Second class of Spirit Awards features 6 inspirational women
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2023
Six women have been chosen as the second class of Spirit Award winners as part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
Deadline tomorrow for McKnight’s Women of Distinction entries
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2022
Tomorrow (Weds., Jan. 5) is the final day in the standard nomination period for the 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards.
2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction nomination period now open
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2022
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Home Care and McKnight’s Senior Living have opened the nomination process for the 5th annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Vassar Byrd, Hall of Honor inductee
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2020
Vassar Byrd didn’t start her professional life in senior living. Holding a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, she first spent more than 10 years as an economist for the...
Meet Wendy Nowokunski, Hall of Honor inductee
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2020
Wendy Nowokunski’s more than two decades of senior living experience include leadership roles at Benchmark Senior Living and Newton Senior Living before she co-founded Burlington, MA-based Northbridge...
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patricia Will answers important questions
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2022
2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award winner shares the words she lives by, the biggest surprise of her career, advice for people considering careers in long-term care,...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Class of 2024 welcomes 15 Rising Stars
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2024
Fifteen “Rising Stars” working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care have been named 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees, program organizers announced Tuesday.
16 Veteran VIP honorees named in 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction program
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2024
Sixteen veteran long-term care leaders were announced Wednesday as winners in the Veteran VIPs class of the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
McKnight’s announces inaugural Spirit Award winners
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2022
Seven women have been chosen as the first class of Spirit Award winners, a new part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
24 tabbed for McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2024
Twenty-four top women executives have been named 2024 inductees into the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor, organizers announced Thursday.