Honoring
The U.S. Secretary of State’s 2020 International Women of Courage
American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) cordially invites you to attend the 13th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration on Monday, March 16th at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles. Established in 2007, the annual Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for human rights, women’s equality, and social progress, often at great personal risk. This is the only Department of State award that pays tribute to emerging women leaders worldwide.
AWIU is privileged to collaborate once again with the U.S. Department of State to honor the 2020 International Women of Courage. For the past twelve years, AWIU has hosted an honorary dinner Celebration for the International Women of Courage and provided each recipient with a monetary grant to further her groundbreaking work. As part of its mission to address women’s issues worldwide, AWIU pays tribute to these exemplary women for their inspirational commitment to freedom and human dignity.
Please join us in celebrating the significant contributions of these leaders for their work on global women’s issues.
Honorary Committee Chair
American Women for International Understanding is pleased to announce that our Honorary Chair for the 2020 International Women of Courage Celebration is Willow Bay, veteran broadcast journalist and dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Honorary Committee Chair
American Women for International Understanding is pleased to announce that our Honorary Chair for the 2020 International Women of Courage Celebration is Willow Bay, veteran broadcast journalist and dean, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
AWIU Internationalism Award Recipient
American Women for International Understanding is pleased to announce that Deloitte will receive the 2020 AWIU Internationalism Award. Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services to many of the world’s most admired brands. Deloitte is being honored for its transformational work in addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the global workplace and, in particular, for recognizing the importance of women’s empowerment and advancement worldwide.
AWIU Internationalism Award Recipient
American Women for International Understanding is pleased to announce that Deloitte will receive the 2020 AWIU Internationalism Award. Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services to many of the world’s most admired brands. Deloitte is being honored for its transformational work in addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the global workplace and, in particular, for recognizing the importance of women’s empowerment and advancement worldwide.
2020 IWOC Sponsors & Patrons
Thank you to our Generous Sponsors and Patrons
Global Leadership
Deloitte
Freedom and Equality
Hahn & Hahn LLP
O’Melveny & Meyers LLP
The Walt Disney Company
Empowerment Through Education
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
Griffith Foods
JAMA and JAMA Network
Providence Foundations of Southern California
UCLA Anderson School of Management
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Nancy McAniff Annick
Willow Bay
Denise Hammett Bieker
Susan Chandler
Mellody L. Hobson
Khin-Onma Lwin
Jerilyn McAniff
Cynthy Moffatt
Margaret Heflin Sabbag
Janice Meagher Trojan
Carol Ann Warren
Jane Mursener Wetzel
Women For Others
Northern Trust Corporation
Martha A. Atherton • Jennifer Meagher Convery
Wendy Gladney • Cynthia Heard • Ingrid Johnson
Opening Doors
Coleen M. Ball • Sidney Barney • The Courtney Family Girls
Lian Dolan • Sarah Dusseault • Diane Mitchell Henry
Ann Horton • Mary Kresky • Annette Colin Madden
Marsha Niazmand • Pooja Chandra Pama
Julie Power Pantiskas • Louise Simon Schoene
Maria Emmi Schory • Laura D. Schuldt
Inclusion and Diversity
Elizabeth Conovitz • Ambassador Tatiana C. Gfoeller • Carole J. Lewis
Carol Robertson Lopez • Patricia Maloney • Diane M. McGlinchey
Sherry Lee Mueller • Ellen A. Pansky • Laura Li Pollard
Barbara Rubio • Mary Machado Schammel
Inez Parker Sharp • Sarah Shelton
Awareness and Appreciation
Suzanne M. Barnes • Debra L. Beck • Mary Ann Bernath
Bloomingdale’s • M. Monique Boutros • Margaret Caldwell
Sheryl Crockey • Molly Davin • Virginia Dedeaux
Earlie Douglas • Merry Lee Eilers • Nancy Emslie
Mitsuko Felton • Stelle Feuers • Suzanne Hart
Katherine Heffernan • Maureen Hollingsworth • Betty J. Houbion
Margaret Huebner • Kathleen Huston • Judith Jakaitis
Sharon Kolby • Linda Kukler • Julie Chan Lin
Lucia Logan • Jane Marks • Deborah H. Marriott
The McAniff Family • Kendra Miller • Stacy Miller
Gayle Graham Morin • Eddie Newman • Robin Winter Odem
Brenda O’Neil • Genny Sanchez • Susan Seitz
Monica E. Skinner • Mary Meg Symes • Jo Ann Troha
Barbara Voron • Carrie Walker • Amy Wohl
Other Patron Donation
Cynthia Beart • Sarah Deschenes
Janet Elliott • Olivia Garfield
Nannette Gueye • Patricia Mar • Llui Montero
Paula Steele • Betty Ting • Josh & Melissa Wasserman
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