2021 Woman of the Year winner Tammy Powell, left, receives her award from Journal Record associate editor Sarah Barrow. (JR file photo)
OKLAHOMA CITY – Log records The list of 50 Making a Difference winners for 2022 has been announced and one woman will be selected as the 2022 Woman of the Year at a gala on Thursday, October 20 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
The Woman of the Year program, now in its 42nd year, recognizes prominent Oklahoma women who exemplify leadership in their professional endeavors and in the communities where they live.
“Now, more than ever, it is vital that we recognize the invaluable contributions of women in our community,” said Log record Editor Joe Dowd. “They are leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, mentors and forces of change in Oklahoma, the nation and the world.”
Susan Agel, formerly of Positive Tomorrows, will be this year’s gala keynote speaker.
Four of the 2022 winners will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence – an honor reserved for those selected for the third time.
The program also includes the 24th annual Woman of the Year Forum, an opportunity to exchange ideas and network for the winners and those they mentor, to be held at 9 a.m. on October 20 in Oklahoma. City Community College.
The program is supported by presenting sponsor Cigna, event partners Cox Media and Delta Dental, forum sponsors HoganTaylor and One Gas, gold sponsor Tinker Federal Credit Union and entertainment sponsor AT&T.
A commemorative magazine of the Woman of the Year program recognizing the 50 Making a Difference winners will be inserted in Log records October 21 edition.
2022 50 Making a Difference winners:
sonni adams
Blayne Arthur (Circle of Excellence)
Lorrie Hellcat Bamford
Catherine Bell
Katy Evans Boren
Dr Misty Branam
Michelle Brobston
Belinda Caballero
Shelley R. Cadamy
Miriam Campos
Katie Christ
Terri Cornet
Shelly Douglas
Erin E. Engelke
Cami V.Engles
carole fehrle
Robin Fielder
Cindy Flanigan
Senator Kay Floyd (Circle of Excellence)
Erin Goodin
Stephanie Grober
Cara M. Hair
Sarah Hamby
Terri Helvey
Senator Carri Hicks (Circle of Excellence)
Diana Holland
Staceee Hoye
Hannah Jackson
Senator Julia Kirt
Kitt Letcher
Amy Loftis-Walton (Circle of Excellence)
Deborah McAuliffe Senner
Valerie J. McMurry
Stacy McNeiland
Rachel M. Melot
Lauren Mingee
Jeanette M. Nance
Bailey Perkins Wright
Malena Putnam
Cecilia Robinson Woods
Pretty Sanders
Heather Scott
Terrisa Singleton
Jennifer Springer
Leigh Anne Taylor
Dr. Luz Helena Tono
Diane Varnes
Alba N. Weaver
Catherine Webster
Britney Wycoff