Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women

News & Announcements

Eleven Women Added to the 2009 Wall of Honor
The 2009 honorees were: Kimberly Quartel, Joyce Stepp-Lathrop, Jeri M. Ghosh, Sharilyn Darnell, Marilyn Joan Young, Nancy Grigsby, Lisa Jo Spencer, Marijo Strauss, Carol Stearns, Martha Miller, and Shirley Pigott.

Friends, family and co-workers nominated the women for the honor by citing contributions to the community, family, church, etc. The Wall of Honor was established by the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Woman in partnership with the University of West Florida. Nominations are taken once a year and there is a $100 application fee. Click here for details.

Three women inducted into the 2008 Hall of Fame
Three women were inducted into the Okaloosa County Women’s Hall of Fame at a special reception on Tuesday, August 26th at the Niceville Community Center. The event was sponsored by the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women (OCCSW) and held in conjunction with Women’s Equality Day. The Women’s Hall of Fame recognizes and honors women who through their lives and efforts make significant contributions and quality-of-life improvements.

The OCCSW received a total of eight nominations this year. The nominees were: Nellie Bogar, Elsie B. Garrett, Mitzi Prince Henley, Champee Kemp, Mary Ida O’Daniels, Linda Powell Parker, Joyce Sanders, and
Joyce Shanahan.

Click here to view the 2008 inductees.

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For more information about the Commission on the Status of Women or the Hall of Fame, contact Jeannette Debs at jeandebs@gmail.com