-Lessner Honorees Pamela A. Stack Honorees Rosetta J. Vickers Posthumous Posthumous Nora Swan Posthumous Girthia Williams-Hart 1999 Pioneers Castell V. Bryant Janet M. Canterbury Elvira Dopico Honorees Anita M. Bock Lilia García Sandra E. Gibson Kathleen Gordon Janet F. Launcelott Nadine C. Patrice Jacqueline Redondo Sister B. Edita Rojo Aubrey W. Simms Posthumous Hildegard Herbster 1998 Pioneers Ruth Wolkowsky Greenfield Mary Stanley-Low Machado Sheba Major Martin Honorees Marleine Bastien Laura Bethel Kathy Gómez Mona Bethel Jackson Daniella S. Levine Cava Diana Montes de Oca López Mary K. Lynch Maria Márquez Robin Reiter- Faragalli Posthumous Meredith Pleasant Sparks Special Award Silvia M. Unzueta 1997 Pioneers Betsy Kaplan Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Marie Wiggins Washington Honorees Dorothy R. Baker Ileana M. Cruz Ernestine Smith Davis Ellen C. Freidin lleana Fuentes Bernadette Pardo Phillips Maria E. Roberts Dorothy M. Wallace Shirley Merlin West Posthumous Lillie P. Dorsett Margery Hemsing Rankin 1996 Pioneers Elizabeth Metcalf Olimpia Rosado Francena Thomas Honorees Frances Bohnsack Larcenia Bullard Linda Dakis Margarita Rohaidy Delgado Tananarive Due Vickie Jackson Betty Kaynor Ivette Arteaga Morgan Janice O'Rourke Deborah Reyes Posthumous Meg O'Brien Belen Saborido 1995 Celebration Dedicated to Katy Sorenson Pioneers Josefina Carbonell Cynthia Williams Curry Ruth Owens Krusé Honorees Alina Becker Angela Bellamy Annie Betancourt Cheryl Little Consuelo de Armas Otero Suzette Pope Frankie Shannon Rolle Marian Harris Shannon Dorothy Thomson 1994 Celebration Dedicated to Pioneers Ann-Marie Adker Mattie Belle Davis Mercy Diaz Miranda Honorees Bonnie Askowitz Betty T. Ferguson Bea Hines Barbara lbarra Bonnie Lano Rippingille Marie Rodríguez Kathleen Ruggiero Miriam Singer Frederica Wilson 1993 Celebration Dedicated to Kate Hale Pioneers Jean Jones Perdue Verneka Sturrup Silva Teresa Zubizarreta Honorees Liz Balmaseda Hazel Crawford Cornelia "Corky" Dozier Audrey Finkelstein Thelma Gibson Karen Gievers Monna Lighte Natacha Seijas Mercedes Cros Sandoval Posthumous Jane Wood Reno Irene Elizabeth Williams Rayna Youngerman Anonymous Rafter/ Boatwoman 1992 Pioneers Leona H. Cooper Cristina Saralegui Molly Turner Honorees Ronni Bermont Conchy Bretos Luisa García-Toledo Antonia Williams Gary Marilyn Holifield Alice W. Johnson Katherine Fernández Rundle Roberta Boyce Stokes Awards Lydia Cabrera Dorothy Shula Essie Silva 1991 Pioneers Lourdes Aguila Yvonne Burkholz Helen Miller Honorees Regina Jollivette Frazier Penny Gardner Sally Heyman Elena de Jongh Cindy Lederman Beverly Nixon Mercedes Rodriguez Amanda Ros Eugenia Thomas Posthumous Edith Carroll Janet Chusmir 1990 Celebration Dedicated to Pioneers Alicia Baró Barbara M. Carey-Shuler Celia Cruz Dorothy Jenkins Fields Eunice Watson Liberty Beverly Phillips Honorees Leticia Callava Tanya Dawkins Judith Nelson Drucker Lynn Leight Janet R. McAliley Dianne S. Gaines María Elena Torano Jessie Trice Marisela Verena 1989 Pioneers Yvonne Santa Maria Athalie Range Elizabeth Virrick Alice Wainwright Honorees Ann Bishop Cheryl Brownstein-Santiago Gill Freeman Queen Chiku N'gozi Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin Maria Elvira Salazar Pam Saulsby