Florida Women's Hall Of Fame Seeks Nominations

TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Attorney General's Office today announced that nominations for the 2010-2011 inductees into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame are now being accepted by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women through July 15, 2010.

Since its inception in 1982, the Hall of Fame has recognized and honored Florida women who, through their lives and work, have made significant contributions to the improvement of life for all citizens of the state.

Following deliberations, the Commission will recommend 10 nominees to the Governor, who will select up to three women for induction into the Hall of Fame next March.

This year’s inductees were Dr. Eugenie Clark, the founder of the Mote Marine; the late Claudine Dianne Ryce, a well-known advocate for missing children; and Dara Grace Torres, an outstanding Olympic athlete.

Prior inductees include singer Gloria Estefan; internationally-honored tennis athletes Chris Evert and Althea Gibson; Pilot Betty Skelton Frankman; Bethune-Cookman College founder Mary McLeod Bethune; Congresswomen Carrie Meek, Tillie Fowler and Ruth Bryan Owen; Florida Trend Publisher Lynda Keever; and Everglades advocate and suffragist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

Nomination forms are available online at http://www.fcsw.net or may be obtained by calling 850-414-3300.