PAST AWARD WINNERS
TORCH – A young woman of promise
Rachel Sweet
Bridgette Sanderson
Emily Weber
Coletta Hummel
Nicole Giarratana
Alexis Martin
Lauren Gepford
Amber Versola
Monica Curls
Serena Hein
Lindsey Walker
Lisa Roush
Amy Sweeny Davis
Lisa Gruenloh
Donna Phelps
Lisa Sebree
Jessica Kerrigan
Alison Barnes Martin
Hon. Cathy Jolly
Hon. Beth Gottstein
Michelle Peltier
Kim Carlos
Hon. Beth Low Smith
Brook Balentine
Stephanie Guerin
Jill Jolicoeur
Diane Kander
PILLER – A remarkable leader in our community
Rebecca Richardson
Governor Laura Kelly
Sandy Querry
Jessica Podhola
Chere Chaney
Ursula Terrasi
Hon. Sandra Reeves
Hon. Jean Peters Baker
Hon. Karen Messerli
Erika S. Fox
Hon. Doris Quinn
Elizabeth Ossario
Rosemary Smithson
Linda McNicholas
Biddy Hurlbut
Sharon Kingsbury
Hon. Claire McCaskill
Hon. Karen McCarthy
Hon. Kathleen Sebelius
Hon. Carol Sader
Hon. Melba Curls
Hon. Crystal Williams
Hon. Kay Barnes
Mary OHalloran
Dianne Cleaver
GOOD GUY – A male ally who champions the advancement of women
Rep Rui Xu, Kansas
Quinton Lucus (award rescinded)
Justice Horn
Hon. Jalen Anderson
Hon. Greg Razer
Mayor Sly James
Hon. Stephen Webber
David Haley
Richard Rhyne
Stephen Bough
Paul Morrison
Hon. Alvin Brooks
Hon. Mel Carnahan
Hon. Scott Lakin
Hon. Ken Jacobs
Jack Swall
Hon. Dennis Moore
Robert Meneilly
James B. Nutter
Hon. Scott Burnett
Hon. Charles Wheeler
Hon. David Adkins
Rabbi Mark Levin
Hon. Emanuel Cleaver
Peter B. Brownlie
CHENEY COMMUNITY SERVICE – Outstanding accomplishments and recognizing the power of women through service
Ryana Parks Shaw
Megan Frederickson Pierre
Hon. Barbara Anne Washington
Rosilyn Temple
Emily Riegel
Hillary Klofkorn Shields
Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Sarah Starnes
Mary Steeb
Hon. Theresa Garza Ruiz
Sandy Querry
Sr. Corita Bussanmmas
Sr. Berta Sailer
Annette Morgan
Ruth Shecter
Sharon Hoffman
Patty Brous
Martha Jane Starr
Audrey Langworthy
Angela Bennett
Maime Hughes
Vicki Noteis
Sr. Pat Kenoyer
Hon. Joanne Collins
Hon. Jan Marcason
Cyinthia Smith
MEDIA – journalist for outstanding reporting on issues important to women
Mara Rose Williams
Melissa Henneberger
CJ Janovy
Davis Hammet
Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner
Diana J. Reese
Sharon Lockhart
Sylvia Maria Gross
Mary Sanchez
Laura Scott
Rhonda C. Lokeman
Deborah Holmes
Pam Whiting
Merriam Pepper
Barbara Shelly
Laura Hockaday
Gloria V. Hickok
GUARDIAN OF THE FLAME (DID NOT GIVE IN 2022)
Congresswoman Sharice Davids
Hon. Judy Morgan
Hon. Becky Fast
Mahnaz Shabbir
Hon. Valdenia Winn
Freda Mendez-Smith
Barbara Womack
Hon. Jolie Justus
Terry Satterlee
Hon. Jean Carnahan
Hon. Mary Groves Bland
Marilyn Shapiro
Hon. Yvonne Wilson
YOU GO GIRL (NOT THIS YEAR -DID NOT GIVE IN 2022)
Hon. Susan Ruiz
Constance Shidler, Esq.
Senator Claire McCaskill