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Janet Jernigan, Novonda Lily, Dr. Katherine Y. Brown, Dr. Laquita Stribling, Patricia Pierce, Dr. Phyllis Qualls
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Jenni Moscardelli, Julia Baker, Emily Schneller
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Sharon Roberson, Rita Mitchell, Dr. Laquita Stribling
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Simone Marshall Hayes, Liz Sitgreaves
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Ylonda Banister, Katherine Y. Brown, Patricia Malone Smith, Simone Marshall Hayes, Paris Love, Ramona Wiggins
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Councilwoman Joy Styles, Tamara Bates, Jannyse Tapp, Paula Farmer
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Jocelyn Harms, Paris Love, Jennifer Renshaw, Anna Fields
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Joey and Ann Parker
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2025 ATHENA Award Nominees
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Lattye Covington, Julia Baker, Nicole Rowan
Women’s professional development organization, Nashville Cable, held a pinning ceremony and reception for nominees for the 35th Annual Nashville ATHENA Awards and the Patrons Society members who support the event and its scholarship fund.
The event is one Nashville Cable holds ahead of the ATHENA Awards and Scholarship Gala where nominees were celebrated and a winner of the Traditional Award and Young Professional Award categories were announced. This year, fifty-seven Nashville women business and community leaders were award nominees.
With the support of the Patrons' Society, the event—which is one of more than 500 ATHENA Leadership Award programs across the world—raised more than $65,000 since 2011 for scholarships to high school seniors and professional women who want to continue their education.
2025 Nashville ATHENA Traditional Award Nominees:
- Missy Acosta
- Patricia Malone-Smith
- Samar Ali
- Anne Martin
- Renata Bass
- Leah Melber
- Dr. Adrienne Battle
- Jade Miller
- Amy Bryant
- Laura Mimms
- LaShonda Daniels
- Jenni Moscardelli
- Kaci Fisher
- Ann Parker
- Toni Fitzgerald
- Katie Peninger
- Delfine Fox
- Melinda E. Ramírez
- Tene Franklin
- Emily Schneller
- Alisha Haddock
- Joy Styles
- Waverly Harris
- Catherine Warfield
- Jessica Jernigan
- Tash Weddle
- Erica Lee
- Cheryl Woodard
- Paris Love
- Tyler Yarbro
2025 Nashville ATHENA Young Professional Award Nominees:
- Dr. Vanna Anderson
- Simone Marshall-Hayes
- Miranda Arstikaitis
- Ellen O'Neal
- Mary Avent
- Elizabeth Overton
- Raquel Barlow
- Erica Perry
- Sarah Edwards
- Courtney Potts
- Crystal Evans
- Jennifer Renshaw
- Anna Fields
- Shardae Robinson
- Vanessa Helbig Johnson
- Saundrea Sampson
- Dr. Alicia Holloway
- Zakiyah Syafhil
- Brittany Irby
- Jannyse Tapp
- Teaka Jackson
- Amanda Thomas-Burris
- Celestial Jones-Paris
- Terry Vo
- April Landry
- Dr. Jennifer Watson
- Shundra Manning