Trailblazer Award
The Trailblazer Award was created in 1994 to recognize a woman who is/was an influential community leader, is/was “the first” in her field, or made/is making a significant contribution toward elevating the image of women in business.
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to nominate an outstanding woman who not only represents great accomplishments in her field but furthers the reputation of St. Louis Forum as a remarkable organization.
The 2025 Trailblazer Award nominations will open on February 1, 2025. We hope you'll join us at the 2025 Trailblazer Award Celebration Luncheon in May.
Pictured left to right: Zundra Bryant (St. Louis Forum President), Laurna Godwin (2024 Traiblazer), Maxine Clark (2024 Traiblazer), Toni Kutchan, PhD (2024 Traiblazer), and Sheila Burkett (2024 Trailblazer Commitee Chair).
Click here to submit a 2025 Trailblazer Nomination
Past Recipients of the Trailblazer Award
| 1994 | Carolyn Losos | 2009 | Pat Whitaker |
| 1994 | Ruth Krause Jacobson | 2010 | Joan Briccetti |
| 1994 | Patricia Rich | 2011 | The Founding Members |
| 1994 | Martha Rounds | 2012 | Brenda Newberry |
| 1994 | Janet McAfee Weakley | 2013 | Margaret Donnelly |
| 1995 | Susan Uchitelle | 2013 | Paula Gianino |
| 1996 | Blanche Touhill | 2013 | Gayle Jackson |
| 1997 | Sue Clancy | 2014 | Lesley Hoffarth |
| 1998 | Theresa Loveless | 2015 | Linda Goldstein |
| 1999 | Jean C. Hamilton | 2016 | Patricia Rice Hellmuth |
| 2000 | Dora B. Schriro, Ed.D | 2017 | Susan E. Block |
| 2002 | Jo Ann Arnold (Harmon) | 2018 | Lyda Krewson |
| 2003 | Ellen Sherberg | 2019 | Betsy Cohen |
| 2004 | Marylen Mann | 2019 | Martha Uhlhorn |
| 2005 | Juliann Niemann | 2019 | Marie Casey |
| 2006 | Vivian Eveloff | 2020 | Anna Crosslin |
| 2006 | Marcia Mellitz | 2021 | Nicole Adewale |
| 2006 | Betty Van Uum | 2022 | Frances Levine, PhD |
| 2007 | Judy Meador | 2023 | Mary Alice Ryan |
| 2008 | Karen Levin Coburn | 2024 | Maxine Clark, Laurna Godwin, Toni Kutchan, PhD |
* Our Founding Members are Schuyler Gott Andrews, Joan Briccetti, Sue Clancy, Vivian Eveloff, Dee Joyner, Rosalyn Lowerhaupt, Judy Meador, Joan Newman, Pat Rich, and Ellen Sherberg.