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The 34th Annual Women of Excellence Awards and Gala Honors 39 Women

The 34th Annual Women of Excellence Awards and Gala Honors 39 Women

The 34th Annual Women of Excellence Awards and Gala will be held Saturday, September 10th. The honorees represent the resilience and strength of Topeka neighbors, showing how to move forward, create change, and get the work done.

As the YWCA’s largest fundraising event of the year, the 34th Annual Women of Excellence Awards and Gala is an opportunity to directly support the needs of the community's vulnerable women and families. And support the YWCA in their efforts to serve survivors experiencing violence, provide racial justice programming, affordable childcare, professional development, and so much more.

The 2022 YWCA Women of Excellence Honorees are: 

L. Renee Anderson

Sonya Boline

Melissa Bylsma

Carole Cadue Blackwood

Amy Calhoun

Tina Carter

Kate Duncan Butler

Kristy Druse

Shanée Eatmon

Kay Emerson

Wendy Farley

Linessa Frazier

Mary Galligan

Beverly Hall

Captain Jana Harden

Sherry Hess

Lesleigh Hodam

Jesyca Hope

Hallie Hurst

Chalicia Jones

Tracy Khounsavanh Killough

Jennifer LeClair

Lyn Lemke

JoVonka Marks

Samantha Meseke

Katy Nelson

Susana Ortiz

Imelda Panuco

Judge Nancy Parrish

Fatima Perez-Luthi

Danielle Pettit

Cal Louise Phoenix

Jennifer Raine

Mindee Reece

Kaitlyn Sester

Lauren Tice Miller

Carole Williams

Lauren Wolf

Deb Yocum

Washburn to Host the Kansas Book Festival September 23-24

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Jayhawk Area Council Announces 2022 Topeka’s Top 20 Under 40 Honorees

Jayhawk Area Council Announces 2022 Topeka’s Top 20 Under 40 Honorees