President Zimpher, Jane Henney to Receive YWCA Achievement Awards

University of Cincinnati President Nancy L. Zimpher and Dr. Jane Henney, MD, senior vice president and provost for Health Affairs, are among the eight women who will be honored by the YWCA as 2004 Career Women of Achievement on May 14 at a luncheon at the Albert Sabin Convention Center.

Co-chairs of the 25th annual YWCA Salute to Career Women of Achievement, Kathy Beechem and Sharon Draper, announced the eight women selected to receive this year’s award. 

The luncheon’s keynote speaker will be Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and writer Ellen Goodman.  At the luncheon, the YWCA also recognizes the recipient of the Mamie Earl Sells Scholarship, which is awarded to an African-American high school senior.  The cost of individual tickets for the luncheon is $50.00.  Corporate sponsor tables are also available.  

For more information call the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati at (513) 241-7090.

The YWCA Career Women of Achievement for 2004 are: 

• Yvette Casey-Hunter, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Winton Hills and West End Health Centers
• DianeDewbrey, Senior Vice President, Fifth Third Bank
• Renée B. Dunn, HR Director, Global Marketing, The Procter & Gamble Company
• Anita J. Ellis, Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Curator of Decorative Arts, Cincinnati Art Museum
• Amy L. Hanson, President, FACS Group, Inc. (a division of Federated Department Stores)
• Jane E. Henney, M.D., Senior Vice President & Provost for Health Affairs, UC Medical Center
• Sharon D. Johnson, Principal, Withrow University High School
• Nancy L. Zimpher, Ph.D., President, University of Cincinnati

The Mamie Earl Sells Scholarship Award winner is Ashley Trotter, Walnut Hills High School senior.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the YWCA Career Women of Achievement luncheon and the recognition of over 200 women who have made major contributions to the workplace in Greater Cincinnati. 

“The YWCA Salute to Career Women of Achievement was established in 1980,” explains Charlene Ventura, YWCA President & CEO, “to increase awareness and appreciation of the diverse contributions of Greater Cincinnati women in the work force and in the community.  It also serves to remind employers to examine whether women are being promoted at the level they deserve.   This 25th anniversary event is a celebration of the strides that women have made and a reminder of the obstacles they have overcome in the workplace.  This annual tribute is an opportunity for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the economic empowerment of women and the elimination of racism.”

Luncheon details:
Friday, May 14, 2004
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
Cincinnati Convention Center Ballroom
Individual tickets - $50.00
Corporate Table Sponsorships - $1,000-$10,000
For tickets and information: (513) 241-7090