Tri Delta's Women of Achievement Award was established in 2000 to recognize exemplary members who have been pioneers, trail blazers and role models.
These are women who have
transcended racial and gender barriers, worked hard and accomplished more. Women who have had to balance their personal,
professional, philanthropic and civic lives.
Women who have faced hardships and difficulties.
These women serve with determination, passion and a deep sense of purpose and have truly made a difference. This year's Women of Achievement Award winners will join 33 of their inspiring and extraordinary sisters who have been awarded Tri Delta's highest honor.
The 2010 Women of Achievement
Bobbe
Chaback Bridge, Washington, is a former Associate Justice of the Washington
Supreme Court. After serving 10 years as a King County Superior Court Judge,
she was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court by Governor Gary Locke
in 1999. She was elected in 2000 and again in 2002. She retired from the
Supreme Court at the end of 2007 to assume the role of Founding President/CEO
of the Seattle-based Center for Children & Youth Justice, a private
not-for-profit agency advocating juvenile justice, child welfare and related
systems reform. In January 2010, Bobbe received national recognition from the
National Network for Youth with the Advocacy Spirit Award, which recognizes
extraordinary efforts made on behalf of runaway, homeless and other disconnected
youth.
Meryl Davis, Michigan, is an American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White,
she is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2010 World silver medalist, the
2009 & 2010 U.S. national champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, the
2009 Grand Prix Final champion and the 2008 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist.
Meryl and Charlie teamed up in 1997, and they are currently the longest lasting
dance team in the United States. At the 2006 NHK Trophy, they became the first
ice dancing team to earn level fours on all their elements.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Meryl and her partner earned their personal
best performance scores in freeskating, with a score of 107.19. They also
received their personal best total score at the Olympics, 215.74.
As of April 2010, they are ranked first in the world by the International
Skating Union.
Prior to her current role as vice president/student affairs at the University
of Miami/Ohio, Barbara Jones, Indiana, served at a variety of institutions
including the University of Memphis, Minnesota State University-Mankato, Ball
State University and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She is a former
President of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, an organization
with 13,000 members at 1,400 institutions in 28 countries. Barbara received
bachelor's and master's degrees from Indiana University and her Ph.D. from the
University of Minnesota. She is passionate about higher education and has been
involved in several national initiatives such as the Task Force on the Future
of Student Affairs, the International Center for Student Success and
Institutional Accountability, the American Association of State Colleges and
Universities Graduation Rate Study and the American Council on Education/
Kellogg Project on Leadership and Institutional Transformation. Most recently
she edited a publication on student affairs during a time of fiscal crisis. She
has been recognized with the Elizabeth A. Greenleaf Distinguished Alumni Award
from Indiana University and the National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators Region IV East award for Outstanding Performance as a Senior
Student Affairs Officer.
Kassie McClure Rempel, North Carolina, is an accountant by trade, a focused
entrepreneur and shoe lover at heart. She managed to combine these three things
into a thriving business, SimplySoles. In the five years since the launch of
SimplySoles, the company has grown to include multiple sales venues: wholesale,
catalog, website and brick and mortar boutique. Fortune Small Business
recognized SimplySoles' Extreme Customer Service strategies, which led to a
cover story on Kassie and her developing brand. In 2008, Kassie launched
lillybee, an affordably priced "entry luxury" shoe line that stresses comfort
without sacrificing style. The line is currently available at SimplySoles. Her
latest foray into the fashion world has led to a new line for young girls
called Lily & Silvy, where she collaborates with women in Peru to hand-make
heirloom attire. Internet Retailer magazine named SimplySoles.com one of the
Hot 100 Best Retail websites for 2010. Kassie has also been recognized by the
Washington Business Journal as one of the top "Women Who Mean Business," and
also as one of the Top Five Emerging Entrepreneurs in 2008 by Entrepreneur
Magazine.
