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An annual event to inspire and encourage a new generation of female leaders within our community has announced the recipients of the 2022 Tower Awards for Women Leaders .

Presented annually by Presentation Academy , a diverse Catholic college-preparatory high school for young women located in downtown Louisville, the Tower Awards highlight the importance of doing good work in our community and provide outstanding role models for future female leaders.

"An important part of our mission here at Presentation is to prepare our students to be leaders in a global society," said Presentation Academy President Laura Dills. "This annual event is a way for us to not only honor women leaders in our community but to also identify female role models for our students and to raise tuition assistance funding so that girls from all backgrounds have an opportunity to receive a Catholic education."

The annual event now in its 27th year brings together local female leaders in their fields and highlights their contributions to Presentation Academy students and the Kentuckiana community in six categories: Science and Healthcare, Government Justice and Law, Education, Arts and Communications, Services and Advocacy, Business Technology and Trade.

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This year's recipients include Dr. Ruth M. Carrico , executive director of the Norton Infectious Diseases Institute, Rachael Denhollander , speaker, author, victim advocate and attorney, Keri Kinslow Meador , a science teacher at Central High School, Rachel Platt , director of Community Engagement at the Frazier History Museum, Taylor Ryan , executive director and Founder of Change Today, Change Tomorrow, and Nachand Hyde Trabue , founder and CEO of Manhattan on Broadway and MELANnaire Marketplace.

Each of these community role models will speak at the Tower Awards celebration on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 6-9 p.m. at the Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S Fourth St.

Also to be honored at the awards celebration include Lifetime Achievement recipient Cecilia "Lucille" (Wuerth) Tangel, a Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), U.S. Army Nurse, and the founder of Imagine We Rwanda, Dominique Alonga , who will receive the "Mother Catherin Spalding Visionary Award."

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Since its inception in 1995, the Tower Awards has recognized more than 100 deserving women in our community and raised more than $4.5 million for financial aid. All proceeds from the Tower Awards, and its corresponding online auction, Tower Treasures, benefit Presentation's tuition assistance program. Tower Treasures includes items for you to bid on such as airline tickets, vacation getaways, dining and shopping experiences, and more.

Individual tickets are $150 and include dinner and two drink tickets. The Young Professional ticket is $75 and includes dinner, one drink ticket, and pre-event networking with Tower Award recipients.

For more information, visit presentationacademy.org or contact Kristin Beck at 502-583-5935, Ext. 108 or [email protected] .

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The evening will begin with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. with the dinner and awards ceremony to follow at 7 p.m.

According to a news release from the school, the Tower Awards for Women Leaders event honors “women who are leaders in their fields, and publicizes these role models to Presentation Academy students and the Louisville community.”

The dinner is Presentation’s largest annual fundraiser and all proceeds from the event support tuition assistance. This year’s winners are:

• Paulette Joyce Viviano, a 1960 Presentation graduate and president and chief executive officer of the Paulette J. Viviano Foundation for the Performing Arts. She will be recognized in the Arts & Communications category.
• In Business, Technology & Trade, Marilyn Hinkebein Rueff, a 1958 Presentation graduate and the owner of the Louisville Indoor Racquet Club, will be honored.
• Sister of Charity of Nazareth Anne Rita Mauck, the founder of the DePaul School, will be recognized in the Education category.
• Sadiqa N. Reynolds, the chief community builder in the Office of Mayor Greg Fischer, will be recognized in the Government & Law category.
• In Science & Healthcare, Dr. Kim Alumbaugh, vice president and executive director of the Women’s Health Program at Kentucky One Health, will be honored.
• Marta Maria Miranda, president and chief executive officer of The Center for Women and Families, will be honored in the Service category.
• Lois Taurman, a 1979 Presentation graduate, will be presented the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Tickets may be purchased for $100 each or $1,000 per table of 10. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Martha Brown Stephenson at 583-5935, ext. 117.

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