The Carrie Chapman Catt Award.
Criteria for Nominees
- A long-time member of the League
- Significant contributions to the community outside one's active profession
- Not actively holding a party-affiliated elected office
- Significant contributions to the League (e.g., demonstrated exemplary leadership skills; or developed and implemented a successful initiative to enhance League membership, finance, or image; or organized a community project led by the League; or heightened public awareness of the mission and activities of the LWV).
Recognition
- The selected recipient will have a stone paver with her/his name and year of award placed in the Plaza of Heroines in front of Catt Hall on the ISU campus
- The recipient's picture and an article will appear in the Spring issue of the VOTER.
- Recognition will also be made at the Annual Meeting
Nomination may be made by letter describing the nominee's contributions to the LWV. The Nomination can be mailed to:
The League of Women Voters of Ames & Story County
P.O. Box 2266
Ames, IA 50010
or
by email to Prez.LWV [at] gmail.com
Who was Carrie Chapman Catt?
Carrie Chapman Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt, probably the most famous Iowan associated with the women's suffrage movement, was born in 1859 in Wisconsin and grew up near Charles City, Iowa. A feminist from her earliest school days, Catt was responsible for creating a women's physical education program at Iowa State Agricultural College (now ISU), where she graduated in 1880. Though she did not become fully involved in the women's movement until 1885, in 1900 she succeeded Susan B. Anthony as president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. In 1919, she helped found the National League of Women Voters. After Catt left Iowa, she continued to help women in their unsuccessful struggle to amend the Iowa Constitution to allow women to vote, long before the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, seeing through her efforts until finally the 19th amendment was ratified. Catt died in 1947.
Nancy Halvorson has been a long and active member of the LWV-ASC. She served on the Board for 7 consecutive years, holding 5 different positions and on the State of Iowa LWV Board for 3 years holding 4 different positions.
Nancy’s passionate dedication for this Organization is reflected by her willingness to take on both the positions of President Elect & Secretary from 2015/2016 then continue in the position of Secretary from 2016/2017.
Nancy was co-president, serving with Becky Coats, from 2017-2019. Subsequently, is serving as Vice President for the State of Iowa LWV, Chair of the State Fund Raising Committee, Co-Chair of the 2021 State Convention, and Liaison for the LWV of Ames & Story County on the State Board. Nancy is also the co-host of our popular “Coffee Thing” get-togethers.
The LWV of Ames & Story County has truly benefited from Nancy’s dedication, passion, work ethic, creativity and resourcefulness.
Carrie Chapman Catt Award Winners, 1993 to the present
Click on an honoree's name to see the nominating committee's full commendation.
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