YWCA NETN and SWVA Tribute to Women Celebrating 32 Years of Honoring Exceptional Women

Since 1992, YWCA NETN and SWVA has opened its doors annually to honor women who embody our mission of empowering women and their families. These role models excel in their chosen fields, and their dedication and commitment impact lives across our region. For our 2023 Tribute to Women, we are pleased to announce we will return to our traditional way of honoring recipients and will host our first gala since 2019 on June 8. We invite you to nominate an exceptional woman who is building better futures in her community.

Additionally, this year we announce an update to our Tribute to Women Awards as we debut new categories that reflect the many avenues women use to effect change in our region. They include Business and Industry, Finance, Healthcare, STEAM and Education, and Mission Impact. Through these new categories, we hope to highlight the women blazing new trails in their chosen fields to help those around them.

Numerous exceptional women have been nominated for the Tribute to Women Award since its inception in 1992.

These women are the professionals, volunteers, and social activists who have positively impacted our region. Heidi Dulebohn, a 2019 Tribute to Women recipient, had this to say about the project: “I believe strongly in the mission of YWCA of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, which they personify every single day. The YWCA’s efforts to eliminate racism and empower women is not only admirable, it’s effective. The YWCA improves lives of girls and women who might otherwise be left behind. I was incredibly honored to have been among the recipients of the YWCA’s Tribute to Women, especially since we are blessed with so many women who work tirelessly and quietly, simply to help others in our region.”

To submit a nomination, please visit www.ywcatnva.org. Online submissions and mailed options are available. Tribute to Women also serves as one of YWCA NETN and SWVA’s largest campaigns of funding. Sponsorships are available and allow us to continue our mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. For more information you can email tribute@ywcatnva.org or call 423.968.9444.