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Woman of the Year Recipients
| Year |
Recipient |
Title/Organization/Accomplishment |
Past National President |
| 2011 |
Melissa Seligman |
Co-authored “Simply Green” with her husband and is the co-author of “A Heart Apart,” an interactive book for military children. |
Carlene Ashworth |
| 2010 |
The Honorable L. Tammy Duckworth |
Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs |
Rita Navarreté |
| 2009 |
Lori Stevens |
Patriot PAWS |
Desireé Stoy |
| 2008 |
Tara Crooks |
Military Lifestyle Writer & Talk Radio Host |
Jan Pulvermacher-Ryan |
| 2007 |
Gale S. Pollock |
Deputy Surgeon General for Force Management, U.S. Army |
JoAnn Cronin |
| 2006 |
Condelezza Rice |
Secretary of State |
Carol Van Kirk |
| 2005 |
Barabra Mandrell* |
Country Music Artist |
Sandi Dutton |
| 2004 |
Audrey Fisher |
Fisher House Ambassador |
Katherine Morris |
| 2003 |
Chely Wright |
Country Music Artist |
Elsie Bailey |
| 2002 |
Kathryn Koob |
Foreign Service Officer |
Sherry McLaughlin |
| 2001 |
Laura Bush |
First Lady |
Kristine West |
| 2000 |
Kay Yow |
North Carolina State Women's Basketball Coach |
Elizabeth Stewart |
| 1999 |
Christine Gregoire |
First Female Attorney General |
Virginia Hobbs |
| 1998 |
Elizabeth B. Walker |
Writer of Barefoot in the Rubble |
Barbara Kranig |
| 1997 |
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland |
Phyllis Bachman |
| 1996 |
Corinne "Lindy"
Claiborne Boggs |
Former U.S. Representative of Louisiana |
Syble Deshotel |
| 1995 |
Christine Todd Whitman |
Governor of New Jersey |
Linda Newsome |
| 1994 |
Beverly Baron |
Drug Abuse Prevention |
Helen Holcomb |
| 1993 |
Patricia Hanges |
Child Advocate |
Linda Boone |
| 1992 |
Kathryn C. Thornton |
Astronaut |
Margaret Yankovich |
| 1991 |
Erma Bombeck |
Humorist & Author |
Ruby Paul |
| 1990 |
Marilyn Quayle |
Wife of Vice President Dan Quayle |
Betty Calder |
| 1989 |
Margaret Adams |
Senior Editor, Good Housekeeping Magazine |
Alice Galka |
| 1988 |
Susan Sullivan |
Actress |
Pearl Behrend |
| 1987 |
Elizabeth Hanford Dole |
U.S. Secretary of Transportation |
Evelyn Starr |
| 1986 |
Marge Schott |
Owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball team |
Josie Melgard |
| 1985 |
Paula Hawkins |
U.S Senator (R-Florida) |
Helen Gardner |
| 1984 |
Ensign Kristine Holdereid |
First woman Midshipman to graduate at the top of her class at the U.S. Naval Academy |
Anna Gear |
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*Given as the "Lifetime Achievement Award" |
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