President
Rianne Hawkins

1st Vice President
Terri Lashmett

2nd Vice President
Sandra Klein

Secretary
Tammi Zumwalt

Treasurer
Barbara Mason

Membership Chair
Susan Wood

The Illinois Democratic Women's organization gives two awards and at least two scholarships each year;

the recipients are honored at IDW's Annual Banquet each Spring. Deadline for nominees and applicants is March 15, 2008

 
2007 Award and Scholarship Applications
Penny Severns Memorial Scholarship Fund Donation Form
 
Awards for Illinois Democratic Women
 
Eleanor Roosevelt Outstanding Democratic Woman-of-the-Year Award
2006  
   
2005 Carolyn Brown Hodge
   
2004 Linda K. Hawker
Christina Marie Dietzen
   
2003 Joyce U. Gibson
   
2002 Kathryn Harvey, Downers Grove
Pat Polos, Chicago
Minnie Sheridan, Dixon
   
2001 Christina Rogers, Normal
   
2000 Pat Black, Charleston
   
1999  
   
1998 Birdina Gregg, Charleston
   
1997
   
1996 Lou Ella Page, Hillview
   
1995 Pat Veronda, Rock Island
   
1994 Ruth Hitch, Greene County
 
Hillary Rodham Clinton Leadership Award
2006  
   
2005 Eileen Dubin
   
2004 State Senator Iris Y. Martinez
   
2003 Hon. Julie Curry
   
2002 Justice Sue E. Myerscough, Springfield
Dorothy Brown, Chicago
   
2001 Senator Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson, Steger
  Malinda Gholson Munsell, McLeansboro
   
2000 Senator Lisa Madigan, Chicago
Iola McGowan, Chicago
   
1999  
   
1998 Sharon Thompson, Dixon
   
1997
   
1996 Barb Gross, Jacksonville
 
Penny Severns Memorial Scholarship for Government Service
2006  
   
2005 Jessica Sherman, Samantha Hufnagel, Kimberly A. Long, Geriann Frances Albers
   
2004 Nicole Babcock, Springfield
Carly Schmitt, Charleston
   
2003 Carly Hawkins, Mattoon
Ruth Elizabeth Wyman, Champaign
   
2002 Jennifer McNabb, Chicago
Kim Rogers
   
2001 Elizabeth Richardson
  Mary Craft, Rock Falls
   
2000 Rianne Hawkins, Mattoon
  Lisa Biederman, Chicago
   
1999
   
1998 Rianne Hawkins, Mattoon
  Amy Hornbrook, Paris
 
IDW Scholarship - changed to Penny Severns Memorial Scholarship in 1998
1997  
   
1996 Michelle S. Burch, Springfield
  Carla M. Cline, Alton
  Emily Hanner, Oakland
   
1995 Carla Cline, Alton
  Chris Cook-Leitz, Carbondale
  Nicole Lisk, Springfield
  Shannon Ridgley, Bridgeport
  Kristin L. Schmetz, Oak Lawn
  Amy Beth Vertipelka, Harwood Heights
   
1994 Jill Banhast, Carrollton
  Deirdra Drake, Chestnut
  Sheila C. Heitzig, Centralia
  Nicole Lisk, Springfield
Chritina Lea Smithe, Lewistown
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