The American Lung Association in Tennessee has announced the 2013 Women of Distinction. They will be honored at the 28th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, April 30, at the Chattanooga Convention Center Ballroom. The event, which benefits the American Lung Association in Tennessee, is a Chattanooga tradition that honors one Tennessee Woman of Distinction, ten of the Chattanooga area’s most accomplished women who have distinguished themselves within their family, career, and community, as well as three high school seniors. The Tennessee Woman of Distinction and Young Women of Distinction have not yet been announced.
The 10 Women of Distinction are: Ann Ball, operations director, Chattanooga Presents; Julie Brandao, BB&T vice president of family risk management; Kim Chapman, News Channel 9 anchor; Holly Harwell, Realtor with Real Estate Partners; Pam Ladd, Chattanooga City Council chair; Mary Stewart Lewis, regional director of AT&T; Kristina Montague, UTC assistant dean, external affairs; Carol Mutter, mayor of Lookout Mountain
and law professor; Diane Parks, director of leadership and community at the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce; and Jean Burke Young, community volunteer.
Lynda Minks Hood, executive director of the Chattanooga Bar Association, is chairing this year’s event.
This annual event benefits the American Lung Association in Tennessee and its mission to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. Lung disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States. In Tennessee, lung disease such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and cancer affects more than 814,000 children and adults.
Individual and table reservations, plus various sponsorship levels, are available through www.TNWomenofDistinction.org or by calling the ALA office at 423-629-1098.
Monies raised from the Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon help fund medical research, advocacy and education here and nationwide.
Source: American Lung Association in Tennessee