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Business Leader Media is currently accepting nominations for its ninth annual Women Extraordinaire Awards. Winners will be honored at a ceremony on December 9, 2010 and will be featured in the December issue of Business Leader magazine.
The Women Extraordinaire Awards honor the top ten women business leaders in the Triangle. Nominees must be C-level executives (or equivalent at non-commercial entities), business owners or partners at Triangle-based businesses.
Women Extraordinaire will be chosen based on the following criteria:
- Candidate must be an influential leader within her company or business, with an extraordinary impact on its economic success and forward-thinking strategies
- Candidate must be actively involved in the professional organizations and associations related to her industry
- Candidate must be active in her community by utilizing her skills and/or time to promote philanthropic organizations or causes
- Candidate must be a recognized mentor and example to other women in her industry, especially by maintaining a high functioning work-life balance
Deadline for nominations is October 25, 2010.
The nomination form takes less than five minutes to complete, and winning gives you a chance to be honored amongst some of the Triangle's most outstanding women.
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2009 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- Barbara Rimer, Dean - UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
- Betsy Clark, President / CEO - Diamond Water LLP
- Carla Hollis, Chief Marketing & Development Officer - Duke Raleigh Hospital
- Catherine Stokes, CEO & President - Drug Safety Alliance
- Cindy Heath, Principal/Owner - Five Star Staffing
- Dana Jennings, Chief Executive Officer - NC Center for Women in Public Service
- Elaine Buxton, President - Confero
- Emily Andrews, Founding Chair, Women's Leadership Council - First Citizens, Retired
- Esther Alegria, Vice President, Manufacturing & General Manager - Biogen Idec
- Jeanne Tedrow, CEO/Co-founder - Passage Home
- Jenny Kobin, VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communication - Inspire Pharmaceuticals
- Joanne Fiore, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief - AICPA
- Katherine Peele, Vice-President, Managing Principal (Raleigh) - LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.
- Kim Saunders, President and CEO - Mechanics and Farmers Bank
- Lisa Piercy, Director of the Lobbying and Government Relations - Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
- Marilyn Forbes, Partner - Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
2008 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- CYNTHIA MARSHALL, President - AT&T
- DR. CHRISTY L. SHAFFER, President and CEO - Inspire Pharmaceuticals
- ELIZABETH SCOTT, Partner - Williams Mullen Maupin Taylor PA
- JILL HEATH, President and CEO - Mulkey Engineers & Consultants
- MAUREEN O’CONNOR, General Counsel - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- MELISSA ESSARY, Dean - Campbell Univerity's School of Law
- NANCY MCFARLANE, President - MedPro Rx Inc
- PATRICIA HOLLAND, Partner - Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
- SHEILA AHLER, Business Development Partner - Cherry Bekaert & Holland LLP
- THEO COONROD, Head of School - St. Mary’s School
2007 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- ANN DENLINGER, President - Wake Education Partnership
- BERNADETTE SPONG, CFO and VP of Finance - Rex Health Care
- BEV PERDUE, Lieutenant Governor - State of North Carolina
- CATHARINE ARROWOOD, Partner - Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
- DEBBIE HOUSTON, President - Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder
- HEATHER DENNY, VP and Chief Operations Officer - Mcdonald-York, Inc.
- LOU JURKOWSKI, President and CEO - BJAC
- MAUREEN HARTFORD, President - Meredith College
- PATTY BRIGUGLIO, President - MMI Associates Inc
- VERA SIMMS, Senior account executive - Business Leader Media
- WENDY COULTER, President - Hummingbird Creative Group
2006 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- BEVERLY JONES, Provost/Vice Chancellor - NC Central University
- CARTER WORTHY, President - Carter Worthy Commercial
- CINDY ANDERSON, Chief Executive Officer and Owner - CD Anderson, P.A.
- DEBORAH FRIBERG, COO and Executive VP - WakeMed Health & Hospitals
- KATHY HIGGINS, VP of Community Relations - BC and BS of NC
- LINDA LEAKE, President - execUchange
- LORRAINE STEPHENS, President - L. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
- MARY BETH JOHNSTON, Partner and Chair - Kennedy Covington
- MICHELLE RICH GOODE, President - Rich Commercial Realty
- RUSINE MITCH SINCLAIR, Senior State Executive - IBM
2005 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- BEVERLY MURRAY, President - rmsource, Inc.
- DEBORAH HILDEBRAN BACHOFEN, Partner - Manning Fulton & Skinner PA
- DENISE BENNETT, President - Business Leaders Club Inc
- HEATHER HESKETH, CEO - Hesketh.Com Inc
- HOPE WILLIAMS, President - North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
- KATHERINE THOMAS, Manager Economic Development - Progress Energy
- MARGE NOLFO, Counselor - Durham Regional Hospital
- MARIANNA CLAMPETT, Vice President - SAS
- NORMA OWEN, President - Avant Personnel
- SEPI ASEFINA, President - SEPI Engineering Group
- SUZANNE CLIFTON, president - The Castleton Group
2004 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- ARDIE GREGORY, Vice President and General Manager - WRAL-FM/MIX 101.5
- BEVERLY BASKIN, president and CEO - Better Business Bureau
- CHRISTINE YOUNG, Area Vice President and Wake area executive - First Citizens Bank
- ERIKA MANGRUM, Owner - Iatria Spa and Health Center
- GRACE UENG, Founder and President - Savvy Marketing Group
- JEAN DAVIS, Partner - Empire Properties
- LESLIE BEVACQUA COMAN, VP of Governmental Affairs - NCCBI
- LINDA MARKUS DANIELS, Owner/Partner - Daniels Daniels & Verdonik
- PING FU, CEO - Geomagic
- SUSA ACKER-WALSH, Chief Executive - Constella Group
2003 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- ADRIENNE LUMPKIN, President - Alternate Access
- ALLYSON K. DUNCAN, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals - 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal
- BARBARA LYONS GOODMON, Board President/Exec Director - A.J. Fletcher Foundation
- BILLIE REDMOND, President - Coldwell Banker
- ELAINE F. MARSHALL, Secretary of State - State of North Carolina
- JENNIFER D. TERRY, Regional President - RBC Centura Bank Inc.
- JOAN MYERS, President - North Carolina Technology Association
- LESLIE ALEXANDRE, President and CEO - North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- MARYE ANNE FOX, Chancellor - North Carolina State University
2002 Triangle Women Extraordinaire:
- BARBARA MULKEY, Owner - Barbara H. Mulkey Engineering Inc.
- DARLEEN JOHNS, Founder and President - Alphanumeric, Inc.
- DEBORAH ROSS, Representative - N.C. House of Representatives
- KAY YOW, Head Women’s Basketball Coach - N.C. State University
- MONICA PUTNAM DOSS, President - CED
- PAM SAULSBY, Anchor/Reporter - WRAL TV
- SHANNON ST. JOHN, CEO - Triangle Community Foundation
- SHEILA HALE OGLE, CEO - Mrpp Inc.
- WANDA BRYANT, Judge - N.C. State Appellate Court
- YASMIN WURTS METIVIER, Co-owner - BridgeWorks Inc.
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