This year’s Women of Achievement Awards Celebration is scheduled to broadcast at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 on the Nine Network of Public Media – Channel 9, the local PBS powerhouse – and online at woastl.org/live2021. The honorees gathered to film the ceremony in June at the Grandel Theatre, where they also took photos and received their commemorative plates.
“Women of Achievement recognizes 10 outstanding women each year, and these women have done so much to improve our community. It’s my great honor and privilege to chair the event that has recognized all they’ve accomplished,” Ida Early says.
Honored this year were Lourdes Treviño Bailon for Community Welfare, Rebeccah L. Bennett for Equitable Leadership, Susan Colangelo for Social Justice Artist, Judge Annette A. Eckert for Teen Advocate, Lannis E. Hall for Health Advocacy, Rachel Goldman Miller for Lifetime Service, Carole Splater for Community Betterment, Grace Elizabeth Strobel for Youth Outreach, Cassie A. Strom for Veterans Advocacy and Cheryl D.S. Walker for Impactful Leadership. Many honorees and board members had not seen one another in many months, lending to a jubilant feeling at the event.
Click here to read more about each of these women and their impact on the community.
Honorees, Event Chairs, President

Women of Achievement Board

Women of Achievement Board, event chairwomen and event committee
Scott Splater, Laurie Underwood, Carole Splater, Gary Splater

Scott Splater, Laurie Underwood, Carole Splater, Gary Splater
Dwight Bosman, Cenia Bosman, Kamau Walker, Cheryl Walker, Dwayne Bosman, Patricia Bosman

Dwight Bosman, Cenia Bosman, Kamau Walker, Cheryl Walker, Dwayne Bosman, Patricia Bosman
Rosalie Franklin, Michael Doyle, Glorian Feldman, Neil Miller, Rachel Miller, Christine Henry, Ron Compton, Diane Compton

Rosalie Franklin, Michael Doyle, Glorian Feldman, Neil Miller, Rachel Miller, Christine Henry, Ron Compton, Diane Compton
Rachel Miller, Neil Miller

Rachel Miller, Neil Miller
Dwight Bosman, Kamau Walker, Dwayne Bosman, Cenia Bosman, Cheryl Walker, Patricia Bosman

Dwight Bosman, Kamau Walker, Dwayne Bosman, Cenia Bosman, Cheryl Walker, Patricia Bosman
Susan Colangelo, Marian Nunn

Susan Colangelo, Marian Nunn
Rebeccah Bennett, Marian Nunn

Rebeccah Bennett, Marian Nunn
Carole Splater, Marian Nunn

Carole Splater, Marian Nunn
Lourdes Bailon, Marian Nunn

Lourdes Bailon, Marian Nunn
Lannis Hall, Marian Nunn

Lannis Hall, Marian Nunn
Cheryl Walker, Marian Nunn

Cheryl Walker, Marian Nunn
Annette Eckert, Marian Nunn

Annette Eckert, Marian Nunn
Rachel Miller, Marian Nunn

Rachel Miller, Marian Nunn
Grace Strobel, Marian Nunn

Grace Strobel, Marian Nunn
Alice Handelman, Rosemary Hanley

Alice Handelman, Rosemary Hanley
Cassie Strom, Marian Nunn

Cassie Strom, Marian Nunn
Sponsor Co-chairs and President

Sponsor Co-chairs and President
2021 Women of Achievement Honorees

2021 Women of Achievement Honorees
Officers and President

Officers and President
Fran Zamler, Phyllis Langsdorf

Fran Zamler, Phyllis Langsdorf
Women of Achievement Past and Current President

Women of Achievement Past and Current President
Ida Early

Ida Early