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For a 2010 ATHENA Awards Nomination Form Click Here For a 2010 ATHENA Young Professional Award Nomination Form Click Here Nomination Deadline is September 15, 2010 Mark your calendars now!! The 2010 ATHENA Awards Luncheon will be held November 18th at the Stockton Golf & Country Club. 2009 ATHENA Award Winner |
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Judge Consuelo "Connie" Callahan U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
2009
ATHENA Platinum
Sponsors:
Credit Union St. Joseph's Medical
Center
University of the Pacific Phoenix
Gold
Sponsors: J.R. Simplot Company Oak Valley Community Bank The
Record/San Joaquin Media Group Silver
Sponsor:
National University
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The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce has announced the selection of Judge Consuelo “Connie” Callahan, U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, as its 2009 ATHENA Award recipient. Connie began her law career in Stockton as a deputy city attorney and joined the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office in 1976, specializing in prosecution of child abuse and sexual assault cases. In 1986, she was appointed commissioner of the Stockton Municipal Court and in 1992 she became the first female and first Hispanic to serve as a San Joaquin County Superior Court judge. Governor Pete Wilson appointed her to serve on California’s Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento in 1996, which made her the first San Joaquin County resident to serve in that capacity in 73 years. Finally, Judge Callahan joined the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit in 2003 following the unanimous confirmation of her to the position by the U.S. Senate. Judge Callahan is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. In addition to her J.D. degree, Judge Callahan holds a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a Master’s in law (LL.M.) from University of Virginia. Her numerous awards and honors include the Governor’s Award for Criminal Justice Programs, the Susan B. Anthony Award for Women of Achievement and the Stockton Peacemaker of the Year Award. In 1999 she was inducted into the San Joaquin County Mexican-American Hall of Fame. Judge Callahan remains a proud Stocktonian and an advocate of one of the City’s proudest institutions, the University of the Pacific. She has mentored countless law students, both informally and as part of various internship and clerkship programs. She is a role model of leadership and service and a respected leader of the legal luminary community. Judge Callahan is a woman who excels as a community-minded leader and a person of great personal and professional accomplishment. The ATHENA Award will be presented to Judge Callahan at the annual ATHENA Luncheon on November 19th, 2009, 11:30am at the Stockton Golf and Country Club. Past ATHENA honorees include Judith Chambers, Cyril Seligman, Susan Carson, Marian Jacobs, Karen Munro, Iva Harris, Janice Marengo, Bobbie Fasano, Kathleen Janssen, Kathryn Rousek, Jeanette Michaels, Judith Buethe, Ann Johnston, Connemara Reisinger, Charlynn Harless, Kristen Spracher Birtwhistle, Hedy Holmes, Jeanne Zolezzi, Jane Butterfield, Dr. Hazel Hill, Susan Lenz and Mary Bava. Tickets for this high-profile event are $30 and available by calling the Chamber at 547-2770.
The ATHENA Award honors individuals who - - demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession - - provide valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community - - actively assist women in realizing their full leadership potential. Since the program’s inception in 1982, more than 5,600 awards have been presented in more than 500 communities in the United States and around the world.
For more information on the ATHENA Young Professional Award click here
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