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Judith Owens-Manley, Ph.D., associate director of community research for the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College, has been selected as one of eight "Outstanding Women" by the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley.  Owens-Manley will be recognized with the other honorees during the YWCA's "Salute to Outstanding Women" luncheon on Thursday, April 8, at the Harts Hill Inn.  The YWCA chose Owens-Manley for her work in the area of "human services." 

According to the YWCA, "This premier community event honors women from Oneida and Herkimer counties who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their career paths and communities. Approximately 500 area professionals and community leaders representing the for-profit and non-profit sectors will be in attendance. Proceeds from the Salute event directly benefit the many vital programs and services of the YWCA and reinforce their mission of: '...empowering women and girls and eliminating racism.'"

Owens-Manley has worked as a volunteer with the Oneida County Coalition Against Domestic Violence for over a decade and was recently honored with a Certificate of Appreciation for her service to the Coalition.  She has worked directly with battered women and their children over the years, has published journal articles on domestic violence issues for women, and was the co-director of the first conference on Domestic Violence in Utica in 1986.  She has been a board member for the past seven years of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR) and is now president of the board, exemplifying her commitment to overcoming barriers for all citizens in the community.  Her research with Bosnian refugee families, tracking their transition from the atrocities of war to their integration into the community in Utica, has been disseminated nationally.

As associate director of community research for the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, Owens-Manley has provided community-based assessments and research reports utilized extensively by agencies in Utica.  She works with faculty and students to connect their projects and interests with community sites, thereby increasing Hamilton's capacity to be a resource in the community.  She has supported projects such as Communities That Care from its inception and the discussions surrounding the creation of a Community School.  She involved the college in the evaluation for the Hope VI project, the Status of Women study being conducted for The Women's Fund of Oneida-Herkimer Counties and a new Family Drug Court Project for Oneida County Family Court. 

Other honorees at this year's Luncheon are: Susan Eilenberg of Mohawk Valley Media in Arts & Communications; Robin Ullman-O'Brien of U.S. Care Systems Inc. in Business & Industry; Mickey Smith of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees in Education; Kathleen Dyman, EVP of the Medical Societies and the Central New York Academy of Medicine in Healthcare; Abbie Goldbas of Abbie Goldbas Esq., Attorney at Law in Professions; Bernice Henderson of APAC and a volunteer for Cornhill Community for Change in Racial Justice and Community Volunteer Sitta Schafer in Unsung Heroine.

Cost is $35 per person and reservations may be made by calling 732-2159 ext. 235. The deadline for reservations is March 31, 2004. Harts Hill Inn is handicapped accessible.

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