November 22, 2016 Dorothy A. Hughes 1991 Community Service A self-proclaimed radical working for peace and social justice, Dorothy Hughes’ concerns about the isolation and disarray of American families led to a variety of events, programs…
November 18, 2016 Dr. Lois Moore 2008 Education Dr. Lois Merriweather Moore, a wife, mother, grandmother and Novato resident, has been an educator for thirty-five years. She empowers her students to envision their own excellence, and…
Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford 1993 Science Millie Hughes-Fulford, Marin’s first astronaut, orbited space for nine days in June 1991 as a payload specialist aboard NASA’s first Spacelab mission dedicated to biomedical studies. The SLS-1…
November 21, 2016 Dr. Nahid Angha 2005 Religion Nahid Angha, Ph.D., is an international Muslim Sufi leader, a renowned scholar and a resident of Marin County. Her long CV demonstrates tireless dedication to the transformation of…
November 22, 2016 Dr. Shirley A. Thornton 1994 Education A strong advocate of equality and excellence in education for all children, Dr. Shirley Thornton served as Deputy Superintendent of the Specialized Programs Branch of the California Department…
November 22, 2016 Edna Muse 1988 Community Service Edna Muse is a volunteer dedicated to many Marin organizations. She has committed countless hours to many causes that impact the quality of life for local residents,…
November 18, 2016 Elaine Petrocelli 2008 Business & Professions When Elaine Petrocelli opened a bookstore thirty-two years ago, she envisioned a place that would bring the world to Marin and vice versa. That she has…
December 1, 2016 ELBERTA ERIKSSON 1996 Social Change Elberta Eriksson is a social worker, family therapist, and a leader in child advocacy and family issues. A graduate of Sacramento and San Francisco State Universities, she…
November 18, 2016 Elissa Giambastiano 2014 Business & Professions As President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce, Elissa helped establish the Marin Consortium for Workforce Housing and the Marin Workforce…
November 22, 2016 Elizabeth Gatov 1990 Public Affairs A long-time political activist, Elizabeth Smith Gatov served as Democratic Committeewoman for California from 1956 – 1965. In 1960, she was appointed by President Kennedy as the…
November 22, 2016 Elizabeth Terwilliger 1988 Education Elizabeth Terwilliger, known to generations of Marin residents as “Mrs. T,” has devoted over forty years of her life to environment teaching. She began the work as a…
December 1, 2016 ELIZABETH THACHER KENT 1998 Social Change Elizabeth Thacher Kent, a matriarch in the founding family of Kentfield, is one of the few Marin County women to be elected posthumously to the Marin Women’s…
