Awards | President's Commission on Women's Issues

The PCWI established the Outstanding Woman of the Year Award in 1977. In 2017, the awards were renamed Women of Influence. The ceremony is an annual event that recognizes members of our community who have distinguished themselves by working with and for women on our campus and in our community. PCWI is interested in recognizing women who actively worked on behalf of diverse (in identity, discipline, and other dimensions of difference) communities of women. The recipients of awards have shown:

1. Mentorship: formally and/or informally fostering the development of women and girls.
2. Work/Life Balance: strengthening our campus community for working women.
3. Social and Political Justice: supporting issues of diversity, inclusion, and justice by addressing various ways our community is impacted by sexism and all intersecting forms of discrimination.
4. Preventing Sexual Harassment: and other forms of sexual misconduct.
5. Community Engagement: engaging the community at UMD and beyond to
   strengthen the experiences of women and girls.

• Ugochi Chinemere
• Cynthia Edmunds
• Andrea Goodwin
• Christina Sessoms
• Elisabeth Smela

• Nicole Coomber
• Tiffany Gaines Ekwueme
• Anna Packy
• Chandra Turpen
• Timea Webster
• Terry Zacker

• Rashanta Bledman
• Karen O'Brien
• Jandelyn Plane
• Nazish Salahuddin
• Erica Simpkins
• Sharon Strange Lewis
• Katherine Swanson

• Krishna Bhagat, Outstanding Graduate Student
• Carol Bonkosky, Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
• Carolyn Consoli, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Nina Harris, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Brooke Lecky Supple, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Noa Balf, Outstanding Graduate Student
• Cynthia Roberts Hale, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Paige Elizabeth Smith, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Laura Anderson Wright, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Linette Berry, Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
• Beth Douthirt Cohen, Outstanding Graduate Student
• Erin McClure, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Kerry Ann O'Meara, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Ruth Zambrana, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Abimbola "Bola" Dawson, Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
• Donna Lim, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Ann Wylie, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Lindsay Wohlers, Outstanding Graduate Student

• Corbin Campbell, Outstanding Graduate Student
• Barbara Goldberg, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Beverly Greenfeig, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Sharon Kirkland-Gordon, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Lee Thornton, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Elsa Barkley Brown, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Lindsey M. Hoskins, Outstanding Graduate Student
• Victoria Leatherwood, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Sally S. Simpson, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Chandra Bisnath, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Sacared Bodison, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Marsha Guenzler-Stevens, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Lisa Pfeifer, Outstanding Graduate Student

• Katherine Pedro Beardsley, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Rhyneta Gumbs, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Sheri Parks, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Renee Ater, Outstanding Woman of Color (2006-2007)
• Denise Gottfredson, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Laura Nichols, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Valencia Skeeter, Outstanding Woman of Color (2006-2007)
• Sivagami Subbaraman, Outstanding Woman of Color (2006-2007)
• Andrea Hill Levy, PCWI Distinguished Service Award

• Renee Ater, Outstanding Woman of Color (2006-2007)
• Suzie Farr, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Valencia Skeeter, Outstanding Woman of Color (2006-2007)
• Sivagami Subbaraman, Outstanding Woman of Color (2006-2007)

• Hanna K. Kanagbou, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Julie Choe Kim, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Andrea Hill Levy, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Karen S. McNair, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Rosemary Parker, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Mary Helen Washington, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Earlene Armstrong, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Vivian S. Boyd, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Johnetta Davis, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Roberta (Bobbi) Donley, Outstanding Exempt Staff
• Gaynor Sale, Outstanding Exempt Staff

• Shirlene Chase, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Claire G. Moses, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Lisa Wheeler, Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff
• Irene Zoppi, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Carmen Balthrop, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Ellin K. Scholnick, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Sapienza Barone, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Sangeeta Ray, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Dottie Bass, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Sally A. Koblinsky, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Regina Davis, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Mina Garrett, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Shirley Wilson Logan, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Andrea O'Neil, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Harriet Presser, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Dottie Bass, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Barbara L. Finkelstein, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Sangeeta Ray, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Linda M. Clement, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Dr. Seung-Kyung Kim, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Susan L. Bayly, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Adrienne Davis, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Romaine Pinchback, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Suzanne Randolph, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Ellen D. Williams, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Janice Barber, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Gloria Bouis, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Thelma Davis, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Delores Mulligan, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Rev. Elizabeth Platz, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Rhonda Williams, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Evelyn Beck, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Frank Briggs, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Roberta Coates, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Paulette Frazier, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Deborah Stefany, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Andrianna F. Stuart, Outstanding Woman of Color

• Connie Arnett, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Maureen Beasley, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Barbara Bennett, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Marie Smith Davidson, Outstanding Woman of Color
• May Nee, Outstanding Administrative Professional

• Virginia W. Beauchamp, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Mary E. Cothran, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Sharon Fries-Britt, Outstanding Woman of Color
• Leila Green, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Mary Mahoney, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Katharin Pross, Outstanding Administrative Professional

• Angela Bass, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Marilyn R. Berman, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Carol Prier, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Joan Wood, Outstanding Administrative Professional

• Vicki S. Freimuth, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Joanne Smith, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Walli Stevens, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Rosemary Wainscott, Outstanding Administrative Professional

• Jean Grambs, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Sally Imler, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Margaret Kempt, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Doris Olds, Outstanding Administrative Professional

• Anita Ahalt, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Ruth Clements, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Delores Forbes, Outstanding Administrative Professional
• Janet McKay, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Mady Segal, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Roselyn Hiebert, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Sylvia Stewart, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Corporal Cathy Atwell, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Marie Davidson, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Shirley S. Kenny, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Eugenie Clark, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Margaret Bridwell, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Wilhelmina Jashemski, Outstanding Woman of the Year

• Mary Broadwater, Outstanding Woman of the Year
• Rita Colwell, Outstanding Woman of the Year

Coach Chris Weller and the Women's Basketball Team, Outstanding Women of the Year

Elske Smith, Outstanding Woman of the Year