Nominate an Outstanding Woman to Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame

Nominations are now being accepted for the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame, which each year honors extraordinary local women and celebrates their contributions to the community. Honorees will be celebrated at the 23rd Annual Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame luncheon and awards ceremony in Oakland in March 2016. Once again, the event will be co-hosted by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women.

Nominations are being accepted for outstanding women in 12 categories: Business and Professions; Community Service; Culture and Art; Education; Environment; Health; Justice; Non-Traditional Careers; Science, Technology, Engineering; Sports and Athletics; Philanthropy and Youth.

The deadline to submit nominations is December 11, 2015.

Since its inception in 1993, over 200 women have been inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame. In addition to honoring extraordinary women leaders from Alameda County, the annual event raises funds to provide youth scholarships and helps support local non-profit community partners serving women, youth and families. Last year, the WHOF supported four local community partners and awarded $2000 scholarships to two high school seniors to assist with their college expenses – Farmaan Judge of Fremont and Jenny Fang of San Leandro.

The Women’s Hall of Fame is a countywide event celebrating the contributions of extraordinary women leaders in our communities during National Women’s History month. In 2016, we expect another sell out with 500 attendees and many opportunities to both honor the inductees and contribute to support our youth and community partners. “We have been thrilled in recent years to see our Women’s Hall of Fame program raise its public profile and expand its influence by raising more contributions for youth scholarships and community programs benefiting women, youth and families,’’ said Susan S. Muranishi, Alameda County Administrator and Co-Chair of the Women’s Hall of Fame. “We expect to continue this success in 2016 by focusing the spotlight on another group of outstanding women who make a difference in our communities.’’

The 2016 Women’s Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at the beginning of the new year and will be honored at the March 2016 event. Visit our website at http://www.acgov.org/cao/halloffame/ to submit an online nomination or to obtain more information, or call (510) 272-6984.