Nurse, Nun, Soldier Among RI's Women of Achievement

A diverse group of women spanning several occupations and vocations will be honored Thursday as Rhode Island's Women of Achievement for 2013.

The YWCA honors a group of women each year who achieve particular accomplishments in public service. The organization, which has honored a different group of women each year since 2005, will present the awards during a luncheon at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln Thursday.

This year's recipients include: 
Major Lynne B. Hannon
First Lady Stephanie Chafee
Sister Ann C. Keefe
Eileen Hayes
Cheryl A. Burrell
Anna Cano-Morales
Letitia Carter
Jacqueline L. Dowdy
Sally Ann Hay
Julie A. Rawlings
Angela Romans
Organization of the Year: Quota International in Woonsocket and Pawtucket/Central Falls