Dr. Margaret Taylor, president of Jackson Area Business and Professional Women, has announced the winners of Sterling Awards 2024: 20 Most Influential Women in West Tennessee, the Outstanding Woman Military Veteran and the Sue Shelton White Award.

Second row: Dr. Stephanie Barnes, Leigh O’Neill, Rachel Ryan, Dr. Mechelle Moragne, Jessica Huff.
Third row: Stacie Freeman, Meredith Marbury, Monique Merriweather, Brenda Triplett, Olivia Abernathy.
Fourth row: Tausha Alexander, Amy Allison, Dr. Julie Hill, Melinda Reid, Vanedda Webb, Lauren Kirk.
Photo by Darren Lykes.
The winners are: Crockett County: Meredith Marbury; Dyer County: Vanedda Webb; Fayette County: Dr. Versie Hamlett; Haywood County: Sheronda Green, Dr. Stephanie Barnes; Henderson County: Amy Allison; McNairy County: Jessica Huff; Obion County: Dr. Julie Hill; Weakley County: Stacie Freeman; Madison County: Olivia Abernathy; Tausha Alexander; Renee Jones; Lauren Kirk; Wendy Mercer; Monique Merriweather; Dr. Mechelle Moragne; Leigh O’Neill; Rachel Ryan; Melinda Reid; Brenda Triplett.
The 2024 Outstanding Woman Military Veteran is USMC Master Sergeant E8 (Ret.)Gloria Holiday, Chester County. Winner of the 2024 Sue Shelton White Award is Rayna Bomar, Career Law Clerk, US District Court.
Sterling Awards 2024 will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, in the Lane College Chambers McClure Academic Center, (CMAC), 808 N. Hayes Avenue, Jackson, Tenn. 38301. During the ceremony, JABPW’s two scholarship winners will also be announced. Each one will receive a $1,500 scholarship. No tickets are required to attend.
For information about the Sterling Awards magazine and honoring the 2024 winners, email Jacque Hillman, editor of the Sterling Awards magazine, at jacquehillman@gmail.com.
