Member of TN BPW/USA

2007 Woman of the Year

Woody Colter

WOODY COLTER HONORED AS BPW WOMAN OF THE YEAR

On Monday, October 22, members of Benton Co. Business and Professional Women (BPW) surprised fellow member Forrest “Woody” Colter with the highest honor they can bestow..Woman of the Year.  The eighteen guests in attendance at the annual banquet held at the Country and Western Steakhouse gave Woody a standing ovation as she arrived with her husband, Jerry.

Woody is the music director at Faith Christian Fellowship Church in Camden, where Jerry is the Pastor.  She has been active in many areas of the ministry and has traveled to Belize and Nicaraugua where she helped to start a school, construct dorms and build roads.  She continues to stay abreast of current events of global proportions through e-mail, television, radio and newsletters.  Her friends gladly nominated her because of her passion for her work helping others.  “She helps women by listening, praying with them and giving non-judgmental Biblical-based advice,” one friend says.  Woody was presented with a dozen roses in a crystal vase and gifts donated by Ivy Corner and Marilyn’s Flowers.

Benton Co. BPW traditionally celebrates National BusinessWomens Week  (NBWW) in the third week of October by selecting and honoring a Woman of the Year..a woman who has made significant contributions to women and the community.  Woody is one such woman.  NBWW was first observed in 1928.  The objectives are to promote full participation and equity for women in the workplace; to publicize the achievements of business and professional women on the local, state and national level; to publicize the objectives and programs of BPW/USA as they relate to the millions of business and professional women across the country.  Founded in 1919, BPW/USA is a cross-generational, nonpartisan membership organization with a mission to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information.  Established as th first organization to focus on issues of workingwomen, BPW is historically a leader in grassroots activism, policy influence and advocacy for millions of workingwomen.  For further information, visit  www.bpwusa.org or www.bentoncobpw.org or contact President, Gail Humphrey at 584-5469 or meeting times.