ATHENA Leadership Award Program®
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The finalists have been named for the 2021 ATHENA Leadership Awards®. The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce will host an awards program at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3 at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center in Rothschild.
Register here to attend the event. The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce has one of the oldest and most established programs in the US and presents two different awards. The ATHENA Leadership Award® and the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® are presented to women or men in recognition of their professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. The ATHENA Leadership Award® Program was held virtually in 2020. The Awards' 2020 recipients were Mindy Hoppe and Dr. Kristine Gilmore. All of this year's finalists were profiled in live interviews streamed through the Chamber's Facebook page. Click the name of the finalist below to watch a recording of each interview. 2021 ATHENA Leadership Award® finalists:
2021 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® finalists:
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ATHENA Leadership Award® Past Recipients
2020 - Dr. Kristine Gilmore 2019 – Mona Fox 2018 – Ann Dahlke 2017 – Bridget Wenman 2016 – Kari Solomonson 2015 – Dean Dietrich 2014 – Tee Daly 2013 – Karen Katz 2012 – Jeny Nieuwenhuis Hardel 2011 – Dr. Lori Weyers 2010 – Linda Larson Schlitz 2009 – Josie Paleologue-Pierce (Posthumously) 2008 – Dr. Diane Postler-Slattery 2007 – Dr. Sally Mattingly 2006 – Mary Krueger 2005 – Mary Radke 2004 – Joanne Leonard 2003 – Mary Weller 2002 – Rosemary Barnes 2001 – Patrice Pergolski 2000 – Mary Jo Johnson 1999 – Ann Lucas 1998 – Susan Lang 1997 – Judge Dorothy Bain 1996 – LaVon Jensen 1995 – Julie Kryshak 1994 – Waltraud Karkar 1993 – Evelyn Rosen 1992 – Jean Kruncos 1991 – Barbara Hunger 1990 – Justice Ann Walsh Bradley 1989 – Cheryl Davis 1988 – Taffy Williams 1987 – Betty Peters 1986 – Jane Sternberg ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® Past Recipients 2020 - Mindy Hoppe 2019 – Lora Bladow 2018 – Allison Liddle 2017 – Erika Van De Yacht 2016 – Shanna Yonke 2015 – Elizabeth Field 2014 – Sara Valiska 2013 – Norah Brown 2012 – Megan Ballard 2011 – Sheila Rovang 2010 – Bao Vang 2009 – Heather Summers Valiska 2008 – Rebecca Pilgrim Tylinski |
