2023 Awards & Scholarship Winners

We CONGRATULATE all of our 2023 National Award and Scholarship winners and encourage individuals, chapters, and regions to submit nomination packages and applications for 2024! We look forward to celebrating your achievements!


Individual/Organizational Awards

  • Allie Latimer Award: Lisa Zimmerman (Western Region)
  • Barbara Boardman Tenant Award: Khadejah Brown (DC Metro Region)
  • Federal Department/Agency Award: United States Department of Education (DC Metro Region)
  • FEW Regional Achievement Award: Mid-Atlantic Region
  • Private Sector Award: Aberdeen Federal Credit Union (Mid-Atlantic Region)

Chapter Achievement Award Categories

  • Best Chapter Programs Award:
    1st place: Widening Opportunities for Women Chapter (DC Metro Region)
    2nd place: Federal Triangle Chapter (DC Metro Region)
    3rd place: Maryland Tri-County Chapter (Mid-Atlantic Region)
  • Best Chapter Fundraiser Award:
    1st place: Bright Knights Chapter (DC Metro Region)
    2nd place: Tidewater Chapter (Mid-Atlantic Region)
    3rd place: Southern California Gold Coast Chapter (Western Region)
  • Best Chapter Newsletter Award:
    1st place: Bright Knights Chapter (DC Metro Region)
    2nd place: Derby City Chapter (Southeast Region)
    3rd place: Maryland Tri-County Chapter (Mid-Atlantic Region)
  • Best Special Emphasis Project Award:
    1st place: North Alabama Chapter (Southeast Region)
    2nd place: Census Women Count Chapter (DC Metro Region)
    3rd place: Bright Knights Chapter (DC Metro Region)
  • Best Chapter Special Project Award:
    1st place: Motor City Chapter (Great Lakes Region)
    2nd place: Maryland Tri-County Chapter (Mid-Atlantic Region)
    3rd place: Federal Triangle Chapter (DC Metro Region)
  • Chapter Membership Award:
    1st place: Bright Knights Chapter (DC Metro Region)
    2nd place: Southern California Gold Coast Chapter (Western Region)
    3rd place: Federal Triangle Chapter (DC Metro Region)
  • Helen R. Dudley Overall Chapter Achievement Award: Southern California Gold Coast Chapter (Western Region)


Scholarship Winners

  • 2023 National Training Program Regular Scholarship: Sonja Williams, DC Metro Region
  • 2023 National Training Program Retiree Scholarship: Cynthia Lane, DC Metro Region
  • 2023 Dorothy Nelms Scholarship for Immediate Family Members: Whitney Watson (Daughter of Tonya Watson, DC Metro Region)
    and Trinity Robinson (Daughter of Lisa Everett-Robinson, Great Lakes Region)
  • FEW National President Pamela H. Richards, National Awards Chair Vikki Williamson (center row) and all of the 2023 Awardees