New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame
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The New Jersey Women's Hall of Fame was established in 2011, by the YWCA of Trenton, in Trenton, New Jersey.
Inductions into the hall of fame occur at the Annual Induction Gala, which is held in the Spring. Each inductee receives the Gerber Daisy Award, created in 2011 by Boehm Porcelain, of Trenton, for the hall of fame. The inaugural class was inducted on March 31, 2011.
The YWCA of Trenton—sponsor of the hall—was founded in 1904, to empower women, eliminate racism, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for everyone.
| Name | Image | Birth–Death | Year | Area of achievement | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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(b. 1959) | 2011 | Lt. Governor of the State of New Jersey | [1] |
| Mary Jo Abbondanza | (b. 1946) | 2011 | Executive Director of Health Promotions at St. Francis Medical Center | [2] | |
| Edith Savage-Jennings |  |
(1924–2017) | 2011 | Civil-rights and women's rights | [3] |
| Meta Griffith | (1909–2010) | 2011 | Business woman, community activist | [4] | |
| Brenda Ross-Dulan | (b. 1960) | 2011 | Wells Fargo | [5] | |
| Christina Seix | (b. 1950) | 2011 | Investment counselor, founder of Christina Seix Academy prep school for underserved kids | [6] | |
| Elise Tretola | (b. 1966) | 2011 | Founded a non-profit organization to serve the needs of people with disabilities | [7] | |
| Lynne Azarchi | (b. 1963) | 2012 | Creator of Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum | [8] | |
| Mary Higgins Clark |  |
(1927–2020) | 2012 | Novelist | [9] |
| Carmen M. Garcia | (b. 1958) | 2012 | Former Chief Judge of Trenton Municipal Court; member of the New Jersey State Patrol Board | [10] | |
| Lillian Harrington | (b. 1934) | 2012 | Sister Harrington is a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini and president of Villa Victoria Academy | [11][12] | |
| Anne LaBate | (b. 1953) | 2012 | Community volunteerism; president of Segal LaBate Commercial Real Estate | [13] | |
| Alice Paul |  |
(1885–1977) | 2012 | Women's Right Suffragist and author of the Equal Rights Amendment | [14] |
| C. Vivian Stringer |  |
(b. 1948) | 2012 | Head coach of the Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team | [15] |
| Lisa P. Jackson |  |
(b. 1962) | 2013 | Administrator of the U.S. EPA | [16] |
| Amy B. Mansue | (b. 1964) | 2013 | President and CEO of Children's Specialized Hospital | [17] | |
| Becky Halstead |  |
(b. 1959) | 2013 | Retired United States Army Brigadier general; first woman graduate of United States Military Academy to rise to the rank of general officer | [18] |
| Eleanor V. Horne | (b. 1945) | 2013 | Second Vice Chair to NNSTOY (National State Teachers of the Year) Board of Directors; community activist and retired Vice President of Educational Testing Service | [19] | |
| June Ballinger | (b. 1949) | 2013 | Executive Artistic Director, Passage Theater Company | [20] | |
| Gloria Bonilla-Santiago |  |
(b. 1954) | 2013 | Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Rutgers University | [21] |
| Mary G. Roebling |  |
(1905–1994) | 2013 | Chairwoman of National State Bank; first woman head of a national bank | [22] |
| Beverly Richardson | (b. 1946) | 2014 | Vice President, Burlington County College | [23] | |
| Ivonne Diaz-Claisse | (b. 1967) | 2014 | President of HISPA (Hispanics Inspiring Students' Performance and Achievement) | [24] | |
| Mildred B. Gershen | (1927–2018) | 2014 | President and CEO of Moderate Income Management Company | [25] | |
| Hazel Gluck |  |
(b. 1934) | 2014 | Partner, MBI GluckShaw | [26] |
| Kim C. Hanemann | (b. 1963) | 2014 | Vice President of Delivery Projects & Construction, PSE&G | [27] | |
| Nina D. Melker | (b. 1961) | 2014 | Sr. Vice President of Hopewell Valley Community Bank | [28] | |
| Etta Rudolf Denk | (b. 1961) | 2015 | Senior VP Bank of America New Jersey | [29] | |
| Jennifer A. Downing | (b. 1972) | 2015 | Chief Assistant Prosecutor Mercer County Prosecutor's Office | [30] | |
| Caren S. Franzini | (1959–2017) | 2015 | Financial/economic advisor, former Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority | [31] | |
| Patricia A. Hartpence | (b. 1956) | 2015 | Assistant Vice President for Corporate Giving NJM Insurance Group | [32] | |
| Virginia Long | (b. 1942) | 2015 | Legal counsel, retired justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey | [33] | |
| Sheila Gallagher-Montone | (b. 1956) | 2015 | Retired Times of Trenton publisher | [34] | |