As part of the mission of ABWA, our Chapter participates in recognizing members for their outstanding contributions nationally and to the Chapter. Each year, we nominate a member for each of the following awards:
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• Top Ten Nominee - The most prestigious honor bestowed on an ABWA member is the coveted Top Ten award which recognizes members for their professional achievements, community engagement, and contributions to the American Business Women's Association. 

 

• Woman of the Year - A long standing tradition in ABWA is to recognize a member that has made a notable contribution to the success of the Chapter in the current and/or past award years.

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• Protege of the Year - An award recognizing an ABWA member within their first two years of membership who has directly contributed to the success of the Chapter in the current and/or past award years.

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2021 - 2022 Recipients

Yolanda Johnson
​2023 Top Ten Nominee

Christine Crocker
​2022 Woman of the Year

Shelby Sharp
​2022 Protege of the Year

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Past Award Recipients

2020 - 2021

2019 - 2020

2018 - 2019

Woman of the Year
Yolanda Johnson
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Protege of the Year
Laura Dorsey

Top Ten Nominee
Elsa W. Smith

Woman of the Year
Liz Hostetler
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Protege of the Year
Yolanda Johnson

Top Ten Nominee
Mia Anderson

Woman of the Year
Karen Pendleton
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Protege of the Year
Elsa W. Smith

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2017 - 2018

2016 - 2017

2015 - 2016

Top Ten Nominee
Alisa Griffin

Woman of the Year
Christine Crocker
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Protege of the Year
Lori Katawczik

Top Ten Nominee
Barbara Crocker

Woman of the Year
Mia Anderson
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Protege of the Year
​Stephanie Rauscher-Finn

Top Ten Nominee
Alisa Griffin
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Woman of the Year
Sharon Neighoff

Protege of the Year
Christine Crocker

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2014 - 2015

Woman of the Year
Barbara Crocker

Protege of the Year
​Mia Anderson