2008 Woodie Awards
Women influence essays
Fabio Marquez
Issue date: 3/19/08 Section: City Style
LBCC students had the opportunity to win cash awards up to $100 by entering their artwork or an essay to the Women and Men's Resource Center to recognize Women's History Month.
The National Women's History Project, the organization responsible for making the national celebration of women's history a month-long event, chose "Women's Art: Women's Vision" as this year's theme.
The awards reception was on Wednesday, March 12 in the PCC's Student Life Center. Participants were greeted with a well stocked snack table, coffee and an assortment of other beverages. Artwork entered in the contest could be viewed in the center before and after the program.
Awards were given for three categories, non-ESL essays, ESL essays, and art; first place winners accordingly were Dione Vincent for the essay "It's Never Too Late- Grandma Moses", Pawina Norasing for the essay "Impressionistic Woman" and Wally Lindblom for "The Angel"-pastel.
Anita Gibbons, director of the Women and Men's resource center, opened the ceremony by thanking the LBCC Foundation and the ASB, who made the event possible. Gibbons also provided a brief history about Women's History Month.
The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission began the tradition by initiating a "Women's History Week" in 1978. They chose the week of March 8 for the observance of women's history.
After being positively received, the event spread to many surrounding schools. State departments of education soon embraced celebrations of National Women's History Week because they saw it as a tool to gain equality between the sexes within the classroom.
In 1987, the National Women's History Project petitioned Congress and succeeded in making the celebration last the whole month of March.
Virginia Baxter, executive director of the Foundation and History Professor, was next to take the stage. Baxter has been teaching about the history of American women at LBCC since 1972.
The National Women's History Project, the organization responsible for making the national celebration of women's history a month-long event, chose "Women's Art: Women's Vision" as this year's theme.
The awards reception was on Wednesday, March 12 in the PCC's Student Life Center. Participants were greeted with a well stocked snack table, coffee and an assortment of other beverages. Artwork entered in the contest could be viewed in the center before and after the program.
Awards were given for three categories, non-ESL essays, ESL essays, and art; first place winners accordingly were Dione Vincent for the essay "It's Never Too Late- Grandma Moses", Pawina Norasing for the essay "Impressionistic Woman" and Wally Lindblom for "The Angel"-pastel.
Anita Gibbons, director of the Women and Men's resource center, opened the ceremony by thanking the LBCC Foundation and the ASB, who made the event possible. Gibbons also provided a brief history about Women's History Month.
The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission began the tradition by initiating a "Women's History Week" in 1978. They chose the week of March 8 for the observance of women's history.
After being positively received, the event spread to many surrounding schools. State departments of education soon embraced celebrations of National Women's History Week because they saw it as a tool to gain equality between the sexes within the classroom.
In 1987, the National Women's History Project petitioned Congress and succeeded in making the celebration last the whole month of March.
Virginia Baxter, executive director of the Foundation and History Professor, was next to take the stage. Baxter has been teaching about the history of American women at LBCC since 1972.
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