WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014. INFOCISION STADIUM

This event highlights the accomplishments of distinguished, diverse female leaders from around the country who have achieved remarkable success in their respective fields. Click here for PDF

Opening Remarks by President Scott L. Scarborough, Ph.D. 

Moderator: Mrs. Candace Campbell- Jackson, Esq. Vice President for Student Success and Vice Provost for Academic Success.

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2014 honorees are:

Ms. Tracy L. Carter, MHSA System Director,  Government Affairs and Health Policy Summa Health System; 

Mrs. Vanita Oelschlager, Author and founder of VanitaBooks, LLC; former teacher, philanthropist & caregiver; 

Reverend Dr. Diana L. Swoope, Senior Pastor, Arlington Church of God.

Dr. Adis Maria Vila, Senior Fellow, Institute for Cross Cultural Management, Florida Institute of Technology and former Chief Diversity Officer, U.S. Air Force Academy; 

Dr. Julie Zhao, Director, Increasing Diversity in Engineering Academics (IDEAs) Program and Assistant to the Dean for Diversity, College of Engineering, The University of Akron; 

This year we have added a new component honoring Rising Trailblazers recognizing upcoming women and their achievements. This year’s Rising Trailblazers are: 

Councilwoman Margo Sommerville, Ward-3 Akron City Council; 

Ms. Jasmine Simmons, 2013 Sofia Deaflympian, USA Deaf Sports Federation and UA outstanding Speech Language Pathology scholar. 

Previous honorees have included:  Brigadier General Dana Born, Dean of Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ronda Ferguson, Vice President and Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer, First Energy; Roxia Boykin, Vice President Community Benefit and Diversity, Summa Health System; Betty Martinez Lowery, Senior Manager, Minority Business Development, Walt Disney; Dr. Florence Denmark, Professor of Psychology at Pace University and Former American Psychological Association President; Theresa Barrera, Vice President of Supplier Diversity, Walmart; Sherry Williams, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Haliburton; Judge Carla Moore, Ninth District Court of Appeals and Judge Kathryn Michael, Akron Municipal Court among many others.  

Sponsored by: The Women's & Gender Resource Center and Women's Studies Program.