Sor Juana Women of Legacy

In order to recognize and honor women worldwide for their
 outstanding civic, social, artistic and lifetime contributions, the NMMA has
 established three annual awards:
 

Sor Juana Women of Achievement

This award honors local women of Mexican descent who have contributed to our community through the arts, academia, 
civic leadership, volunteer work or professional leadership.

Sor Juana Honoree
This award is given to a non-Mexican woman whose outstanding 
contributions to society exemplify and honor the beliefs, leadership and 
spirit of Sor Juana Inés de la Crúz.
 

Sor Juana Legacy

This award honors a woman of Mexican descent whose outstanding
 lifetime contributions to the arts and/or academia exemplify and continue to 
honor the legacy of Sor Juana Inés de la Crúz.

Past Women of Achievement

Chicago Women of Achievement 2009

Michelle Alegria

Anita Alvarez

Alicia Amador

Patricia Dominguez

Teresa Fraga

Myrna Fragoso

Ruth "Rhea" Mojica Hammer

Diana Solis

Roseanne Tellez



Young Visionary
:
Zulema Ortiz

Texas Women of Achievement 2009

Beatriz de Alvarado, Houston

Maria Pilar Castrejon, Austin

Ana Yañez-Correa, Austin

Yolanda Garcia Olivarez, Corpus Christi

Evangelina Vigil-Piñon, Houston



Young Visionary
:
Zulene Pineda, Houston

Texas Women of Achievement 2008

Elma Barrera

Maria Antonietta Berriozábal

Irma Diaz Gonzalez

Lupina McMains

Rosa Rosales



Young Visionary
:
Alicia Rascon, Austin

Chicago Women of Achievement 2008

Mayavel Saborio

Yolanda “Dusty” Stemer

Mercedes Martinez, MD

Martha Monrroy

Flavia Hernandez

Young Visionary:

Maria Gaspar

Houston Women of Achievement 2007

Patricia Dominguez

Rosanna Moreno

Dr. Augustina Reyes

Graciela Saenz

Alice Valdez

Young Visionary
:
Julita Rincón

Chicago Women of Achievement 2006

Maria del Socorro Pesqueira

Aurora Pineda

Sylvia Puente

Teresa Ramos MD

Maria Tomasula

Young Visionary:

Tania Unzueta

Women of Achievement 2005

Linda Coronado

Luz Maria Prieto

Maria Elena Villapando

Women of Achievement 2004 

Julie Chavez

Sandra Marquez

Elsa Saeta

Women of Achievement 2003

Esperanza Gama

Mary Gonzalez

Rita Aria Jirasek

Carmen Prieto

Rafaela Elizondo Weffer

Women of Achievement 2002

Luz del Amo

Adela Hurley

Maria Medina

Angela Perez Miller

Mona Noriega

Women of Achievement 2001

Alma Alvarado

Mary Lou Castro

Maria Mangual

Cynthia Moreno

Elena Mulcahy

Women of Achievement 2000

Carmen Arias

Rosemary Croghan

Jovita Duran

Adela Coronado Greeley

Rosaria Rabiela

Women of Achievement 1999

Alejandra Alvarez

Teresa Gutierrez

Mary Gonzales Koenig

Olgha Sandman

Shirley Velasquez



Women of Achievement 1998

Ana Castillo

Mona Castillo

Sandra Cisneros

Juana Guzman

Irene Hernandez

Belen Jaquez

Manuela Lopez

Virginia Ojeda

Guadalupe Reyes

Carmen Velasquez