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The BRAVO AWARD is presented to individuals  who have shown exemplary dedication to the community by their work for the betterment of El Paso.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

BRAVO Award  Luncheon

 

honoring

Nancy Hanson

With the BRAVO Award in recognition of her leadership of the Lower Valley Housing Corporation which has developed into one of the largest producers of mutual self-help new houses in the United States.

 

and

Janice Woods Windle

With the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her leadership in improving the condition of mankind on both sides of the border by developing conformity of laws regulating charitable gifts and for her leadership of the El Paso Community Foundation and its achievements as a community fundraiser and for her achievements as an author.

 

 

 Reception 11:00 a.m.                                             Lunch 11:30 a.m.              
 

Hilton Garden Inn

111 W. University

$45.00 per person

$350.00 per table of 8

Please indicate if you are vegetarian

 

Reservations by check to

     LWVEP

     10525 Texwood

     El Paso, TX 79925

Inquiries 915-591-3562

 

RSVP by April 26, 2010

 

2009 BRAVO AWARD Recipient

Kathleen Staudt, PhD

Dr. Kathy Staudt is being honored for her many years of service to the El Paso-Juarez community through her involvement in various organizations, the public schools, the University of Texas at El Paso where she is a professor in the Political Science Department, and her numerous books and publications.  In her academic life, she is a leading scholar on the subject of social justice and women’s issues along the U.S.-Mexico border, with several books such as “Fronteras no Mas:  Toward Social Justice at the U.S.-Mexico Border”, and “Policy, Politics & Gender:  Women Gaining Ground.”

But Dr. Staudt’s contributions to El Paso go far beyond her scholarly writings.  From 2000-2008, she served as Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at UTEP.   The mission of the Center is to engage faculty and students in the community through community-based teaching and learning in order to enhance student learning, promote civic engagement and actively improve the El Paso-Cd. Juarez Region. She has also provided numerous training sessions to local educators in areas such as drop-out prevention and service learning.  She helped found the El Paso Women’s Fund and the Paso del Norte Nonprofit Resource Center. 

Dr. Staudt has been a leader in promoting voter participation, community activism, and women’s rights in El Paso-Cd. Juarez for many years.  Her actions epitomize the mission of the League of Women Voters to encourage informed and active participation in government, increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influence public policy through education and advocacy.   We are honored to present Dr. Staudt with the 2009 Bravo Award.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Anita Blair

 Anita Blair, advocate for open government, was, in 1952, El Paso’s first woman to be elected to the Texas State Legislature and the first and only blind woman elected to the capitol, where she served alongside her German Shepard guide dog, Fawn.

Anita was not born blind.  She lost her sight in an automobile accident a few months after graduating from high school. She never let that hold her back.   After recovering from the accident, she learned Braile, learned to use her seeing eye dog and, went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from – what was then – Texas College of Mines in El Paso.  In the fall of 1945, at 28 years old, she moved to Chicago where she became a nationally known lecturer on traffic safety and accident prevention.

After returning to El Paso, and while serving in the state legislature, she introduced and supported legislation to support education, public safety and the rights of the disabled.  She also supported a bill that allowed women to serve on juries.  At the end of her term, Anita in addition to being an educator, became a lifelong government watchdog.  She has, over the years, been a constant, much-recognized “gadfly” at El Paso’s City Council.  She is a tenacious, effective advocate of good government in El Paso.  We are pleased to present Anita Blair with the Lifetime Achievement Award.   

   


Previous BRAVO AWARD Recipients

Judge Sam Callan

Mayor Suzanne Azar

Representative Jack C. Vowell

Senator Peggy Rosson

Representative Nancy McDonald

David G. Marcus

Myrna J. Deckert

General Dennis D. Cavin

Adair & Dee Margo

Cecilia Ochoa Levine

Judy and J Kirk Robison

Colonel Heidi V. Brown

Sheriff Leo Samaniego

Judge Max Higgs

Mayor John Cook

 

Previous Life Achievement Award Recipients

Coach Don Haskins

 

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