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Past Distinguished Service Honorees

1997 Awardees Nanette Lee Reynolds, EdD Michigan Department of Civil Rights Vernice Davis Anthony St. John Health System Maggie Allesee Humanitarian Elaine Baker Oldies 104.3 WOMC Dr. Glenda Price Marygrove College Beverly Beltaire Founder, PR Associates Monica Gayle WJBK Fox 2 Kathryn Elston Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Eleanor Josaitis Focus: HOPE 2003 Awardees Lorraine Schultz National Women’s Automotive Florine Mark WW Group, Inc. Assn. Desma Reid-Coleman Quality Professional Services Gina Marie Torielli Howard and Howard Attorneys, PC 1998 Awardees Michelle Engler Humanitarian Grace Gilchrist WXYZ TV-7 Waltraud Prechter Heinz Prechter Fund for Manic Depression Helen Love Ford Motor Company Dr. Mary Sue Coleman University of Michigan J. Kay Felt Dykema Gossett, LLC Diana Lewis WXYZ-TV7 AJ Jemison Fairlane Towne Center Betty Jean Awrey Awrey Bakeries 2004 Awardees Bella Marshall Wayne County 1999 Awardees Marcie Brogan Brogan & Partners Julia Darlow Dickinson Wright, LLC Denise Ilitch Ilitch Holdings, Inc. Dr. Lou Anna Simon Michigan State University Cynthia Goodaker Crain’s Detroit Business Verna Green WJLB-FM 98 Radio Cindy Pasky Strategic Staffing Solutions Maryann Mahaffey Detroit City Council Betsy DeVos Windquest Group, Inc. Geneva Williams United Way Community Services Dr. Maureen Fay University of Detroit Catherine Roberts Research Federal Credit Union 2005 Awardees 2000 Awardees Bettejean Ahee Edmund T. Ahee Jewlers Margaret Byington Great Lakes Corporate Resources, Inc. Carole Leigh Hutton Detroit Free Press Deborah Dingell General Motors Foundation Christina Lovio Lovio George, Inc. Sister Mary Francilene Madonna University Sr. Frances Nadolny, O.P. Archdiocese of Detroit Edna Bell Wayne County Commissioner Pamela Rodgers Rodgers Chevrolet, Inc. Maxine Niemeyer LTC Marketing, Inc. Nancy Schlichting Henry Ford Health System Leslie Murphy Plante & Moran Linda Watters Office of Financial & Insurance Services Mona Gualtieri Executive Vehicle Sales Mary Ball International Institute of Metro Detroit 2006 Awardees Carmen Harlan WDIV-TV Channel 4 2001 Awardees Jennifer Granholm Governor of Michigan Irma Elder Elder Automotive Group Anne Stevens Ford Motor Company Dr. Jane Thomas Wayne State University Gail Torreano AT&T Michigan Hon. Dorothy Comstock Riley Michigan Supreme Court (Retired) Marianne Udow Michigan Dept. of Human Services Dr. Margaret Talburtt Michigan Women’s Foundation Sherry Washington Sherry Washington Gallery Patricia Allen Cole Cole Financial Services Rosa Parks Posthumously Dr. Gail Daly, RN Oakwood Healthcare Roberta Jasina WWJ Newsradio 950 2007 Awardees Desiree Cooper Detroit Free Press 2002 Awardees Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa Madonna University Jane Kay Nugent Detroit Edison, Retired Terry Lynn Land Michigan Secretary of State Janet Belcoure Roma Café Sandra Pierce Charter One Bank Denise J. Lewis Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn continued on back Past Distinguished Service Honorees

2007 Awardees continued The Hon. Marilyn J. Kelly Michigan Supreme Court Mary Jo Pulte Uno Restaurants of Southwest Mich. Susan Martin Eastern Michigan University Shirley Stancato New Detroit, Inc. Dara Munson Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit Cynthia Taueg St. John Health Ora H. Pescovitz, M.D. U of M and Univ. of Michigan Health System Vivian Pickard GM Foundation 2008 Awardees Dorothy Deremo Hospice of Michigan 2013 Awardees Lydia Gutiérrez Hacienda Mexicn Foods Amanda Christides Plymouth Technology Danialle Karmanos Work It Out Anne Doyle Anne Doyle Strategies Mary Kramer Crain’s Detroit Business Kathleen Stiso Mullins Edsel & Eleanor Ford House and Barbara Mieras Davenport University The Henry Ford Estate Juliette Okotie-Eboh MGM Grand Casino Nancy Hickey Steelcase Francine Parker Health Alliance Plan Linda Forte Comerica Foundation Lisa Webb Sharpe State of Michigan Stephanie Bergeron Walsh College Rochelle Riley Detroit Free Press 2009 Awardees Kenyetta Campbell Cody Rough Community Action Alliance Dr. Linda Thompson Adams Oakland University Maxine Gray HermanMiller J. Kay Felt Dykema, Retired Elissa Hillary Local First Sue Marx Sue Marx Films, Inc. Dawn Stokes RBS Citizens Dr. Patricia Maryland St. John Health Sue Nine Philanthropist 2014 Awardees Andra Rush Rush Trucking Loretta Davis Institute for Population Health Rhonda Walker WDIV – TV Donna Inch Ford Land Jayne Homco Kroger 2010 Awardees Alyssa Martina Metro Parent Terry Barclay Inforum Kristina Marshall Winning Futures Linda Burwell Nemeth Burwell, PC Ann Thomas WJR Susie Ellwood Detroit Media Partnership Clarinda Barnett-Harrison MEDC Cheryl Gibson Fountain MD Wayne County Medical Society of Erin O’Brien Central Michigan University Southeast Michigan Research Corporation Faye Alexander Nelson Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Deirdre Greene Groves Challenge Detroit Patricia Nemeth Nemeth Burwell, PC Mariam Noland Community Foundation for SE Mich. 2015 Awardees Kathleen Wilbur Central Michigan University Annette Aronson Garden Fresh Gourmet Jessica Daniel FoodLab Detroit 2011 Awardees Lindsey Evert Detroit Symphony Orchestra Lizabeth Ardisana ASG Renaissance Linglong He Quicken Loans Kerry Doman After 5 Beth Morrison HAVEN Carol Goss The Skillman Foundation Kelly Rossman-McKinney Truscott Rossman Shanelle Jackson State Representative, 9th District Veronika Scott The Empowerment Plan Margery Krevsky Productions Plus Ruth Spencer WDIV Channel 4 Juanita Moore Charles H. Wright Museum Kathleen Straus Michigan State Board of Education Kym Worthy Wayne County Prosecutor Dr. Bonita Stanton Wayne State University School of Medicine 2016 Awardees Carole Valade Gemini Publications Tonya Allen Skillman Foundation Sonya Zanardelli US Army TARDEC Karen Buscemi Detroit Garment Group/Detroit Sewn Karen DiChiera Michigan Opera Theatre 2012 Awardees Gwen MacKenzie Ascension Health Margarita Barry I Am Young Detroit/Detroit Design Lab Dr. Tonya Matthews Michigan Science Center Annis Brown Teach for America Barbara McQuade U.S. Attorney, Eastern Dist. of Mich. Carol Cain Detroit Free Press/WWJ TV50 Rachel Perschetz LIVE Detroit Theresa Chiang Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce Jeanette Pierce Detroit Experience Factory Sandra Hermanoff Hermanoff & Associates Inc. Rebecca Smith Better Life Bags Judy Zehnder Keller Bavarian Inn Lodge & Conference Center Evonne Xu Howard & Howard