\Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 Susan B. Anthony Women of Influence Awards, which honor women who are making a meaningful impact in the Kenosha County community.
The deadline to submit award nominations, scholarship applications, and nonprofit grant applications is no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, December 5th.
In addition to the prestigious Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes a woman who has dedicated her life to advancing women’s equality, the following award categories are open for nominations:
- Business/Government/Nonprofit
- Woman to Watch (Under 40)
- Arts/Education
Scholarship applications are also being accepted from non-traditional-aged women pursuing higher education, as are grant applications from local nonprofit organizations that serve women and/or children in Kenosha County. Scholarship application and grant applications are also due no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, December 5th.
Award recipients will be honored at the 35th Annual Susan B. Anthony Women of Influence Dinner, to be held on Friday, March 27th, at the Alfred and Bernice De Simone Arena at UW-Parkside, 4130 Petrifying Springs Road (County Highway JR).
All nomination and application forms are available on the organization’s Facebook page, Susan B. Anthony Women of Influence Awards: https://www.facebook.com/share/1JDP6jp37H/?mibextid=wwXIfr
For nomination forms for the Lifetime Achievement and Women of Influence awards, contact Rebecca Matoska-Mentink at susanbawards@gmail.com or call 262-515-3745.
For scholarship or nonprofit grant applications, contact Frances Kavenik at:
- susanbscholarships@gmail.com (scholarships)
- susanbnonprofit@gmail.com (nonprofit grants) or call 262-654-7570.
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include: Saundra Yelton-Stanley, Camille Thibaudeau-Meyers, Anne Bergo, Barbara Kluka, JD, Frieda Schurch, Jennifer Fostel, PhD, Rosanna Ranieri, MD, Eunice Boyer, PhD, Katherine Marks, Terry Potente, Kay Wikel, Beverly Jambois, JD, Joan Wilk, PhD, Joyce Erickson, Natalie Troha, Adelene Greene, Florence Hammelev, Kathy Barth, Jane Harrington-Heide, Patricia Johnson, Debra Hertzberg, Roseann Shales, Guida Brown, Earlene Jornt Girman, Michelle Serpe, Connie Ferwerda, Joanne Rattan, Hon. Mary Wagner, Ellen Brookhouse, Betsy Brown, Gina Madrigrano Friebus, Mary Lou Mahone (posthumous), Terry Wruck, Ardis Mahone-Mosley, Rebecca Matoska-Mentink and Keeshia Jones.
Proceeds from the event support local nonprofit grant recipients and fund educational scholarships.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Wendy Gauss at susanbdinner@gmail.com, or call 262-960-5283. Information about individual and group ticket sales will be announced at a later date.