There are lots of award ceremonies in Pittsburgh–with lots of deserving people to be awarded–but there’s nothing quite like the ATHENA Awards of Greater Pittsburgh. Nominated by others in the community with finalists selected by a committee, the Athena Awards are bestowed every fall at a luncheon attended by a gazillion women–ok, make that 800-plus–in a ceremony that is always inspiring. And that’s the point: To encourage more women to excel in their profession, contribute to their community and to help other women through mentorship.
2015 ATHENA Pittsburgh 2015 nominees. Photo by Brian Cohen.
NEXTpittsburgh is happy to be part of the ATHENA Awards and to present these wonderful group photos of nominees and finalists. Getting all these busy, successful women in one room at one time wasn’t easy. Every time our (very patient) photographer clicked his shutter, it seemed to be a cue for another nominee to walk in the room, apologizing for being late.
Hey, we’re just grateful they showed up.
See the ATHENA Award finalists in the top photo,including Doris Carson Williams, African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA, Lynn M. Banaszak, Disruptive Health Technology Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Rhonda Moore Johnson, Highmark Inc., Lisa Lenihan, United States District Court for the Western District of PA, and Lucille Prater-Holliday, Black Women’s Empowerment Institute.
See below all the ATHENA Award nominees, including the Young Professional ATHENAs.
2015 ATHENA Award and ATHENA Young Professional Award nominees. Photo by Brian Cohen
And finally, below the 2015 ATHENA Young Professional Award finalists: Aurora Sharrard of the Green Building Alliance, Josie Badger, PEAL Center and Meredith Grelli of Wigle Whiskey.
2015 ATHENA Young Professional Award (AYPA) Finalists (L to R): Aurora Sharrard, Josie Badger and Meredith Meyer Grelli
Here’s the full list of 2015 ATHENA Award nominees. See you on October 9th! Get your tickets here before it sells out.
2015 NomineesShirley Anderson Barbara Baker Dotti Bechtol Marsha Blanco Lori Brinker Tracy Certo Rosemary Crawford Tracy DeCock Deborah Degner Kim Dellostretto Ilana Diamond Susan Dietrich Lisa DiGorio Miller Pat Downey Karen Wolk Feinstein Melissa Ferraro Jennifer Fox Rabold Mamar Gelaye Tisha Germany Abby Goldstein Denise Graves Karen Hochberg Susan Jordan Eva Kerschbaumer Debra Killmeyer Darcel R. Madkins Wendy Maletta Jill McKibbin Melissa McNeil Natalie Mihalek Arlinda M. Moriarty Chris Phillips Mary Jo Podgurski Betty Rich Aisha Robinson Elisabet Rodriguez Casey Ryan Fern Schwartz Dana Ann Slizik Tracy Vitale Michelle Welch Olga Welch Dr. Claudia Wendel Jillian Zacks And finally, the full list of Young Professional ATHENA nominees:
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