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The ATHENA Award
The ATHENA Award is a nationwide program designed to honor women who strive toward their highest level of accomplishment and leadership, not only excelling in their chosen fields, but also creating paths so that others may follow. Locally, the ATHENA Award is presented by Women In Action and the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. This is the ninth year that WIA has been part of this wonderful program. We are extremely proud of the fact that most of the award recipients were also WIA members.


The ATHENA Award is a nationwide program designed to honor women who strive toward their highest level of accomplishment and leadership, not only excelling in their chosen fields, but also creating paths that others may follow.

Many of these recipients have accomplished extraordinary things from seemingly ordinary tasks. Recognizing that things need to be done, then igniting passion in themselves and others, they met the need with dignity, grace and sensitivity.

 

Meet Susan Chambers ATHENA Award recipient for 2003-2004

Susan Chambers works as an Insurance Agent for Davidson & Associates Insurance Agency, and has been assisting women to reach their potential for years. Susan currently serves as a WIA fifth grade mentor and a Rotary Lunch Buddy. She is past- President for Women In Action, has been the ATHENA Board Chair for two years, has participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, WIA Cancer Commando team and presently serves as president for Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors

Meet Dr. Jane Cote, Associate Professor, WSU Vancouver
ATHENA Award recipient for 2004-2005


Dr. Jane Cote
is Associate Professor of Accounting at Washington State University. As a faculty member at WSU, she has provided several opportunities to help students develop professional and leadership skills. She was instrumental in forming the Student to Professional Mentor Program, an aid to students in achieving career goals. The program involved Alumni as Mentors and students and Mentees. In the last two years, the program has had over 30 Mentors per semester advising over 50students. Dr. Jane has helped create the New Student Orientation Program. She is a members of the YWCA of Clark County Board of Directors and served as President in 1999. She was instrumental in developing  the highly successful YWCA endowment Program. She is a member of the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington, American Red Cross, National Association of Investors Corporation and American Accounting Association. She was also Co-Organizer of the Portland-Vancouver Accounting Research Colloquium.

 

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