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