Penn Law held its Women’s Summit, “Celebrating Women: From Carrie Kilgore to Today,” in March in Philadelphia. The inaugural Carrie Burnham Kilgore Awards, Summit Awards and Rising Star Awards were presented.

The Carrie Burnham Kilgore Awards

These awards honor trailblazing women leaders whose exemplary careers and/or advocacy have served as catalysts for change.

• Hillary R. Clinton, US Secretary of State, 2008-2012 (New York, NY)
• Safra Catz, W’83, L’86, co-chief executive officer, Oracle Corporation (Redwood City, CA)

The Summit Awards

These awards honor outstanding women leaders whose careers and advocacy at the highest levels inspire and enable the continuing advancement of women.

• Pamela Daley, L’79, senior vice president, General Electric, retired; senior advisor to the chairman, Corporate Business Development
• Hon. Phyllis Kravitch, L’44, senior circuit judge, US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (Atlanta, GA)
• Ambassador Melanne Verveer, executive director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security; former US ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues (Washington, DC)
• Patricia Viseur Sellers, L’79, special advisor for prosecution strategies to the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (Brussels, Belgium)
• Mary Jo White, chair, US Securities and Exchange Commission (Washington, DC)

The Rising Star Awards

These awards honor established and future women leaders showing great promise and professional achievements in their first ten years post-graduation.

• Nermeen Arastu, L’08, clinical law professor and supervising attorney, City University of New York School of Law’s Immigrant & Non- Citizen Rights Clinic (New York, NY)
• Sheila Bapat, L’07, author, Part of the Family? Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for Domestic Workers’ Rights (San Francisco, CA)
• Linda Shi, L’09, general counsel, 50onRed (Philadelphia, PA)
• Meredith Slawe, L’05, partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP (Philadelphia, PA)