I was recently inducted into the WITI Hall of Fame, which is an award sponsored by the Women In Technology, International since 1996. WITI is a fantastic organization that promotes and supports women in technology. This was my first time attending a WITI event, and all I can say is that I was impressed with the caliber of women who attended and the positive energy at the summit. I attribute this to Carolyn Leighton, the founder of WITI. She is such a kind, generous woman who had the foresight to create the organization, and her energy permeates the staff, attendees, and events.
The 2010 Hall of Fame award winners are:
- Sandy Carter, Vice President, IBM. Leader in Web 2.0 and Service-Oriented Architectures.
- Dr. Ruth David, President and CEO, Analytic Services Inc. Former Deputy Director at CIA. National Academy of Engineering. Leader in security, intelligence, and homeland security.
- Dr. Adele Goldberg, Founding Chairman, ParcPlace Systems, Inc. Former researcher at Xerox PARC. Leader in personal computing and object-oriented programming.
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, Yale, and Princeton Universities. Yes, that Dr. Ruth! Pioneer in sexual education and advocate for reproductive freedom.
- And me!
Perhaps you can see why I’m truly honored to be among the award winners.
HP wrote a little blog post about the award.
And here is my acceptance speech, where I told a little story about some key factors of projects and events that might have helped me get to this point today. I’d love to hear your thoughts on these.
