Applications are now open for the 2025 Woman of the Year Awards nominations.
The deadline is November 18, 2024. Receipients will be selected at the end of the year and an announcement made in early 2025. The 2025 Women's History Project* luncheon will be held March 12th at St. George Fellowship Centre.
Please use one of the links below to download a form or apply online:
Online questionnaire - https://bit.ly/WHP25OnlineFile
Fillable PDF - https://bit.ly/WHP25FillableForm
Word document - https://bit.ly/WHP25Word
*The Women’s History Project of the Akron Area, Inc. became a program of the Summit County Historical Society of Akron, OH in 2013. The merger occurred during the 30th anniversary year for the Women’s History Project and in anticipation of the Society’s 90th anniversary in 2014.
2025 Women's History Project Committee:
Theresa S. Beyerle, Ph.D., chair
Liz Blystone
Carrie Burrier
Katie Byard Carney
Kathleen "Kitty" Endres, Ph.D.
Amy Freels
Carrie Herman
Holli Mallak
Judy James
Towanda Mullins
Karen Hrdlicka
Rose Vance-Grom
Zulekha Sharp
Willette Riley
Leianne Neff Heppner
Thank you to our 2024 Women's Advocate premier donor: County Executive Shapiro and the County of Summit!
2024 Woman of the Year Award Recipients
Darnella Cummings - Pioneer
Jackie Derrow - Initiative
Karen Fitzgerald - Inspiration
Yun "Mi Mi" Khaing - Woman to Watch
Sarah Vradenburg - Integrity
Sister Catherine Walsh - Faith
The Honorable Judge Annalisa Stubbs Williams - Perseverance
Posthumous Presentation:
Seven women of the Cuyahoga Portage Chapter of the DAR - founders of the Society: Minnie W. Franz, Lillie H. Joy, Mabelle Artman Caine, Eugenia T. Hay, Helen A. Williams, Ada E. Allen and Grace G. Wise
**The Women’s History Project of the Akron Area, Inc. became a program of the Summit County Historical Society of Akron, OH in 2013. The merger occurred during the 30th anniversary year for the Women’s History Project and in anticipation of the Society’s 90th anniversary in 2014.