Twenty Birmingham-area women have been selected as Women Who Make a Difference for 2014, an initiative of Birmingham magazine and Alabama Media Group.
The honor started last year, and this year 20 more Women Who Make a Difference in business, philanthropy, the arts and other areas have been selected by a panel from nominations submitted by the public. The women will be honored at a luncheon on Oct. 22.
This year's honorees are:
- Lisa W. Borden,
- Dr. Nita Carr,
- Carol E. Clarke,
- Leigh Collier,
- Priscilla Hancock Cooper,
- Kate H. Cotton,
- Trisha Powell Crain,
- Phyllis Hoffman DePiano,
- Virginia Samford Donovan,
- Martie Duncan,
- Ann Florie,
- Alie B. Gorrie,
- Kathryn Gwaltney,
- Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn,
- Meg McGlamery,
- Shanta Owens,
- Valerie Ramsbacher,
- Chanda Temple,
- Veronique Vanblaere,
- Beth Wilder,