Twelve women on the Fort Hays State University campus were honored last week at the second annual Phenomenal Woman Award ceremony.
Notifications are sent out campus-wide for staff and faculty to nominate women staff, faculty and students who meet the following criteria: breaking gender stereotypes, taking action, leading by example and outstanding contributions.
A committee headed by Amber White, coordinator of diversity affairs at FHSU, reviews the nominations and conducts interviews with the nominees. From there, 12 are chosen for the honor.
The award, for which there were 43 nominations this year, was established last year as a counterpart to the Men of Merit program. This year’s selections for Men of Merit, in its fourth year, will be announced later this month.
This year’s recipients
• Dr. Hendretta Ali, assistant professor of geosciences.
• Dr. Jennifer Bonds-Raacke, chair of the Department of Psychology.
• Pam Driskill, cashier, Starbuck’s, Memorial Union.
• Amber Frazier, Peyton, Colo., senior.
• Brenna Johnson, Beloit senior.
• Dr. Katherine Kelley, assistant professor of communication studies.
• Nyasha Maforo, Caldwell senior.
• Dr. Keegan Nichols, assistant vice president for Student Affairs.
• Jackie Ruder, manager of new development, Computing and Telecommunications Center.
• Stephanie Stauffer, Vilonia, Ark., graduate student.
• Sharon Wilson, instructor of English.
• Holly Weiss, Anthony graduate student.
CORRECTION- The original story omitted two of the people honored at the ceremony. All 12 recipients are now listed.