women of the year Archives - The Source

Congrats to All the Nominees in our Women of the Year Awards!

Five women took home awards. But over 50 women were nominated.

Nicole VulcanMarch 4, 2020December 10, 2024

It’s been a huge honor participating in the Women of the Year awards, a partnership this year between the Source and the Bend Chamber. What a ride! After being nominated, each nominee was asked to submit a personal statement and other information about them. They then participated in a “meet and greet” with the panel […]

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Women’s Issue 2018

Nicole VulcanFebruary 21, 2018April 4, 2025

Women of the Year: In Her Own Words The Source’s Women of the Year share their thoughts on whether we should have a “Year of the Woman,” women they want to emulate and things they wish you knew about their work Wendy Ayala Immigrant rights advocate, DACA recipient “I was born in Mexico City, and […]

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2016 Woman of the Year: Alice Elshoff

Educator and conservationist protecting Oregon’s natural treasures

Brian JenningsMay 4, 2016July 4, 2025

As co-founder of Friends of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Alice Elshoff’s patience with the armed occupation near Burns unraveled on Jan. 9. She had patiently watched the armed takeover of the 188,000-acre preserve, admitting that she didn’t take it seriously at first. On that early Saturday in January, however, all that changed. She fired […]

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The 2016 Women’s Issue

Women in their own words

The Source StaffMay 4, 2016July 30, 2024

This year, the Source staff submitted nominations for the publication's Woman of the Year, searching for role models in the Central Oregon community who are exceptional in professional, civic and personal endeavors. What we found, is that there are many women in our community who fit this description today going beyond it with visionary ideas […]

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