Women in the news

Program Speakers • Hall of Fame Inductees • AWC-DC Matrix Professional Achievement Award Winners
Previous Matrix Luncheon Guest Speakers • Members moving up

Program Speakers

2002: Lucy A. Dalglish

1998: "Esther Dyson: Digital Diva" by Elizabeth Bausch and Marcia Stepanek

1997: "Creative Reality: Anna Deveare-Smith" by Marcia Stepanek

1997: "The Well Within ... with Susan Still"

Hall of Fame Inductees

2002: Elizabeth Campbell

Founder of WETA

AWC-DC Matrix Professional Achievement Award Winners

This new program for professional recognition was introduced at the 1997 annual Matrix event. (For photos from recent Matrix events, see the chapter photo archives.) The new program has honored the following communicators:

2002: Maureen Bunyan

Veteran television news broadcaster and the primary news anchor for ABC-7

2002: Diane Rehm

Popular weekday-morning talk show host for WAMU

2001: Rita Cosby

Three-time EMMY winner for investigative reporting

2000: Karen Jurgensen

Editor of USA Today

1999: Susan Robinson King

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Labor

1998: Deborah Tannen

linguist and best-selling author

1997: Judy Woodruff

CNN News Anchor

Previous Matrix Luncheon Guest Speakers

Previous guest speakers at the annual Matrix event have been

1996: Charlayne Hunter-Gault

NewsHour National Correspondent

1995: Rebecca Walker

writer and activist

1994: Diane Rehm

Radio Talk Show Host

1993: Madeleine Kunin

Deputy Education Secretary

1992: Ellen Malcolm

Emily's List Founder

1991: Helen Thomas

UPI Bureau Chief

Members moving up

Recognizes chapter members for their hard work and professional achievements. We post information about members who have risen to the next level on our Members on the move page. Past announcements are maintained on the Members on the move archives page.