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Tower Awards for Women Leaders
Celebrating Women Leaders for 31 years!
Tower Awards for Women Leaders
About Tower Awards
Join us as we celebrate this year's Tower Award recipients and raise money for Presentation's financial assistance fund!
📍The Galt House Grand Ballroom, 140 N. Fourth St.
⌚ Reception at 6 p.m.
🍴 Dinner is served at 7 p.m.
🎟️ Tower Treasure sales close at 11:55 p.m. Oct. 21. Winners chosen at 11 a.m. Oct. 22. The drawing will be aired live on the Presentation Academy Facebook page. Winners will be notified.
Tower Award Recipients
Congratulations to our 2026 Tower Award Recipients!
ARTS & COMMUNICATION
Shannon Cogan
WAVE News Anchor
BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY & TRADE
Adria Johnson
President and CEO, Metro United Way
EDUCATION
Cindy Dahlem Baumert
Retired Education and Policy Advocate
GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE & LAW
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl
President and CEO, Accelerator for America
SCIENCE & HEALTHCARE
Melisa Adkins, EJD, MBA, BSN, RN
Chief Executive Officer, The Brook Hospital - KMI Hospital
SERVICE & ADVOCACY
Elliott Grantz ‘15
School Meals & Partnerships Manager, United Nations WFP
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Karen Cassidy
Founder and CEO, Hildegard House
MOTHER CATHERINE SPALDING VISIONARY AWARD
Dr. Stephanie Mary Latkovski ‘71*
Retired Educator and Linguist
*Posthumous
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Donate in Honor of a Recipient
Help make a Pres education possible for every young woman who dreams of attending!
Make a donation in honor of a Tower Award recipient—celebrating her career achievements while also making a lasting difference in the life of a Pres Girl.
Donate in Honor of Shannon Cogan
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Donate in Honor of Adria Johnson
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Donate in Honor of Cindy Dahlem Baumert
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Donate in Honor of Mary Ellen Wiederwohl
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Donations Raised
$575
Donate in Honor of Melisa Adkins
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Donate in Honor of Elliott Grantz '15
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Donate in Honor of Karen Cassidy
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Donate in Honor of Dr. Stephanie Mary Latkovski '71
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$50
Tower Treasures
Purchase a raffle chance for a Tower Treasure! (25)
#1
1. Treasure Trove
Tower Treasures
393 remaining, Purchase 1 for $50 + 3 more
#2
2. Mini Treasure Trove
Tower Treasures
339 remaining, Purchase 1 for $25 + 3 more
#3
3. Southern Getaway - Biltmore or Opryland
Tower Treasures
89 remaining, Purchase 1 for $75 + 3 more
#4
4. Luxury Charleston Escape
Tower Treasures
85 remaining, Purchase 1 for $75 + 3 more
#5
5. Travel Anywhere with Airbnb
Tower Treasures
108 remaining, Purchase 1 for $75 + 3 more
#6
6. Fine Dining Delights & Casino Nights
Tower Treasures
94 remaining, Purchase 1 for $75 + 3 more
#7
7. Ring in the New Year: Lamar's Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Tower Treasures
115 remaining, Purchase 1 for $50 + 3 more
#8
8. Dinner On Us
Tower Treasures
71 remaining, Purchase 1 for $50 + 3 more
#9
9. Fly Away
Tower Treasures
83 remaining, Purchase 1 for $40 + 4 more
#10
10. Bourbon Bonanza
Tower Treasures
105 remaining, Purchase 1 for $40 + 4 more
Our Sponsors
Thanks to our Generous Sponsors
A special "Thank you!" to our generous sponsors. All proceeds from Tower Awards benefit Presentation's financial assistance program. Thank you for helping make a Pres education possible for our students!
Mother Catherine Spalding Sponsors
1831 Sponsors
Pres-Tigious Sponsors
Table Hosts
- David & Diane Becht Butler ‘65
- Kenneth & Rosemary Thompson Cavanaugh ‘66
- Forvis Mazars, LLP
- Mary Gene Frank, SCNA ‘68 and Trudi Maish
- Highland Roofing Company
- Hildegard House
- Paul and Katie Denzinger Horsmann ‘75
- Intellect Controls
Group, Inc.
Kathleen Wolz Marshall ‘65
Don and Karen McCauley
Metro United Way
Norton Healthcare
Dr. Richard and Carolyn Abell Pape ‘63