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2011 women of distinction
Creative Arts
Sally Brayley Bliss
Executive Director Emeritus, Dance St. Louis
Sally has inspired creativity through her lifelong career in dance as a performer, educator, ambassador and administrator.
Entrepreneurship
Maxine Clark 
Founder and Chief Executive, Build-A-Bear Workshop
Maxine exemplifies how to turn an idea into a successful, global, multi-million dollar business.
Government & Legal
Lt. Col. Antoinette Filla
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Lt. Col. Filla blazed the trail for women in law enforcement as the first female to achieve this rank in the St. Louis Police Department.
Inspiration
Hon. Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq.
Attorney
Hon. Freeman, as an attorney and member of the US Commission on Civil Rights, positively impacted the discriminated.
Numbers
Mary Kay January
Chief Financial Officer, Arcturis 
Mary Kay manages financial operations, human resources and information technology in a woman-owned architecture/design firm.
Practical Arts
Mary Ann Lazarus
Firmwide Director of Sustainable Design, HOK
Mary Ann is leading the way in the integration of sustainability in energy-efficient design strategies.
Social Sciences
Risa Zwerling-Wrighton, MSW, MBA
Academic Advisor, College of Arts & Sciences, Washington University
Risa emotionally supports young people through a program pairing university students with local families.
Sports & Fitness
Shimmy Gray-Miller
Head Women's Basketball Coach, Saint Louis University
Coach Gray-Miller inspires female athletes to winning performance on the court and in the community.
Technology
Michele Liebman
Principal, Service; Edward Jones
Michele balances supporting more than 35,000 company associates and her community involvement focused on women and children's issues.
The Sciences
Toni M. Kutchan, Ph.D.
Oliver M. Langenberg Distinguished Investigator, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Dr. Kutchan is investigating how plants' medicinal compounds can lead to new medications for chronic pain and cancer.

 

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