Year Inducted
2006
Career Field
Politics
Highlights
- 1999: Elected Kansas City’s first woman mayor (reelected in 2003)
- Distinguished Professor for Public Leadership and founding Director of Center for Leadership at Park University
- Led initiatives producing over $4.5billion in public and private investment in downtown Kansas City
- Co-author of book About Time! A Woman’s Guide to Time Management
- Co-founder of Central Exchange, Kansas City’s premier women’s organization for personal and professional development opportunities
- 2007: Received Central Exchange Visionary of the Year Award