Welsh Woman of the Year
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The Welsh Woman of the Year award was inaugurated in 1994 to honour high-achieving women in Wales
. Its stated aim is "to promote the role women have in the workplace and in every sector of society". The award is sponsored by the National Assembly of Wales, the University of Glamorgan
and several other high-profile organisations.
Past winners of the award have been:
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Its stated aim is "to promote the role women have in the workplace and in every sector of society". The award is sponsored by the National Assembly of Wales, the University of Glamorgan
University of Glamorgan
The University of Glamorgan is a university based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales with campuses in Treforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff...
and several other high-profile organisations.
Past winners of the award have been:
- 1994 - Dr Elizabeth Haywood
- 1995 - Lynda Lumb
- 1996 - Professor Ilora FinlayIlora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of LlandaffIlora Gillian Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, is a Welsh doctor, professor of palliative medicine, and an Independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords.She is a past president of the Royal Society of Medicine. She is a...
- 1997 - Angela Gidden
- 1998 - Professor Valerie RandleValerie RandleProfessor Valerie Randle. Materials engineer and professor at Swansea University specialising in electron backscatter diffraction, grain boundary engineering. She was Welsh Woman of the Year in 1998. She has made significant contributions and publications in the field of grain boundary engineering...
- 1999 - Ann Taylor
- 2000 - Dr Olwen Williams
- 2001 - Tanni Grey-ThompsonTanni Grey-ThompsonCarys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter.Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK...
- 2002 - Jacqueline Royall
- 2003 - Sarah Cornelius
- 2004 - Susan Balsom
- 2005 - Karen RobsonKaren RobsonKaren Robson is a film finance , film producer and actress, best known for her portrayal of the mysterious brunette Irma in Picnic at Hanging Rock. She was born in Malacca, Malaysia....
- 2006 - Siân Eirian
- 2007 - Rhoda Emlyn Jones.
- 2008 - Professor Judith Hall
- 2009
- 2010 - Connie Parry