2023 TRIBUTES
Fall 2023, News
Those listed below are being recognized for their contributions toward creating a community where everyone can live free from gender-based oppression while inspiring and influencing others. Those recognizing each honoree made a contribution to the Women’s Fund in their name.
PREMIUM TRIBUTES
This year we added a new level of support that allows donors to recognize those that they admire year-round by adding their name to the window at our office.
| IN HONOR OF: | RECOGNIZED BY: |
|---|---|
| Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh | Anonymous |
| Teresa Coleman-Hunter, MPA, JD | Anonymous |
| Dr. Erin Feichtinger | Michele & Dave Ernst |
| Jo Giles | Zora Giles |
| Jo Giles | Jill Thomsen |
| Jodie Haferbier McGill | Employees of McGill Law |
| Anne Hubbard | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Kristine Hull | Anonymous |
| Rachel Jacobson | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Doris K. Lassiter | Anonymous |
| Dr. Joanne Li | Barbara Weitz |
| Dr. Joanne Li | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Dr. Cheryl Logan | Anonymous |
| Linda Lovgren | Elizebeth Murphy |
| Jen Pavkov | Jen, Mandy, Steph, Laura & Krystal |
| Lisa Schulze | Loren Schulze & Betty Mizek |
| Lisa Schulze | Joyce Latrom |
| Dianne Seeman Lozier | Anonymous |
| Kathy Tyree | Anonymous |
| Sarah Wengert | Melissa Whittle Smith |
| Women of Weitz Family Foundation | Barbara Weitz |
| Women’s Fund Board | Jo Giles |
| Women’s Fund Staff | Jo Giles |
| IN MEMORY OF: | RECOGNIZED BY: |
|---|---|
| Patti Sue Anderson | Anonymous |
| Eileen Jinings | Kirsten Koba |
| Jennifer Myers | Ada Lovelace |
TRIBUTES
The following names are displayed for one year in our digital publication.
| IN HONOR OF: | RECOGNIZED BY: |
|---|---|
| Dr. Kim Armstrong | Rebecca Armstrong Langle |
| Rebecca Armstrong Langle | Whitney Baker |
| Whitney Baker | Rebecca Armstrong Langle |
| Michelle Banks | Megan Belcher |
| Megan Belcher | Denise Blaya Powell |
| Lindsay Belmont | Susan Koenig |
| Maureen Boyle | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Tre Brashear | Megan Belcher |
| Katrina Brooks | Anonymous |
| Angela Brown-Reynolds | Katie B Temple |
| Dianne Bystrom, PhD | Caroline Sedlacek |
| Abigail Casey Drucker | Amanda Duffy Randall |
| Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh | Megan Belcher |
| Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh | Denise Blaya Powell |
| Desree Coleman | Marisa Hattab |
| Ella Colgan | Kimmy Laposky |
| Tonya Conley | Jo Giles |
| Alicen Corral | Robert Patterson |
| Keren De Zwart | Ada Lovelace |
| Jennifer Deitloff | Megan Belcher |
| Direct Women Class of 2022 | Megan Belcher |
| Abigail Duffy Devin | Amanda Duffy Randall |
| Angela Dunne | Susan Koenig |
| Ellee Elliot | Ruth B G |
| Kathy Ensz | Mary Ensz |
| Megan Falke | Lisa Schulze |
| Julia Grace Farrell | Lorraine Chang |
| Rachel D. Fox | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Dr. Marquisha Frost | Anonymous |
| Linda Gomez | Jason Hansen |
| Becky Gould | James Goddard, Kristine Hull, Nic Swiercek & Omaid Zabih |
| Becky Gould | Omaid Zabih |
| Dr. Stephanie Gustin | Krystal Vuong Wegner |
| Dra’ Hamilton | Jason Hansen |
| Allison Heimes | Paula Wilson |
| Cathy Hirsch | Anonymous |
| Sarah Hughes | Kimmy Laposky |
| Sen. Megan Hunt | Megan Belcher |
| Sen. Megan Hunt | Denise Blaya Powell |
| Laura Ishmael | Jill Johnson |
| Michele Johnson | Jo Giles |
| Candias “Candi” Jones | Lisa Schulze |
| Jodi Jorgenson | Jen Pavkov |
| Rebecca Jorgenson | Jen Pavkov |
| Angela Lennon | Susan Koenig |
| Deb Lewis | Jason Hansen |
| Jenna Lopez | Dara Pagano |
| Kristin Lund | Jason Hansen |
| Kathy Lunzmann | Jason Hansen |
| Shawntal Mallory | Megan Belcher |
| Jill McClure | Jason Hansen |
| Kerry McDonald | Mary Ann McDonald |
| Constanza Meier | Monica Meier |
| Mindy Millward | Megan Belcher |
| Cary Mohuiddin | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Hon. Sarah Moore | Megan Belcher |
| Patricia Morrissey | Melanie Morrissey Clark |
| Sophie Morrissey Clark | Melanie Morrissey Clark |
| Alex Muff | Beth Robinson |
| Hillary Nather-Detisch | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Emily Nguyen | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Amy Olson | Jason Hansen |
| Kari O’Neill | Megan Belcher |
| Carolina Padilla | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Jane Patterson | Robert Patterson |
| Wendy Patterson | Robert Patterson |
| Vivienne Pavkov | Jen Pavkov |
| Denise Blaya Powell | Megan Belcher |
| Denise Blaya Powell | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Beth Robinson | Megan Belcher |
| Corinne Safford | Jason Hansen |
| Connie Schnoes | Megan Belcher |
| Lisa Schulze | Jay Wexler |
| Suzi Sterba | Jason Hansen |
| Laura Ann Switzer, my mother | Alexandra Goswami |
| Joy Teas | Jen Pavkov |
| Katie Townley | Wendy Townley |
| Deb Vosika | Jason Hansen |
| Krystal Vuong Wegner | Marti Carrington |
| Jessica Warren – Teamer | Aileen Warren |
| Erica Wassinger | Kelly Mann |
| Cammy Watkins | Lisa Watkins |
| Diane Watson Hodges | Giovanni Jones |
| Katie Weitz, PhD | Mynesha Spencer |
| Meredith Weitz | Katie Weitz, PhD |
| Kelly Wichmann | Ada Lovelace |
| Women of Omaha’s Legal Community | Megan Belcher |
| Women Officers of Scoular | Megan Belcher |
| Women’s Fund Team & Board of Directors | Megan Belcher |
| Sherry Yarnal | Charity Evans |
| IN MEMORY OF: | RECOGNIZED BY: |
|---|---|
| Kali Baker | Whitney Baker |
| Argie Pearl Cole | Jen Pavkov |
| Pearline Jones Brodsky | Giovanni Jones |
| Bertha A. Padilla | Andrea Padilla-Rosas & Guillermo Rosas |
| Salvador Padilla | Andrea Padilla-Rosas & Guillermo Rosas |
| Ruby Pedersen | Ann Pedersen |
| Lynn Annette Skank | Jen Pavkov |
| Mary Waugh-Taylor | Halley Taylor |
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