EmBe announces Tribute to Women nominees
March 13, 2018
Fifty-two people and businesses have been nominated for EmBe’s 45th Tribute to Women awards.
The event is a fundraiser supporting several EmBe programs.
Nominees will be honored and winners announced at the event April 19, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Washington Pavilion.
Early bird tickets are available now through March 30 for $65. After March 30, tickets are $75. Tickets are available at embe.org/tribute.
The nominees are:
Banking & Finance
- Jeanni Stahl, MetaBank.
- Katie Johnson, Great Western Bank.
- Marie Fredrickson, U.S. Bank.
- Marcy Crawford, Citi.
Business Achievement
- Courtney Jacobson, Sammons Financial Group.
- Shelly Johnson, Lawrence & Schiller.
- Becka Burger, HenkinSchultz.
- Carrie Biondi, Lawrence & Schiller.
- Cindy Elifrits Peterson, Maximizing Excellence LLC.
- Amy Rollinger, Throne Publishing Group.
- Colette Manning, Sanford Health.
Community Service
- Stephanie Bengford, U.S. Attorney’s Office.
- Kathy Rutten, South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault.
- Jan Norwine, Meta Payment Systems .
- Priscilla Jorve, retired.
- Diane Bauch, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls.
- Mary Ihli, retired.
- Penny Porter, retired.
- Lori Murray, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center.
- Lori Hanson, Sanford Health.
- Geraldine Pedersen, Jasper Historical Society.
EmBeliever
- Center for Family Medicine.
- Dan Kuik, Sanford Health Hospice.
- Joy Johnson, Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons.
- Bob Sutton, Avera Health.
- Pat McAdaragh, Midco.
- Trent Sorbe, Central Payments.
Government & Law
- Barbara Wetrosky, South Dakota Department of Human Services.
- Sandy Frentz, Sioux Falls Health Department.
- Kristina Schaefer, First Bank & Trust.
- Jennifer Petersen, ACLU of South Dakota.
- Sharla Svennes, Myers Billion.
Health Care & STEM
- Michelle Booze, Sanford Health.
- Dr. Kelly Rhone, Avera eCare.
- Dr. Allison Suttle, Sanford Health.
Humanities & Education
- Lynell Weeg, HenkinSchultz.
- Tina Lenz, Sioux Falls Lutheran School.
- Laura Chandler, South Dakota State University.
Sylvia Henkin Mentoring Award
- Jan Haugen-Rogers, Sanford Health.
- Lori Popkes, Avera McKennan Hospital.
Young Woman of Achievement
- Ashley Ballou-Bonnema, Breathe Bravely.
- Sarah McGuire, American Bank & Trust.
- Rebecca Donaldson, LSS/Family Connections/Safehome/Huntingtons.
- Megan Jaquet, CTE: Sioux Falls School District.
- Betsy Doyle, Minnehaha County public defender.
- Marlee Hayes, Marlee Hayes Art.
- Katie Iverson, Glamour Defined.
- Lucy Albers, SMG.
- Michaela Seiber, Sanford Research.
- Teri Bergeleen, Avera Health.
- Ashton Dockendorf, Lemonly.
- Berit Foss, University of South Dakota.