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PAST ANNUAL CONFERENCES

"New Tools for a New Age"
Thursday, November 15, 2007
The 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland
Dr. Jeurel Singleton, Chair, USM Women's Forum
Keynote(s): Linda Barrett, President, Barrett Resource Group

"Strategize * Organize * Utilize * Prioritize!"
Friday, October 21, 2005
Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland
Kellye Edwards, Chair, USM Women's Forum
Keynote(s): Audrey Chapman, Trainer & WHUR Talk Show Host
Changing Attitudes in the Workplace and Marja Lee Freeman,
Trainer, Career Empowerment! Find Your Power, Passion & Purpose

Moving Like Never Before in 2004
Friday October 22, 2004
Keynote(s), Sharon Pinder, Governor Erlich's Office of Minority Affairs; and The Honorable Belle Wheelan, Secretary of Education-Virginia.
Kellye Edwards, Chair USM Women's Forum

Steps to Success
Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland
Friday, October 18, 2002
Kellye Edwards, Chair, Planning Committee Susan Conroy, Chair, USM Women's Forum
Keynote(s): Nancy K. Kopp, MD State Treasurer; Kathleen Freeland, RGII Technologies; Dr. Gloria WilderBrathwaite, Children's Mobile Network

Women Leading the Way
Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland
Friday, October 19, 2001
Chris Aggour, UMCP, Forum Chair
Keynote Speakers: Janet Dudley-Eshback, President, Salisbury University and
Claire Moses, Chair and Professor, Women's Studies, University of Maryland

Working Women Winning: Transitioning for the Future
University of Maryland University College
November 6, 2000
Chris Aggour, UMCP, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Nancy Grasmick, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools

Tools for Today and Tomorrow
University of Maryland University College
November 5, 1999
Buthaina Shukri, UB, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Ms. Andrea Mitchell, NBC

Dare to Color Outside the Lines: Challenging Our Creative Selves
Towson University
November 12, 1998
Valerie Sunderland, UMB, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dolores R. Spikes, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Women, Wellness, and the Workplace
Towson University
November 7, 1997
Mary Schwanky, UMBC, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Florence Haseltine,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Women of Vision
Towson State University
November 1, 1996
Mary Leach, UMAB, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Barbara Hoffman, MD State Senator, "Women of Vision"

Beyond 75 Years of Women's Suffrage
University of Maryland University College
October 13, 1995
Kathy Lund, TSU, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Patricia Florestano, "Women in Higher Education After Obtaining the 
Right to Vote"

Active Voices Bolder Visions
University of Maryland University College
November 4, 1994
Pat Callan, UMBI, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Judy Sorum Brown, "Perspectives on Renewal and Change in Our 
Organizations and Our Lives"

Access to Success
University of Maryland University College
October 29, 1993
Sydney Swainston, UMSA, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Catherine Gira, FSU, "On Access to Success: A Medley of Metaphors"

Women Empowering Women
University of Maryland University College
October 15, 1992
Joan McKee, UMCP, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jo Ann E. Argersinger, UMBC, "Policy Shaper, Policy Makers: Women 
and the Power of Gender"

Women Making A Difference: In the Work Place and in Our Other Roles
Towson State University
October 9, 1991
Beth VanFossen, TSU, Forum Chair
Keynote Speaker: (morning) Dr. Evelyn Torton Beck, UMCP, "Awareness of Differences"
(afternoon) Ms. Debra Benoit Sivertson, UMBC, "Wellness: Mind, Body and Spirit"

Hearing Our Own Voices
University of Maryland Baltimore Country
October 23, 1990
Joy Kroeger-Mappes, FSU, Forum Chair
Keynote Panel: Dr. Helen Giles-Gee, TSU, "Administration in a New Age: A Vision for 
Women"; Dr. Joan Korenman, UMBC, "Implications of Women's Studies Programs for All 
Women on Campus"; Ms. Carol Prier, UMCP, "Recogizing and Encouraging the Contributions 
of Classified Staff to Campus Life"; Dr. Sharon Rubin, SSU, "Preparing for Women Non-
traditional Students of the 21st Century"

 

 
     

Building a Better Tomorrow Today

17th Annual Conference
November 13, 2008
Sheraton Columbia
10207 Wincopin Circle
Columbia, MD 21044
410 730-3900

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