El Paso Women's Hall of Fame

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[1] and was established in 1985.[2] The first inductees were honored in 1990.[3]

Inductees are women who live in El Paso and who have made a significant contribution and impact on the community.[4][5] The Commission accepts nominations from the public.[6] There are four honorary members, including Herlinda Chew, Polly Harris, Drusilla Nixon and Hedwig Schwartz.[7] Streets in El Paso have been named after hall of fame inductees.[8]

Inductees

El Paso Women's Hall of Fame
Name Birth–Death Year Area of achievement
Christina Acosta2015Civic leadership.[9]
Lucy G. Acosta (1926–2008) 1990 Civic leadership.[10]
Keitha Adams basketball coach for the UTEP women team 2010 Sports and athletics.[11]
Sylvia Aguilar 2002 Public service.[12]
Claudia Andrade 2009 Professional.[13]
Suzie Azar (1946– 2005 Public service.[14]
Kathleen Barber 1993 Professional.[15]
Janet Bartlett 2002 Science, health care.[12]
Margaret R. Bartoletti[7]
Jimmy Faye Beall 1995 Education.[16]
Margaret Belding de Wetter 2002 Arts.[12]
Cleola L. Berry[7]
R. Katherine Brennand[7]
Nancy Booth 2015 Professional.[9]
Dana Boyd 2017[17]
Florence Buchmueller 2008[18] Volunteerism.[19]
Iris Burnham 1993 Education.[15]
Sharon Butterworth 2007 Public service.[20]
Malena Cano 2017 Arts.[21]
Kathleen Cardone (1953– 2004 Public service.[5]
Luz M. Carpio 1994 Civic leadership.[22]
Mary Lou Carillo[7]
Yvonne Carillo[7]
Estela Casas[23] (1961– 2011
Patricia Castiglia[7] 1997
Rosemary Castillo 2001 Science, health care.[8]
Irene Chavez 2010 Science, health care.[24]
Barbara Forester Coleman 1999 Public service.[25]
Lurline Coltharp 1992 Education.[26]
Vivienne Corn 1995 Civic leadership.[16]
Lillian Williams Crouch 2005 Education.[27]
Beatriz Reyna Curry 1995 Education.[16]
Marcia Hatfield Daudistel 2013[28]
Barbara Jean Daughtry[7] 1998 Professional.[29]
Myrna Deckert[30] 1990 Professional.[10]
Martini DeGroat 2000[31]
Alzina Allis Orndorff DeGroff[7]
Barbara Diaz-Walker 2008[18] Professional.[19]
Betty J. Dodson 1998 Education.[29]
Mary Ann Dodson 1998 Civic leadership.[29]
Stephanie Karr Dodson 1998 Science, health care.[29]
Alejandrina Drew 2004 Arts.[5]
Rufina Eva Ducre 1997 Volunteerism.[2]
Eleanor Duke[32]
Ann M. Enriquez 2003 Civic leadership.[33]
Blanca Enriquez 1999[34]
Cynthia Farah 1992 Arts.[26]
Joyce Edwards Feinberg[7]
Enriqueta Fierro[7]
Diane Flanagan 2013 Civic leadership.[35]
Maria Elena Flood 2004 Science, health care.[5]
Jeanne Foskett 2009 Education.[13]
Ginger G. Francis[7]
Anna Gill 1994 Professional.[22]
Miriam Reisel Gladstein 2011[36]
Beatrice Gladstone 2003 Civic leadership.[37]
Delia Gomez[7]
Mónica Gómez 1995Professional.[38][16]
Mary Gonzalez (1983- 2015 Public service.[9]
Mary Carmen Gonzalez 2009 Science, health care.[13]
Sandra Gonzalez 2018 Science, health care.[39]
Susie Gorman 2012 Science, health care.[40]
Rosa Ramirez Guerrero[41] (1934 – ) 1991 Arts.[42]
Maria de Jesus Guevara 2007 Public service.[43]
Nancy Hamilton 2008[18] Arts.[19]
Mary R. Haynes 2008[18] Public service.[19]
Elvia Hernandez 2001 Civic leadership.[44]
Marta Duron Hernandez 1990 Public service.[10]
Jan Herring (1923-2000)[45] 1990 Arts.[10]
Ingeborg Heuser 2009 Arts.[46]
Frances G. Hills[7]
Betty Hoover[7]
Felicia P. Hopkins 2005 Professional.[47]
Cynthia D. Horton 2015[48]
Davie Johnson 1993 Science, health care.[15]
Louise E. Johnson 1998 Professional.[29]
Elizabeth H. Kelly 1992 Professional.[26]
Ruth Kern 1993 Civic leadership.[15]
Diana M. Kirk[7]
Catherine B. Kistenmacher 2007 Arts.[49]
Mary A. Lacy[7]
Grace Lake[7]
Sarah Dighton Lea 2002 Civic leadership.[12]
Betty J. Ligon[7] (1921–2015)[50]
Romy Ledesma (1935 – 1992 Science, health care.[51][26]
Maureen Lofberg 2015 Science, health care.[9]
Lupe Casillas Lowenberg[52] 1995 Arts.[16]
Patricia A. Macias 2003[53] Public service.[54]
Transito Alarcon Macias[7]
Mary Mack 2015 Sports and athletics.[9]
Olga M. Mapula 1993 Public service.[15]
Adair Wakefield Margo[55] 1998 Arts.[29]
Harriet May 2002[4] Professional.[12]
Betty Lee Moor MacGuire 2007 Civic leadership.[56]
Jean H. Miculka 2008[18]
Paula Rae Mitchell 1999[34]
Buena T. Milson 1995[57] Science, health care.[16]
Irma Montoya[7]
Esperanza Acosta Moreno 2001 Science, health care.[8]
Phoebe H. Mutnick 1994 Arts.[22]
Surella C. Nasser[7]
Diana Natalicio (1939– 1990 Education.[10]
María Almeida Natividad2015Arts.[9]
Jean Offutt 2001 Professional.[8]
Leticia Paez 1997 Science, health care.[58]
Carolyn P. Parker[7]
Elsie Partridge 2008[18] Sports and athletics.[19]
Anna Valdez Perez 2015 Education.[9]
Gloria Osuna Perez 2001 Arts.[8]
Nita B. Phillips 2009 Volunteerism.[13]
Mary Ponce 2008[18] Civic leadership.[19]
Evelyn Posey 2001[31] Education.[8]
Len Golden Price 2003 Professional.[59]
Joan H. Quarm (1920–2010) 2003 Arts.[60]
Patricia D. Quinn 2005 Civic leadership.[61]
Becky Duval Reese 2005 Arts.[62]
Patricia Reyes 2007 Professional.[63]
Cynthia D. Rivera 1999 Science, health care.[64]
Guadalupe Rivera 1991[65] Public service.[42]
Belen B. Robles[66] 2004 Civic leadership.[5]
Carmen E. Rodriguez 2009 Civic leadership.[13]
Peggy Rosson 1992 Public service.[26]
Mary Lorraine Russell[7]
Sandra Rushing 1999 Sports and athletics.[67]
Josefina A. Salas-Porras 2003 Education.[68]
Helen Santamaria 2016 Civic leadership.[69]
Rosa V. Santana 2004 Professional.[5]
Rita Sarinana 1995 Civic leadership.[16]
Mary Carmen V. Saucedo 2004 Education.[5]
Lucy Scarbrough[70]
Ann Goodman Schaechner[7]
Kitty Schild (1948– 1998[71] Public service.[29]
Bonny Schulenburg 2017[17]
Tania L. Schwartz[7]
Mayola Senior 1993 Civic leadership.[15]
Gladys R. Shaw (1931–2011) 2011[72]
Sue Shook 2003 Education.[73]
Jody Polk Schwartz 2000 Arts.[74]
Maxine L. Silva (1915–2013)[75] 1995 Public service.[16]
Gemtria St Clair[7]
Mary B. Stevens 1995 Education.[16]
Josie Tinajero 1994 Education.[22]
Mary Newell Tippin 1998 Education.[29]
Diane Troyer 1991 Education.[42]
Sue Cardwell Turner 1997 Volunteerism.[76]
Cora Viescas 1991 Professional.[42]
Robbie F. Villalobos 2001 Arts.[8]
Johnnie Washington 1992 Civic leadership.[26]
Leona Ford Washington (1928–2007) 1991[77] Civic leadership.[42]
Denese Watkins 2006[78]
Eileen Williams2015Military.[9]
Janice Woods Windle[7] (1938–
Jan Wolfe 1993 Arts.[15]
Mary S. Young 2007 Education.[79]

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