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Storm Announce 'Women of Inspiration' Honorees

July 17, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release


SEATTLE, Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - The Seattle Storm today announced the recipients of their second annual "Women of Inspiration" award. The honorees are six outstanding women who are leaders in their respective fields and pioneers for women in their position. All six women share Storm characteristics of being inspirational, ambitious and passionate, and are helping to create positive change within their communities.

The six honorees are Patricia Barker, retired prima ballerina with Pacific Northwest Ballet; Bonnie Dunbar, Ph. D, president and CEO of The Museum of Flight and retired NASA Astronaut; Rosa Franklin, Washington State Senator and member of the Washington State Nurses Association Hall of Fame; Doris Heritage, head coach of the Seattle Pacific University's women's cross country team and a former U.S. Olympic runner; Sally Jewell, president and CEO of REI; and Courtney Thompson, member of the NCAA Champion UW women's volleyball team.

These six inspirational women will be honored during a special halftime ceremony at the Storm's game vs. Indiana at 7 p.m. on July 27. Presenting the nominees with their awards will be Seattle Storm Chief Operating Officer Karen Bryant.

"We're honored to recognize these six amazing women with our ‘Women of Inspiration' distinction," Bryant said. "They are strong role models and their accomplishments exemplify everything the WNBA, the Storm organization and our players and coaches represent."

Each of the honorees will be profiled at storm.wnba.com in the days leading up to the July 27th game, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in greater detail. The Storm Web site will also include vignettes from current Storm players discussing the women that have been most inspirational to them as well as a list of last year's five inaugural "Women of Inspiration" honorees.

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