Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Business Journal Q4 2014 | Page 30

By: Stephanie Joy Meisner, Director of Marketing &
Communication
The Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce is pleased to
accept nominations for the 2014 Women’s Leadership Award.
This annual award will be presented to a Laramie County
woman who has exhibited exceptional leadership qualities in
her professional work and/or service to others. Gay Woodhouse
of Woodhouse Roden Nethercott, was last year’s recipient;
“It was a tremendous honor for me to receive this prestigious
award.”
To make the announcement of the Women’s Leadership
Award even more special, the Chamber Staff coordinated
with Woodhouse’ colleagues to keep it a secret from her. “I
was sitting in the audience listening to the qualifications of the
recipient and at first I was thinking, ‘I’ve done those things, I
must know this person.’ And then suddenly it came to me ‘I
am this person!’ It was a shock. I did not know my name was
being considered and had no indication prior to that time. I was
surprised beyond belief an [X