Profiles in Leadership
Announcing our Community Award Winners for 2013!
Profiles in Leadership Awards
The Profiles in Leadership Awards were initiated in 2000 during the 35th Annual Women's Symposium. Their purpose is to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women who have made a significant impact on the city of Dallas and on the quality of life for women overall.
- Profiles in Leadership Nominee Application (Nominations for 2013 are now OPEN)
The Gail Reese Ward Excellence in Mentoring Award
The Gail Reese Ward Excellence in Mentoring Award commemorates Gail Ward, 1950-2003, who coordinated the SMU Women’s Symposium from 2000-2003 and created the Profiles in Leadership Awards program. It recognizes an Award recipient for especially significant contributions as a mentor to girls and women.
- Excellence in Mentoring Nominee Application (Nominations for 2013 are now OPEN)
Past Recipients
*Gail Reese Excellence in Mentoring Award recipient
2012 Recipients
Cheryl Mayo Williams*
Nancy Kasten
Jill Johnson
Courtney Underwood
Carolyn Wright
Abby Williams
2011 Recipients
Phyllis Bernstein*
Lois Finkelman
Candace O'Keefe Mathis
Peggy Sewell
Karen Shuford
Kathleen Wu
2010 Recipients
Michele Bobadilla
Cece Cox
Deidre Dowd Bacala
Belinda Griffin*
Christine Jarosz
Sarah Polley
2009 Recipients
Ruth Allen Mewhinney*
Effie E. Booker
Brenda Matamoras
Gwen Moore
Becky Sykes
Colleen Walker
2008 Recipients
Maurine Dickey
Laura Gonzalez
Dana Rubin Remer*
Susan Sugerman*
Vivian Taylor
Nina Vaca
Lupe Valdez
2007 Recipients
Kim Askew
Bubba Dailey
Stacy Eppers*
Dennise Garcia
Jo Hudson
Anne Marie Weiss-Armush
2006 Recipients
Dolores Gomez Barzune
Angie Chen Button
Barbara S. Cambridge*
Adelfa Botello Callejo
Kathryn Walt Hall
2005 Recipients
Gina Cotroneo
Laura Estrada
Mamie McKnight, Ph.D.*
Kathryn Waldrep, M.D.
2004 Recipients
Susybelle Lyons Gosslee
Cecilia Moreno McKay
Lekha Singh
Joy S. Mankoff
Mary Evans Sias
2003 Recipients
Rachel George
Jan Edgar Langbein
Regina Montoya
Ruth P. Morgan, Ph.D.
Suzanne K. Sprague
2002 Recipients
Suzanne Ahn, M.D.
Wanda R. Brice
Wendy A. Lopez
DeMetris A. Sampson
Sandra C. Tinkham
2001 Recipients
Adlene Harrison
Rev. Sheron Patterson
Tegwin Pulley
Delia Reyes
Virginia Whitehill
2000 Recipients
Ruth Altshuler
Vivian Castleberry
Billie Frauman
Jo Fay Godbey
Margaret McDermott
Louise Raggio
Elizabeth Rucker
Ruth Tatum