Women of Influence: Complete list of honorees

2020 - read profiles
Mary Andringa, Vermeer
Romonda Belcher, 5th District judge
Teresa Bomhoff, Iowa Mental Health Planning Council
Mary Jane Cobb, Iowa State Education Association
Kellie Markey, Dorothy's House
Sheri McMichael, Variety – the Children's Charity
Maura Nelson, Des Moines Area Community College
Kesho Scott, Grinnell College
Iowa State University Ivy College of Business Woman Business Owner of the Year: Teresa Adams-Tomka, Kitchen Collage
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Emerging Woman of Influence: Nataliya Boychenko, Holmes Murphy and Associates

2019 - read profiles
Liz Garst
Loree Miles
Pat Miller
Karen Novak Swalwell
Connie Ryan
Rebecca Shaw
Georgia Van Gundy
Therese Wielage
UNI Woman Business Owner of the Year: Li Zhao Mandelbaum
Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence: Deidre DeJear

2018 - read profiles
Kim Bakey
Linda Carter-Lewis
Carole Chambers
Mary Coffin
Lana Jones-Gould
Teri Wahlig
Wendy Wintersteen
UNI Woman Business Owner of the Year: Deniz Franke
Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence: Mandi McReynolds

2017 - read profiles
Jennie Baranczyk
Dianne Bystrom
Diana Deibler
Tiffany Menke
Janet Petersen
Mary Sconiers-Chapman
Toni Urban
UNI Woman Business Owner of the Year: China Wong
Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence: Susan Hatten

2016 - read profiles
Debi Durham
Nora Everett
Monica Friedman
Diane Glass
Barb Kniff-McCulla
Cathy Lacy
Dawn Martinez Oropeza
Ruth Randleman
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Eileen Wixted
Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence: Emily Abbas

2015 - read profiles
Dr. Susan Beck
Pat Boddy
Elisabeth Buck
Ann Campbell
Mashal Husain
Kathryn Kunert
Kim Reynolds
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Katie Roth
Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence: Sara Kurovski

2014 - read profiles
Angela Franklin
Phyllis Hansell
Lisa Mills-LaValle
Janet Metcalf
Lynette Rasmussen
Mary Sellers
Michelle Book
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Kim Augspurger
Meredith Emerging Woman of Influence: Tiffany Tauscheck


2013 - read profiles
Margaret Borgen 
Diane Bridgewater 
Patty Cownie 
Linda Grandquist 
Laura Jackson
Sharon Krause 
Alba Perez 
Karen Shaff 
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Barbara Crowley

2011 - read profiles
Kim Butler
Shannon Cofield
Joyce Feddersen
Peggy Fisher 
Connie Isaacson
Joanne Mahaffey
Lorraine May
Wendy Waugaman
Teri TeBockhorst
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Ann Selzer


2010 - read profiles
Barbara Gartner
Carol Griglione
Sandy Hatfield Clubb
Geri Huser
Kristi Knous
Sharon Malheiro
Mary Nelson
Mary Ann Nielsen
Ying Sa
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Denise Essman

2009 - read profiles
Jacqueline Easley
Carolyn Helmlinger
Rose Kleyweg Mitchell
Madeleine Maxwell
Soozie McBroom
Joan Middleton
Susan Noland
Judy Winkelpleck
San Wong
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Rowena Crosbie

2008 - read profiles
Rekha Basu
Bonnie Campbell
Lori Chesser
Sheila Drevyanko
Willie Stevenson Glanton
Cara Heiden
Charlotte Hubbell
Patty Judge
Loretta Sieman
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Sarah Grant


2007 - read profiles
Judy Bradshaw
Mary Brubaker
Alicia Claypool
Debbie Hubbell
Mary Lawyer
Kaye Lozier
Sue Savage Rumbaugh
Marcia Ternus
Marcia Wanamaker
Woman Business Owner of the Year: Cyril Mandelbaum


2006 - read profiles
Ann Anderson
Connie Boesen
Judith Conlin
Ann Cownie
Rosalie Gallagher
Lynn Graves
Marilyn Kollmorgen
Shar Pardubsky
Dr. Linda Railsback
Patricia Schneider
Susan Voss


2005
Dr. Charlene Bell
Allison Fleming
Jane Knaack-Esbeck
Linda Koehn
Caroline Levine
Andy McGuire
Mary Riche
Patsy Shors

2004
Gloria Burnett
Cynthia Eisenhauer
Ellen J. Gaucher
Peg Armstrong-Gustafson
Renee Hardman
Michele Griswell
Janis Ruan
Kay K. Runge
Dawn Taylor
Teresa Wahlert


2003
Joan Fitzpatrick Bolin
Pamela Bass-Bookey
Joy Corning
Judith McCoy Davis
Claudia Hawkins
Sarah Grant
Mary O’Keefe
Jody Reynolds
Michele Soria
Jan Miller-Straub


2002
Suzie Glazer Burt
Teree Caldwell-Johnson
Mo Dana
Ruth Ann Gaines
Betty Grundberg
Jill June
Elizabeth Kruidenier
Cyril Mandelbaum
Sunnie Richer
Martha Willits


2001
Mary Bontrager
Joyce Chapman
Angela Connolly
Christine Hensley
Libby Jacobs
Jerilee Mace
Dr. Sheila McGuire Riggs
Rizwan Shah
Margaret Swanson
Margaret Toomey


2000
Jacqueline Blank
Margo Blumenthal
Roxanne Conlin
Evelyn Davis
Norma Hirsch
Mary Kramer
Madelyn Levitt
Louise Noun
Sally Pederson
Billie Ray
Alice Rodine
Elaine Szymoniak