Feb. 12, 2002
Lexington, Ky. – Kentucky women’s basketball coach Bernadette Mattox has been chosen as one of six recipients on behalf of Procter & Gamble to receive the Tampax Pearl “Woman of Distinction” award for outstanding levels of character, integrity and leadership within the Lexington community. The Procter & Gamble awards will be presented today, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Pacific Pearl, a local restaurant.
Mattox, in her seventh season as head women’s basketball coach at Kentucky, is a frequent speaker at various business, community and sport-related functions. She also volunteers her spare time to local organizations such as the American Heart Association, the Children’s Miracle Network and the UK Hospital.
“This award was created to honor and celebrate exceptional women in Lexington,” Terri Wearsch of Procter & Gamble said. “We chose women who consistently and effectively use their resources, talents and influence to help other women achieve their full potential in the workforce, in relationships, and within themselves.”
On behalf of each honoree, Tampax Pearl has made a sizable donation to three Lexington-based charities specializing in women’s issues, services and needs: Lexington Center for Women, Children & Families, Success by 6 and the Lexington Komen Race for the Cure.
The award ceremony will be in support of the launch of Tampax Pearl, a new tampon that is exclusive to the women of Lexington.
“I am so honored to receive this award and be in the company of these outstanding women,” Mattox said. “My philosophy is to try and give back to the community that has been so great to me and I’ll continue to do so.
Other recipients include:
?Dr. Lori Atkins, breast cancer specialist who founded Lexington Women’s Diagnostic Center and works closely with the local Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Race For the Cure
?Cindy Bohn, former electronic engineering manger at IBM, who followed her dreams and opened a local winery, Equus Run Vineyard, her Merlot has won various awards nationwide,
?Anita Britton, attorney and first female partner at the leading Lexington law firm, Stroll, Keenon & Park, and the former president of the National Association of Women Business Owners,
?Ohnmar Hart, local owner of the successful New Editions Art Gallery and a regular patron of the arts in Lexington,
?Lisa Higgins-Hord, director of Community Relations at the University of Kentucky and co-chair of United Way’s local “Success by 6” program which prepares young children for kindergarten.
