Famous Girl Scouts

• Candace Bergen, actress
• Lynda Carter, actress
• Sheryl Crow, singer/songwriter
• Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop
• Carrie Fisher, actress and author
• Lois Juliber, president of Colgate Palmolive
• Karen Katen, executive vice president of Pfizer Inc.
• Mary Hatwood Futtrell, former director, National Education Association
• Elaine Jones, former head of NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund
• Patricia McGuire, president, Trinity College

Did you know? An amazing 64 percent of today’s female leaders listed in Who's Who of American Women in the United States were once Girl Scouts.

Centennial Award Honorees

 The Centennial Awards recognize outstanding Girl Scout alumnae in five categories. The Centennial Award Honorees are women who exemplify the qualities of courage, confidence and character.

Women of Distinction

The Women of Distinction honorees are role models whose professional accomplishments, leadership and community contributions inspire girls to reach their highest potential. These honorees are chosen each year by the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys.

2011 Girl Scouts Women of Distinction:

• Leslie Chapman, senior vice president, chief risk officer and chief actuary, Securian Financial Group, Inc.
• Jody Feragen, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Hormel Foods Corp.
• Cathy Hart, vice president, corporate services and corporate secretary, Xcel Energy, Inc.
• Judy Kishel, distinguished volunteer and philanthropist
• Jamice Obianyo, assistant vice president corporate accounts, Ecolab Food Safety Specialists Inc.
• Valerie Halverson Pace, West region manager, corporate citizenship and corporate affairs, IBM
• The Honorable Wilhelmina Wright, Judge Minnesota Court of Appeals
• Janet Yeomans, vice president and treasurer, 3M

2010 Girl Scouts Women of Distinction:

• Susan S. Boren, partner, Spencer Stuart
• Gail K. Boudreaux, president, UnitedHealthcare; executive vice president, UnitedHealth Group
• Yvonne Cheung Ho, president and chief executive officer, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA)
• Nancy Lindahl, distinguished volunteer and philanthropist
• Mee Moua, senator, District 67 State of Minnesota
• Kim Nelson, senior vice president, General Mills; president, Snacks Unlimited Division
• Dr. Patricia Simmons, physician and professor of pediatrics; chair of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Mayo Clinic

2009 Girl Scouts Women of Distinction:

• Dr. Meria Joel Carstarphen, former superintendent of schools, Saint Paul Public Schools
• Pamela J. Moret, executive vice president, Strategic Development, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
• Deborah L. Hopp, vice president for publishing of MSP Communications, Inc.; publisher of Mpls. St. Paul Magazine
• Marianne D. Short, managing partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
• Sharon Goode Ryan, distinguished volunteer and philanthropist
• Trudy Rautio, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Carlson
• Gloria Perez, president and chief executive officer, Jeremiah Program
• Dr. Kristi Curry Rogers, assistant professor, biology and geology, Macalester College