Welcome to the Bluegrass Alliance for Women website
The mission of the Bluegrass Alliance for Women is:
To improve the lives of women and girls in the Bluegrass by creating opportunities that promote leadership, education, health and
well-being, equity, and economic sufficiency.
THE BLUEGRASS ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN'S LEGACY AWARD LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 20TH, 2012 AT
THE CLARION HOTEL.
Following are the Nomination Form, Reservation Form, and Sponsorship Form. Nominations are due on: February 24, 2012.
Below is a link to the 2012 Bluegrass Alliance for Women Scholarship Application.
Due Date is postmarked by January 31, 2012.
In 2012, BAW and AARP are offering a Life Long Learning Scholarship. Below is the application.
Due Date is postmarked by January 31, 2012.
BAW-AARP 2012 Scholarship Application
5th Annual Legacy Award Luncheon
Dr. Smith Stowe receives Legacy Award from BAW
chair Maria Bush -- photo by Danelle Alexis
The 2011 recipient of Bluegrass Alliance for Women’s Legacy Award is Dr. Mary Smith Stowe of Franklin County,
the first female president of Kentucky State University.
“Dr. Smith Stowe has spent both her professional and private life devoted to the promotion of education for girls and women of all ages,” her nominator wrote. “… at a point in life when many have retired from service, Dr. Smith Stowe continues serving and perhaps more importantly guiding and influencing less senior members of the organizations with
which she is involved. She continues to teach and touch countless members of the Frankfort Alumnae Chapter and members of our mentoring programs for middle school and high school girls.”
The retired educator has a long record of achievement in academia including scholarship, teaching, and professional
activity in education at various levels. She has served on boards of directors and worked with local high school aged
girls in education and activities designed to prepare them to be highly functional and productive members of their community.
Delta Sigma Theta in Frankfort held a program called Delta Academy during her terms as president. The program
engaged high school age girls Members of the Academy were students from Frankfort High School, Franklin County
High School and Western Hills High School.
She has served on the boards of the Frankfort Chapter of United Way, Frankfort/Franklin County Community Education, Frankfort Salvation Army, and the Capital City Museum Board.
Professionally, she has served on several boards or commissions, including the Commission on Colleges for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the national board for state universities and Land Grant colleges, and the board of National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.
She received the University of Kentucky College of Education Hall of Fame Award and has been inducted into UK’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. Under Gov. Paul Patton she served as chair of the Kentucky Commission on Higher Education and Efficiency.
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Core Values That Guide Our Work:
We believe in the kinship, spirit, and strength of women
We believe in lifelong learning through shared experiences and hands-on projects that empower women and girls
We value diversity of thought, culture, and experience
We believe that changing one life improves all of our lives
We are committed to a culture of trust, respect, open communication, and collaboration
We are committed to using best practices and fact-based decision making
We embrace the 2003 Governor’s Task Force Report, “A New Vision for Kentucky,” as the foundation for our work.
