Noteworthy women were in abundance at Wednesday's 2010 Women of Innovation Awards dinner. Among those attending were, from left, Lynn Hines, Lyndsay Tanner, award nominee Linda Strausbaugh, Elizabeth Greene and Milly James. (MaryEllen Fillo mfillo@courant.com / January 21, 2010)
Congratulations Ladies!!
I was so thrilled to read MaryEllen Fillo's article in the Hartford Courant about the Women of Innovation Awards Dinner that took place right here at Connecticut's own Aquaturf! The event was sponsored by the Connecticut Technology Council, who chose to honor 60 women in 2010!! These women were honored for their creative and fearless contributions in the fields of science, business and education.
One innovative women told MaryElen, "When I got my Ph.D. at Wesleyan, I was the only woman," said award nominee Linda Strausbaugh, who teaches molecular and cell biology, and developed University of Connecticut's professional science master's program. "Today in my program, 71 percent of the students are female."
Another honoree of the night told MaryEllen, "I do believe I am an innovative woman," said Heidi Douglas, who received the Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership award. "When I first started out, as a woman I was always in the minority, even in high school, when I was the female science geek," said Douglas, who founded Nuventis LLC, a shoreline consulting agency for high-tech companies. "But I became comfortable with it, and I got used to being the only woman at technical conferences. It is lovely to be recognized with this kind of award."
This night of celebration is a perfect way to highlight the positive outcomes of women being fearless and intelligent. It is hard for many of us younger ladies to imagine being the only female in a classroom, and thanks to the amazing innovation of the 60 women honored at this event, we wont ever have to be!
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