County’s Outstanding Women named

The Stanislaus County Commission for Women will honor its 2016 Outstanding Women on March 12 at a special dinner.

The honorees are Joyce Gandelman, Janette Garcia, Linda Lagace, Erin Nelson, Denise Nordell, Hattie Pope, Ruhi Sheikh, Debbie Soro Adair, Carla Strong, Terry Wheatley and Sue Zwahlen.

The commission also will honor three Outstanding Young Women this year: Taylor Beckwith, Mahima Krishnamoorthi and Sienna Samra.

The 37th annual dinner will be held at 6 p.m. at the Assyrian Cultural Center of Bet-Nahrain, 3119 Central Ave., Ceres.

The Stanislaus County Commission for Women is an independent, nongovernmental organization that promotes an awareness of issues that concern women. Each year, SCCW honors women who demonstrate exemplary service to the community as it relates to its objectives, which are:

▪  To promote issues that concern women of all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, economic backgrounds and beliefs.

▪  To promote within women the knowledge of their strengths and resources and to support women in the pursuit of their individual choices.

▪  To validate and celebrate the achievements of women collectively and individually throughout Stanislaus County.

▪  To support legislation and programs that address the needs of all women and children.

This story was originally published February 26, 2016 at 11:27 AM with the headline "County’s Outstanding Women named."