Photo (L-R): Margaret Ann Hill, Smoky Mountain Chapter (Maryville), Glenda Shelton, Karns Community Chapter, Suzanne Owen-Wright, Sevier Chapter and Darlene Milks, ABWA East Tennessee Council Chair and member of Sevier Chapter (Not shown: Tammy White, Ft. Dickerson Chapter (Knoxville) and Cindy Strange, Double “L” Chapter (Lenoir City))
2009 Woman of the Year Suzanne Owen-Wright	East Tennessee Area Council of American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) honors Women of the Year from area Chapters. Members were presented with a red-marble graphic acrylic award plaque provided by Sign Master, Inc. of Sevierville.

 

Past Women of the Year:

1976 - PEGGY ZUMBAUM (CHAPTER'S FIRST!)

1977 - JANE ELLIS (?)

1978-

1979 - DIANNA SHARP

1980 - ANN REAGAN

1981 - GENEVA WATERS

1982 - MARY RUTH COOKSEY

1983 - RUBY OGLE

1984 - KATHY PROFFIT

1985 - GENEVA WATERS

1986 - JEANNIE ALLEN

1987 - BARBARA BAYZICK

1988 - ANN THOMPSON

1989 - VIOLET MINNICH

1990 - DEBORAH HENRY

1991 - KAREN PATTERSON

1992 - ANN REAGAN

1993 - ROSE REAGAN

1994 - JEANNIE ALLEN

1995 - DEE LEWIS

1996 - JANELLA WHALEY

1997 - ANN THOMPSON

1998 - MC WILSON

1999 - ROSE REAGAN

2000 - CHRIS RICE

2001 - DEE LEWIS

2002 - NANCY REAGAN

2003 - JEANNE ALLEN

2004 - ROBIN HENRY

2005 -  DONNA DILLOW

2006 - CINDY McCANN

2007 - STACY TAYLOR

2008 - RANEE KING

YEAR UNKNOWN   - JANE ELLIS (1977 OR 1978)