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Women of Distinction

Past Recipients


2007

The Arts

Brenda Joyce Niskala

Leadership & Management

Val Skamanis

Science, Technology & Environment

Margaret Skeel

Community Leadership & Enhancement

Sandy Wankel

Cultural Heritage

Neelu Sachdev

Education

Marjorie Dressyman-Lavallee

Wellness, Recreation & Healthy Living

Darlene Rude

Teamwork

Hall&Rae: Peggy Black, Jackie Hall

Young Woman of Distinction

Candyce Bakke

Lifetime Achievement

Renu Kapoor

Entrepreneurship

Darlene Jelinski

Contribution to a Rural Community

Lynn Severt

2006

The Arts

Judith Silverthorne

Business & Trades

Darlene Olsen

Science, Technology & Environment

CIPS Regina, women in IT Committee- Jennifer Tallentire, Joanne Neely, Daenna Currie, Jessica Osborne, Diane Gutiwl

Community Leadership & Enhancement

Pat Hanley

Cultural Heritage

Gloria Rivero

Education

Mary Delanghe

Health & Wellness

Bonnie Blakley

Sports, Recreation & Active Living

Mary Anderson

Young Woman of Distinction

Heather Abbey

Lifetime Achievement

Carol Gay Bell

2005

The Arts

Robin Poitras

Business & Trades

Valerie Overend

Community Leadership & Enhancement

Marion McBride

Education

Ruth Robillard

Health & Wellness

Velda Clark

Lifetime Achievement

Laura Balas

Science, Technology & Environment

Dr. Mhairi Maeers

Sports, Recreation & Active Living

Shari Mosthaf

Young Woman of Distinction

Phoebe DeCiman

2004

The Arts
Ruth Smillie
Buisness & Trades
Tot's Cafe - Pamela Ait-Allaoua & Gladys Snider
Community Leadership & Enhancement

Joyce Goodhand
Cultural Heritage
Lydia Chatto
Education
Ina Remenda
Health & Wellness
Elaine McNeil
Lifetime Achievement
Ruth Taylor
Science, Technology & Environment
Dr. Mary Vetter
Sports, Recreation & Active Living
Fiona Vincent
Young Woman of Distinction
Ashley Norton

2003

The Arts
Tracy Houser
Business and Trades
Angela MacDougall
Education
Marjorie Sinclair Butterworth
Community Leadership and Enhancement
Anita Medl
Cultural Heritage
Maxine McKenzie-Cox
Health and Wellness
Sharon Huber
Science, Technology and Environment
Donna Lindskog
Sports, Recreation & Active Living
Lisa King
Young Woman of Distinction
Ashley Kasbrick

2002

Arts and Culture
Andorlie Hillstrom & Donna Lowe (tie)
Business, Labour, and Professions

Sandy Larson
Community or Humanitarian Service
Melissa Rezansoff & Wendy Sinclair (tie)
Contribution to a Rural Community

Kim Engel
Health and Wellness

Dr. Shannon MacNeill
Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Eleanor Bujea
Science and Technology
Heather Stanley
Sports and Recreation
Marta Kroupa
Young Woman of Distinction
Crystal Clark

2001

Arts and Culture
Kathryn Laurin
Business, Labour, and Professions

Sandra Greenough
Community or Humanitarian Service
Judy Kobsar
Contribution to a Rural Community

Lilliane Sabiston
Health and Wellness
Donna Brunskill
Lifetime Achievement
Elsie May Quick
Science and Technology
Jennifer N. Beriault
Sports and Recreation
Christine Stapleton
Young Woman of Distinction
Anita Smith

2000

Arts and Culture
Jean Okimasis
Business, Labour and Professions

Susan Barber
Community or Humanitarian Service

Doris Sheldon
Contribution to a Rural Community
Georgina McKillop Daniel
Health and Wellnes
s
Dr. Roberta McKay
Lifetime Achievement
Jean Thomas
Science and Technology

Shawna Argue
Sports and Recreation

Betty Lou Dean
Young Woman of Distinction
Kim Delesoy

1999

Arts and Culture
Helen Marzolf
Business, Labour and Professions

Jeanne Martinson
Community or Humanitarian Service
Bonnie Morton
Contribution to a Rural Community

Marjorie Willson
Health and Wellness
Dr. Heather Hadjistavropoulos
Lifetime Achievement

Ruth Dafoe
Science and Technology

Francis Haidl
Sports and Recreation
Darlene Solie
Young Woman of Distinction
Karen Harvey

1998

Arts and Culture
Christa Donaldson
Business, Labour and Professions
Linda Hutchinson
Community or Humanitarian Service
Gloria Barnett
Contribution to a Rural Communit
y
Lauran Vance
Health and Wellness
Dr. Marlene Smadu
Lifetime Achievement
Isabelle Butters
Science and Technology
Dr. Lynn Kirkpatrick
Sports and Recreation

Marlene Hoffman
Young Woman of Distinction

Maryse Carmichael

1997

Arts and Culture
Gail Bowen
Business and Professions

Sheryl Simons
Community or Humanitarian Service
Keitha Kennedy
Science and Technology
Dr. Katherine Bergman
Sports and Recreation
Sandra Schmirler Curling Team: Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit
Contribution to a Rural Community
Verna Thompson
Health and Wellness
Janice Cibart, Hilary Craig
Young Woman of Distinction

Christine Stapleton

1996

Arts and Culture
Jacqueline Shumiatcher
Business and Professions
Verna Alford
Community or Humanitarian Servic
e
Pam Barber, Mavis Palmer
Science and Technology

Sharon Wheatley
Sports
and Recreation
Patricia Selleck
Contribution to a Rural Community
Gerri Peppler
Health and Wellness

Mary Bluechardt
Young Woman of Distinction

Roshni Dasgupta

1995

Arts and Culture
Susan Ferley
Business and Professions
Gaye Burgess
Community or Humanitarian Service
Beverley Davison Butt
Contribution to a Rural Community
Sharon Armstrong
Wellness
Joan Baldwin
Young Woman of Distinction

Barb Krause

1994

Arts and Culture
Sylvia Oancia
Business and Professions

Elsie Mironuck
Community or Humanitarian Service
Florence Driedger
Wellness

Elizabeth M Fraser
Young Woman of Distinction
Melanie Little

1993

Arts and Culture
Bonnie Pederson Schaffer
Business and Professions
Jeannette Verhelst
Community or Humanitarian Service
Emma Kytwayhat, Kanchan Sharma
Contribution to a Rural Community
Donna Duxbury
Wellness
Diane Mullan
Young Woman of Distinction
Rhonda Ekstrom

1992

Arts and Culture
Dr. Ann Kipling Brown
Business and Professions
Denise Needham
Community or Humanitarian Service

Getta McLeod, Lynn Hall, Lynn MacDonald
Contribution to a Rural Community
Georgina Bratvold
Wellness

Norma Jean Dubray-Bird
Young Woman of Distinction
Maureen MacLeod

1989

Advancement to a Rural Community
Margaret Cline
Community or Humanitarian Service
Byrna Barclay
Professional, Innovator or Entrepreneur
Jean Mahoney
Wellness

Diane Lemon

1988

Advancement of a Rural Community
Noreen Johns
Community or Humanitarian Service
Theresa Stevenson
Professional, Innovator or Entrepreneur
Margaret Lipp, Alice Waldie, Mary Wallace
Wellness

Sally Elliott

1987

Business and Professional
Rita Shelton-Deverell
Community Service

Carol Kuntz

1986

Business and Professional
Lynn Pearson
Community and Service
Jessie Ellis, Sheila Brandick

1985

Business and Professional
Carol Gay Bell
Community Service
Rosalie Zagorin

1984

Business and Professional
Kathleen Keple
Community Service

Jean Mahoney
Special Award
Jean Freeman, Merle Kennedy

1983

Community Service
Elva Kyle, E. Norah Barbeau
Business and Professional

Eleanore Klein, Raynell Andreychuk

1982

Public Affairs
Marjorie Cooper Hunt
Health
Anna Maye Sudom
Business and Professional
Lyn Goldman
Community Service
Catherine Barry
Sports
Shirley Lee Kowalski
Arts

Georgina Young
Education
Shirley Schneider

1981

Community Service
Jackie Hoag, Thelma Wallace
Arts
Pat Knox
Improvement, Status of Women
Agnes Boyd Davidson
Health
Dr. Elizabeth Brandt
Business and Professional
Jean Johnson
Education
June Mitchell

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