Ten honored as 2022 Women of Distinction

The Women of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga last week honored 10 local women recognized for giving of themselves through their time, energy, and talents to make a difference in the community and beyond.

A Woman of Distinction is one who volunteers her time to help improve the quality of life for others and over the past 35 years the program has honored more than 340 local women. The 2022 honorees are Rebecca Ashford, president of Chattanooga State Community College; Cynthia “Cindy” Hall Chandler, an attorney for Spears Moore Rebman & Williams; Patti Lamsey Dungan, who is retired and now works as a human resources consultant; Angeline Betty Fairchild, a community volunteer; Dr. June Hanks, an associated professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Martina Sherese Harris, the interim Dean of Nursing & Allied Health at Chattanooga State Community College; Renee P. Nail, executive director of the Scenic City Women’s Network; Janelle Reilly, CEO of CHI Memorial Hospital; Jody Bethea Riggs, a private wealth advisor for Ameriprise Financial, and Mary Anne Kaiser Williams, the development manager at Tennessee Aquarium

“We are thrilled to continue this tradition of honoring remarkable women in our community,” steering committee member Lynda Minks Hood said in a statement. “This year’s exceptional honorees have set themselves apart through their civic, cultural, philanthropic, and environmental commitments.”

Since 1993, a Tennessee Woman of Distinction recipient has been honored for her years of distinguished leadership, volunteer activities, philanthropic work or professional accomplishments that have contributed to improving the quality of life in Tennessee. This year’s Tennessee Woman of the Year is Louise Mandrell.

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