2013
Feb 7, 2013 was our
annual Gala of the Arizona Chapter of the American Mothers Inc. where we
announced the new Mother of the Year 2013, Judy Ward, Young Mother of the
Year 2013 Tamara Passey, Mother of Achievement 2013 Mari Goodman. |
| Judy Ward |
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| Tamara Passey |
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| Mari Goodman |
Honored Mother of Special Needs Children - Tenille Avery
Honored Mother of Government - The Honorable Janice K. Brewer
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| Alonna Randall |
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| Janet McCall |
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| Tenille Avery |
The Patricia Arnett Fine Arts Awards were also announced:
Short Story - Tiffany Brown
Poetry - Tamara Passey
Essays - Margaret Turley, Martha P.
Larsen
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| Tiffany Brown, presented by Joan Sowards |
Myrna Sheppard, AZAMI President conducted the meeting/dinner. She has stepped down as president and Susan Ray was voted in as the new president for AZAMI.
Judy and Tamara will travel to New
York City this April to represent Arizona at the National Convention for
American Mothers Inc
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| Mari Goodman, Judy Ward, Tamara Passey |
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| Myrna Sheppard, Susan Ray |
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| Past Honored Mothers |
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| Mari Goodman, Judy Ward, Alonna Randall, Janet McCall, Tamara Passey, Tenille Avery, Mynra Sheppard |
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| Past President, Myrna Sheppard, Tamara Passey, Judy Ward, Susan Ray, New President |
2012 Honored Mothers
2012 Mother of the Year, Cathy Shepherd
2012 Mother of Education, Linda Abbot with husband Tom Abbot
Past
Arizona Mothers of the Year
1947....Bertha Palmer, Sr Phoenix
1950....Lillian Edmonson Nogales
1952....Mary Otis Blake Chandler
1953....Emma Mae Hewett Tempe
1954....Alvan W Fenn Bensen
1955....Nellie Miller Ritter
Kirkland
1956....Dorothy Cross Phoenix
1957....Sophronia Brown Sherwood
Mesa
1958....Zada Purdy Winslow
1959....Hazel Bendure Johnson
Wilcox
1963....Flossie Wills Barnes Casa
Grande
1965....Dorothy Van Dyke Phoenix
1966...Vida Brinton Mesa
1967...Minnie Guenther Whiteriver National
Mother of the year
1968...Lois Kartchner St David
1969...Eleanor B Davey Phoenix
1970...Vera Dingman Mesa
1971...Fran B Luther Phoenix
1972...Cora E Thorp Bisbee
1973...Evelina Sprietsma Phoenix
1974...Mildred Jarvis Mesa
1975...Mary Frances Pinkard Kelly
Tucson
1976...Gladys Binham McRae St David
1977...Juanita Watson Reger Tucson
1978...Ora Webster DeConciniMartin Tucson
1979...Barbara Miller Phoenix
1980...Myreel Lewis Phoenix
1981...Clair Duff Phoenix
1982...Rita C Gannon Phoenix
1983...Janet Ray Mesa
1984...Lois W Sullivan Phoenix
1985...Erlene Scheer Phoenix
1986...Margaret Benson Arizona City
1987...Dr. Carolyn Gerster
Scottsdale
1988...Leola Leavitt Scottsdale
1989...Louise Tryon Mesa
1990...Charlotte Harris Mesa
1991...Christina Rowley Mesa
1992...Lola Adams Mesa
1993...Mary Jane Forsythe Phoenix
1994...Melba Miskin Mesa
1995...Marvel Taylor Mesa
1996...Jeanne Wright Mesa
1997... Helen Seader Tucson
1998...Diane Mathews Mesa National Mother of the Year
1999...Dr Ruth Brunton Phoenix
2000...Flora Ballard
Showlow/Lakeside
2001...Carol Harris Mesa
2002...Sybil Eppinger Phoenix
2003...Genevra Bond Mesa
2004...Sharon Eivensen Mesa
2005...Lynn Johnson Phoenix
2006...Kathleen Palmer Mesa
2007...Sharon Slater Gilbert
2008...Louise Larson Bensen
2009...Connie Turley Mesa
2010...Carol Soelberg Mesa
2011...Myrna Sheppard Gilbert
2012... Cathy Shepherd Mesa
2013...Judy Ward Mesa
Past Arizona Young Mothers
of the Year
1977.....Sandra Taylor
Las Vegas, NV
1978.....Christine Hale Farminton, UT
1979.....Susan Wright Brown Mesa (National YMOY
1980.....Delores Boyle Wright Mesa
1981.....Miriam (Fletcher) Weible Mesa
1982.....Julie Thompson Provo,
UT
1983.....Joleen Hunt Goodyear
1984.....Lorraine Alldredge Mesa
1985.....Deanne TaylorPleasant Grove, UT
1986.....Becky Rogers Mesa
1987.....Sydney Knight Peoria
1988.....Tana Jenkins Peoria
1989.....Christine Weaver Peoria
1990.....Joyce Clifton Utah
1991.....Delene Heywood Mesa
1992.....Heather Sandstrom
Mesa
1993.....Lanae Tyron Nebraska
1994.....Sondra Anderson Mesa, PA
1995.....Laurel Matheny Mesa
1996.....Karen Miskin Mesa
1997.....Lana Palmer Dalton Mesa
1998.....Kris Searle Saunders Mesa
1999.....Kristen Robb Mesa
2000....Carrie Gifford Glendale
2001.....Bret Gonzales Mesa
2002.....Kathy Carlson Avondale
2003.....Leah Brown Mesa
2004.....Rachel Gunnell Mesa
2005.....Angela Goff Mesa/Gilbert
2006.....Shelice Millett Mesa
2007.....Michelle Bigelow Gilbert
2008.....Caron Sada Peoria
2009.....Janeen Wright Mesa
2010.....Alyson Dale Mesa
2011.....Shawni PothierGilbert(National YMOY)
2012.....Melissa Bawden Mesa
2013.....Tamara Passey Mesa
