2005 Women Who Make a Difference Awards Dinner
2005 Women Who Make a Difference
Awards Dinner
March 1, 2005
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Awards Ceremony
The Mandarin Oriental
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For showing women the power within them, the courage to claim it, and the imperative to care for one another, NCRW is proud to honor:
Judith Jamison
Artistic Director
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Profile | Remarks
Teresa Heinz
Chairman
The Howard Heinz Endowment
The Heinz Family Philanthropies
Profile | Remarks
Noeleen Heyzer, Ph.D.
Executive Director
UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women)
Profile | Remarks
Dana B. Hall, CFA
100 Women in Hedge Funds
Profile | Remarks
Jehmu Greene
Former President
Rock the Vote
Profile | Remarks
Sandra A. Urie
CEO
Cambridge Associates, LLC
Profile | Remarks
Member Center Honoree:
The Center for the Education of Women (CEW) at the University of Michigan
Carol Hollenshead, Director
Profile | Remarks

2005 Honorees (left to right): Jehmu Greene, Judith Jamison, Noeleen Heyzer, Linda Basch (President, NCRW), Carol Hollenshead, Sandra Urie, Dana Hall

2005 Dinner Co-Chairs: Jacki Zehner, Ingrid Saunders Jones, and Marna Whittington

Janet Holmgren, NCRW Board Chair, introducing the Member Center Award

Guests enjoying the reception before the Dinner

Guests enjoying the reception before the Dinner

Honoree Judith Jamison with the Women Who Make a Difference Award - a Joyce Tennesson photograph "Lola Santos and her Granddaughter Alex" from the Wise Women book

Mariam Chamberlain, NCRW Founding President, and Peggy Kerry
Many thanks to this event's sponsors:
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What We Do
NCRW is a network of leading university and community based research, policy, and advocacy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls. We also have a Corporate Circle comprised of senior diversity professionals from leading U.S. and global member companies and a Presidents Circle of college and university leaders who share our commitment. NCRW harnesses the collective power of its network to provide knowledge, analysis, and thought leadership on issues ranging from reducing women’s poverty to building a critical mass of women’s leadership across sectors.
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