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Lady Crissy Haslam, Lee Ann Ingram, Sharon Roberson
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Rita Mitchell and Leigh Walton
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Brenda Wynn, Deborah Varallo, Dr. Judy Cummings, Nancy Hearn, Lee Ann Ingram
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Joyce Searcy, Dr. Katherine Brown, Brenda Wynn
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Carol Yochem, Wanda Lyle, Dr. Judy Cummings
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Nancy Hearn, Paula Lovell, Suzanne Buchanon
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Anne Arney, Ann Pruitt, Rita Mitchell, Claire Gulmi
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Aileen Katcher, Janet Miller, Sharon Roberson
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Kaki Friskics-Warren, Deborah Varallo, Ann Pruitt, Judge Sheila Calloway, Laquita Stribling, Lee Ann Ingram, First Lady Crissy Haslam
The Academy for Women of Achievement was launched locally in 1992 by YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee. The AWA honors women who, through excellence and leadership in their chosen fields, serve as role models for other women. This year's recipients join 151 other women who hold this distinctive honor. Seven inspiring women and one Nashville-based company have been selected as inductees into the 2017 Academy for Women of Achievementto be honored at the 26th annual celebration and induction dinner on October 19, 2017.
The 2017 honorees are Sheila Calloway, Davidson County Juvenile Court judge; Kaki Friskics-Warren, executive eirector of the Dan and Margaret Maddox Charitable Fund; Crissy Haslam, first lady of Tennessee; Lee Ann Ingram, philanthropist; Ann Pruitt, executive director of the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services; Laquita Stribling, senior vice president at Randstad USA; and Deb Varallo, president and owner of Varallo Public Relations. The Nashville Predators are the 2017 corporate honoree.