Congratulations to the 2008 Women of the Year in Technology Honorees! This year, forty-two women were nominated for the Women of the Year in Technology Awards. All are honorees to be recognized for the impact they have on their businesses and communities. Representing a broad range of industries, including banking, retail, health care, public sector and utilities, as well as technology organizations, each one of the 2008 honorees excels in technology leadership.

On Thursday, August 14, all honorees will be recognized at a private VIP reception, and three finalists will be named in each of the three industry categories: Emerging / Small Business, Mid-sized / Medium Business and Enterprise Business.

Check back Friday, August 15 to learn who the finalists are.

2008 Honorees

Enterprise Businesses

• Laurie Dean Baird, Director, Technology Partnerships—Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc.
• Loretta Cecil, SVP and General Counsel—McKesson Technology Solutions
• Darien Chimoff, Help Center Manager—Alston & Bird LLP
• Anne Cooney, Vice President Power Conservation Division —Siemens Energy & Automation Inc.
• Lajuana Earwood, Director IT Mainframe Systems—Norfolk Southern
• Kathy Fleck, Director—Deloitte LLP
• Tracy Garner, VP, Core Installation & Maintenance, AT&T SE—AT&T
• Michele Gehl, Director-CBS Technical Ops—Sprint Nextel Corporation
• Noni Gonzalez, AVP, Corp Sys, Mobility—AT&T
• Prudence Green, Vice President of Client Services-Xerox Mortgage Services (XMS)—Xerox
• Mary Ann Green, VP Airline Operations Systems—Delta Technology/Delta Air Lines
• Simone Harrison, VP Business Development—Scientific Games
• Amy Hassinger, Director, PMO Ops, Prof Services—Verint
• Kristin Howlett, Director Process Improvement—Dekalb County Government
• Marianne Johnson, SVP, Global Technology New Product Innovation—Equifax, Inc.
• Shannon Johnston, Executive Director, Global Infrastructure Services—CompuCredit Corporation
• Deborah Kelso-Jenkins, Vice President, Strategy & Operational Excellence—InterContinental Hotels Group
• Lynda Lyons, Program Director—Manhattan Associates
• Debbie McKeen, VP Support Operations, Americas—Infor
• Lara Morrison, SVP, Global Solutions Delivery—Elavon
• Kitty Murphy, Global Head, ERP—CibaVision
• Bahija Noell, VP, Information Technology—AFLAC
• Terrie O'Hanlon, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer—Manhattan Associates
• Yamini Vellore, Senior Director—Manhattan Associates

Medium Businesses

• Theresa Brunasso, Principal Engineer & Director of Technology Development—EMS Technologies, Defense & Space Systems
• Karin Bursa, VP, Marketing—Logility
• Debbie K. Everidge, Vice President, Information Technology—Sciele Pharma, Inc.
• Gina Gallo, President—Stratix Corporation
• Rita Holcombe, Director of IT—Rogers & Hardin LLP
• Jo Ram, COO, VP Product Development—Indusa Global, LLC
• Vicki Sewell, SVP, Client Services & Support—Inovis

Small Businesses

• Anne Bailey, CFO—VCG, LLC
• Carrie Bates, Director of Corporate Relations—TechBridge
• Nadia Butler, CEO, President, & Co-Founder—Esi
• Terry Coleman, Director of Customer Support—Connecture, Inc.
• Lynn Do, President & CEO—Renovo Data, Inc.
• Tammy Farley, Principal—The Rainmaker Group
• Susan Gilbert, President, CEO & Co-Founder—APOGEE Interactive, Inc.
• Susan Hrib, CEO—Signum Group LLC
• Lisa Jones, Chief EyeMail Officer—EyeMail, Inc.
• Sue Ellen Reager, CEO—@International Services
• Radhika Subramanium, CEO—Emcien Corp