Woman of the Year Award

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WOTY Award

Christ Child Woman of the Year (more recently referred to as “WOTY”) is an award given to the member who most universally represents the mission and deeds of our founder, Mary Virginia Merrick. Through her efforts and example, this annual awardee inspires others to live by the mantra: “Nothing is ever too much to do for a child.”

1978

1978

Mary Regent

1979

1979

Patricia Brown

1980

1980

Kathy Henes

1981

1981

Kathy Sheean

1982

1982

Barbara Crisman

1983

1983

Joanne Donnelly

1984

1984

Mary Anne Chutorash

1985

1985

Mary Command

1986

1986

Joann Baughman

1987

1987

Virginia Kroha

1988

1988

Pat Gerbig

1989

1989

Ann Wrobel

1990

1990

Frances Tracy

1991

1991

Carolyn Mergel

1992

1992

Marilyn Neumann

1993

1993

Mary Bazaire

1995

1995

Pam Gray

1996

1996

Patricia Hardy

1997

1997

Molly Robinson

1998

1998

Barbara Day

1999

1999

Paulette Groen

2000

2000

Maureen Wesley

2001

2001

Carla Brugnoni

2002

2002

Joan Watkins

2003

2003

Debbie Crawford

2004

2004

Mary Woycik

2005

2005

Dawn Bradley

2006

2006

Shondell Patterson

2007

2007

Claudia Duerr

2008

2008

Jill Barker

2009

2009

Madelon Ward

Suzanne Schmidt

2010

2010

Marlen Borio

2011

2011

Elaine Szot

2012

2012

Sally Westerheide

2013

2013

Pamela Hildebrand

2014

2014

Lanie Cosgrove

2015

2010

Laura Keziah

2016

2016

Judy Slivinski

2017

2017

Elaina Ryder

2018

2018

Nancy Barnett

2019

2019

Carol Roney

2024

2023

Bess Paradiso

2020

2020

All Current Christ Child Members

2021

2021

Chris Schwartz

2022

2022

Katie Parks

2023

2023

Cristina Recchia

1978

Mary Regent

1979

Patricia Brown

1980

Kathy Henes

1981

Kathy Sheean

1982

Barbara Crisman

1983

Joanne Donnelly

1984

Mary Anne Chutorash

1985

Mary Command

1986

Joann Baughman

1987

Virginia Kroha

1988

Pat Gerbig

1989

Ann Wrobel

1990

Frances Tracy

1991

Carolyn Mergel

1992

Marilyn Neumann

1993

Mary Bazaire

1995

Pam Gray

1996

Patricia Hardy

1997

Molly Robinson

1998

Barbara Day

1999

Paulette Groen

2000

Maureen Wesley

2001

Carla Brugnoni

2002

Joan Watkins

2003

Debbie Crawford

2004

Mary Woycik

2005

Dawn Bradley

2006

Shondell Patterson

2007

Claudia Duerr

2008

Jill Barker

2009

Madelon Ward
Suzanne Schmidt

2010

Marlen Borio

2011

Elaine Szot

2012

Sally Westerheide

2013

Pamela Hildebrand

2014

Lanie Cosgrove

2015

Laura Keziah

2016

Judy Slivinski

2017

Elaina Ryder

2018

Nancy Barnett

2019

Carol Roney

2020

All Current Christ Child Members