El Paso Women's Hall of Fame facts for kids
The El Paso Women's Hall of Fame honors and recognizes the accomplishments of El Paso women. It is sponsored by the El Paso Commission for Women and was established in 1985. The first inductees were honored in 1990.
Inductees are women who live in El Paso and who have made a significant contribution and impact on the community. The Commission accepts nominations from the public. There are four honorary members, including Herlinda Chew, Polly Harris, Drusilla Nixon and Hedwig Schwartz. Streets in El Paso have been named after hall of fame inductees.
Inductees
Name | Birth–Death | Year | Area of achievement |
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Christina Acosta | 2015 | Civic leadership. | |
Lucy G. Acosta | (1926–2008) | 1990 | Civic leadership. |
Keitha Adams | (1967- | 2010 | Sports and athletics. |
Clara Duncan Adams | |||
Sylvia Aguilar | 2002 | Public service. | |
Magdalena Morales- Aina | 2016 | Public service. | |
Kristi Albers | |||
Armida Alvarez | |||
Claudia Andrade | 2009 | Professional. | |
Suzie Azar | (1946– | 2005 | Public service. |
Rita E. Baca | 2016 | Sports, athletics. | |
Kathleen Barber | 1993 | Professional. | |
Janet Bartlett | 2002 | Science, health care. | |
Margaret R. Bartoletti | 2006 | Science, health care. | |
Jimmy Fay Beall | 1995 | Education. | |
Yvonne Bela | 1993 | ||
Margaret Belding de Wetter | 2002 | Arts. | |
Cleola L. Berry | 1996 | Civic leadership. | |
Nancy Booth | 2015 | Professional. | |
Dana Boyd | 2017 | ||
R. Katherine Brennand | 1997 | Civic leadership. | |
Heidi V. Brown | |||
Florence Buchmueller | 2008 | Volunteerism. | |
Iris Burnham | 1993 | Education. | |
Sharon Butterworth | 2007 | Public service. | |
Dorothy "Sissy" Byrd | 2019 | Community activist. | |
Malena Cano | 2017 | Arts. | |
Kathleen Cardone | (1953– | 2004 | Public service. |
Luz M. Carpio | 1994 | Civic leadership. | |
Mary Lou Carillo | |||
Yvonne Carillo | |||
Patricia Carter | 2019 | Science, health care. | |
Estela Casas | (1961– | 2011 | |
Patricia Castiglia | 1997 | Science, health care. | |
Rosemary Castillo | 2001 | Science, health care. | |
Alicia R. Chacón | |||
Corinne Chacón | |||
Irene Chavez | 2010 | Science, health care. | |
Barbara Forester Coleman | 1999 | Public service. | |
Lurline Coltharp | 1992 | Education. | |
Vivienne Corn | 1995 | Civic leadership. | |
Marilyn Cromeans | |||
Lillian Williams Crouch | 2005 | Education. | |
Iola Crumady | 1993 | ||
Beatriz Reyna Curry | 1995 | Education. | |
Marcia Hatfield Daudistel | 2013 | ||
Barbara Jean Daughtry | 1998 | Professional. | |
Stacy Davis | 1993 | ||
Myrna Deckert | 1990 | Professional. | |
Martini DeGroat | 2000 | ||
Alzina Orndorff DeGroff | (-1926) | ||
Barbara Diaz-Walker | 2008 | Professional. | |
Betty J. Dodson | 1998 | Education. | |
Mary Ann Dodson | 1998 | Civic leadership. | |
Stephanie Karr Dodson | 1998 | Science, health care. | |
Alejandrina Drew | 2004 | Arts. | |
Rufina Eva Ducre | 1997 | Volunteerism. | |
Eleanor Duke | 1996 | Education. | |
Ann M. Enriquez | 2003 | Civic leadership. | |
Blanca Enriquez | 1999 | ||
Gloria Estrada | 2018 | Sports, athletics. | |
Irma Estrada | |||
Veronica Escobar | 2019 | Public service. | |
Cynthia Farah | (1949- | 1992 | Arts. |
Joyce Edwards Feinberg | |||
Enriqueta Fierro | |||
Diane Flanagan | 2013 | Civic leadership. | |
Maria Elena Flood | 2004 | Science, health care. | |
Cristina Ford | 2018 | Professional. | |
Jeanne Foskett | 2009 | Education. | |
Ginger G. Francis | |||
Gabriela A. Gallegos | |||
Anna Gill | 1994 | Professional. | |
Mimi Reisel Gladstein | 2011 | ||
Beatrice Gladstone | 2003 | Civic leadership. | |
Delia Gomez | 1996 | Humanitarian. | |
Mónica Gómez | 1995 | Professional. | |
Mary Gonzalez | (1983- | 2015 | Public service. |
Mary Carmen Gonzalez | 2009 | Science, health care. | |
Sandra Gonzalez | 2018 | Science, health care. | |
Susie Gorman | 2012 | Science, health care. | |
Rosa Ramirez Guerrero | (1934 – ) | 1991 | Arts. |
Maria de Jesus Guevara | 2007 | Public service. | |
Nancy Hamilton | 2008 | Arts. | |
Anna M. Harris-Howell | 2016 | Military. | |
Juliet M. Hart | |||
Romy Saenz Hawkins | 2019 | Arts | |
Mary R. Haynes | 2008 | Public service. | |
Elvia Hernandez | 2001 | Civic leadership. | |
Marta Duron Hernandez | 1990 | Public service. | |
Jan Herring | (1923-2000) | 1990 | Arts. |
Ingeborg Heuser | 2009 | Arts. | |
Frances G. Hills | 2006 | Civic leadership. | |
Iliana Holguin | 2016 | Professional. | |
Betty Hoover | 1996 | Health care. | |
Felicia P. Hopkins | 2005 | Professional. | |
Cynthia D. Horton | 2015 | ||
Andrea Gates Ingle | 2016 | Arts. | |
Patricia Islas | |||
Hope M. Jackson | |||
Davie Johnson | 1993 | Science, health care. | |
Louise E. Johnson | 1998 | Professional. | |
Julia E. Kallman | 2019 | Sports and athletics. | |
Elizabeth H. Kelly | 1992 | Professional. | |
Catherine Kennedy | 2019 | Education. | |
Ruth Kern | (1914-2002) | 1993 | Civic leadership. |
Ginger Kerrick | 1997 | Science, health care. | |
Diana M. Kirk | 2006 | Public service. | |
Catherine B. Kistenmacher | (1927-2008) | 2007 | Arts. |
Mary A. Lacy | 1997 | Education. | |
Grace Lake | 1996 | Civic leadership. | |
Karen Larose | 2018 | Public service. | |
Linda B. Lawson | |||
Sarah Dighton Lea | 2002 | Civic leadership. | |
Romy Ledesma | (1935 – | 1992 | Science, health care. |
Betty J. Ligon | (1921–2015) | ||
Maureen Lofberg | 2015 | Science, health care. | |
Lupe Casillas Lowenberg | 1995 | Arts. | |
Betty Lee Moor MacGuire | 2007 | Civic leadership. | |
Patricia A. Macias | 2003 | Public service. | |
Transito Alarcon Macias | 2006 | Education. | |
Mary Mack | 2015 | Sports and athletics. | |
Olga M. Mapula | 1993 | Public service. | |
Adair Wakefield Margo | 1998 | Arts. | |
Harriet May | 2002 | Professional. | |
Ann M. Rodriguez-McConnell | 2016 | Science, health care. | |
Mary Jo Ponsford Melby | |||
Jean H. Miculka | 2008 | ||
Paula Rae Mitchell | 1999 | ||
Buena T. Milson | 1995 | Science, health care. | |
Marina Monsisvais | 2018 | Social media, public relations. | |
Irma Montoya | |||
Esperanza Acosta Moreno | 2001 | Science, health care. | |
Eva Moya | 2019 | Civic leadership. | |
Marilyn Mundun | |||
Phoebe H. Mutnick | 1994 | Arts. | |
Surella C. Nasser | |||
Diana Natalicio | (1939– | 1990 | Education. |
María Almeida Natividad | 2015 | Arts. | |
Jean Offutt | 2001 | Professional. | |
Triana Olivas | |||
Gloria Osuna Perez | (1947-1999) | 2001 | Arts. |
Leticia Paez | 1997 | Science, health care. | |
Carolyn P. Parker | 1997 | Business. | |
Divenus E. Parker | 2019 | Volunteerism. | |
Elsie Partridge | 2008 | Sports and athletics. | |
Anna Valdez Perez | 2015 | Education. | |
Nita B. Phillips | 2009 | Volunteerism. | |
Irene Pistella | 2019 | Business | |
Mary Ponce | 2008 | Civic leadership. | |
Evelyn Posey | 2001 | Education. | |
Len Golden Price | 2003 | Professional. | |
Joan H. Quarm | (1920–2010) | 2003 | Arts. |
Patricia D. Quinn | 2005 | Civic leadership. | |
Carolyne Redic | 2016 | Education. | |
Becky Duval Reese | 2005 | Arts. | |
Barbara M. Reeves | |||
Marty Reyes | 2018 | Education. | |
Patricia Reyes | 2007 | Professional. | |
Cynthia D. Rivera | 1999 | Science, health care. | |
Guadalupe Rivera | 1991 | Public service. | |
Belen B. Robles | 2004 | Civic leadership. | |
Carmen E. Rodriguez | 2009 | Civic leadership. | |
Jody Rogers | |||
Peggy Rosson | 1992 | Public service. | |
Sandra Rushing | 1999 | Sports and athletics. | |
Mary Lorraine Russell | 1996 | Humanitarian. | |
Josefina A. Salas-Porras | 2003 | Education. | |
Margarita Sanchez | |||
Helen Santamaria | 2016 | Civic leadership. | |
Rosa V. Santana | 2004 | Professional. | |
Rita Sarinana | 1995 | Civic leadership. | |
Mary Carmen V. Saucedo | 2004 | Education. | |
Sonya A. Saunders | 2016 | Volunteerism. | |
Lucy Scarbrough | (1927-2020) | 1996 | Arts. |
Ann Goodman Schaechner | |||
Kitty Schild | (1948– | 1998 | Public service. |
Bonny Schulenburg | 2017 | ||
Jody Polk Schwartz | 2000 | Arts. | |
Tania L. Schwartz | 2006 | Arts. | |
Mayola Senior | 1993 | Civic leadership. | |
Josette Shaughnessy | 2018 | Business. | |
Gladys R. Shaw | (1931–2011) | 2011 | |
Sue Shook | 2003 | Education. | |
Maxine L. Silva | (1915–2013) | 1995 | Public service. |
Selena N. Solis | 2019 | Professional. | |
Gemtria St Clair | |||
Sally A. Hurt Steffen | |||
Mary B. Stevens | 1995 | Education. | |
Josie Tinajero | 1994 | Education. | |
Mary Newell Tippin | 1998 | Education. | |
Patty Tiscareño | 2018 | Volunteerism. | |
Rita Triana | |||
Diane Troyer | 1991 | Education. | |
Sue Cardwell Turner | 1997 | Volunteerism. | |
Jennifer L. VandeBosch | |||
Cora Viescas | 1991 | Professional. | |
Robbie F. Villalobos | 2001 | Arts. | |
Johnnie Washington | 1992 | Civic leadership. | |
Leona Ford Washington | (1928–2007) | 1991 | Civic leadership. |
Denese Watkins | 2006 | Professional. | |
Eileen Williams | 2015 | Military. | |
Buena T. Wilson | |||
Janice Woods Windle | (1938– | 1996 | Professional. |
Jan Wolfe | 1993 | Arts. | |
Terry W. Wyatt | |||
Mary A. Yañez | 2019 | Public relations. | |
Tracy Yellen | 2018 | Civic leadership. | |
Mary S. Young | 2007 | Education. |
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See also
In Spanish: Salón de la Fama de las mujeres de El Paso para niños
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