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CELEBRATING WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT

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Celebrating women's lives -- filled with courage, strength and determination -- is valuable for us all.

This belief was the motivation for the Women of Achievement Celebration, which was founded by Pat Watne, Director of Women's Programs at Clark College.

Watne created an awards program that would commemorate National Women's History Month and International Women's Day in March.

2007 Woman of Achievement Val Alexander

It would also recognize and honor local women for their outstanding community contributions.

Starting in 1985 and continuing for the first few years of the event, women were honored at a small tea held on the Clark College campus. In 1991, YWCA Clark County joined with Clark College in sponsoring the Women of Achievement celebration. Over the years, it has evolved into a luncheon that is Southwest Washington's largest event honoring women.

The 2008 Women of Achievement celebration was held on March 13, 2008 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Pat Watne, former Director of Women's Studies at Clark College, who established the Women of Achievement celebration; Clark College Interim President Bob Knight; and Donna Roberge, former professor of sociology at Clark College, who established the scholarship fund for the Young Woman of Achievement Award.

Left to right: Pat Watne, former director of women's studies at Clark College, who established the Women of Achievement celebration; Clark College President Bob Knight; and Donna Roberge, former professor of sociology at Clark College, who established the scholarship fund for the first Young Woman of Achievement Award.

The accomplishments of the Women of Achievement honorees are documented each year in biographies which are displayed at the luncheon with each woman's photograph. After the event, the biographies and photos are filed at the Clark County Historical Museum, creating a living history of the contributions of all of the Women of Achievement.


Above: Joy Imboden Overstreet (left) and Leilani Russell were honored as 2007 Women of Achievement.

Their stories affirm the American spirit and embody the truest meaning of hope and possibility. Their lives and work provide guideposts of hope for our future and for our children and remind us all of what the human spirit can achieve if our eyes are fixed on our greatest potential.

Learn more about the 2007 Women of Achievement celebration.

Learn more about the 2006 Women of Achievement.

We are also proud to honor all of the Women of Achievement honorees from 1985 through the present.

Learn more about Clark College's role in supporting women and celebrating women of achievement.

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