The women in charge for taking care of Middletown residents is being recognized for her role in the community.
Carol Turner, CEO and president of Atrium Medical Center is among the eight women being honored at the 10th annual West Chester Liberty Chamber Alliance Women of Excellence ceremony, Friday at the Cincinnati Marriott North at Union Centre.
“If there’s one theme to the women we’ve honored through the years, its that they don’t think they do anything special,” said Kathy Rambo, vice president of special events for the West Chester Liberty Chamber. “These are women who see a need that has to be done and just do it.”
Turner was instrumental in the design and build of the medical center, infusing its design with a desire to create a welcoming environment where people could receive excellent treatment and care.
Turner is a member of multiple boards, including Countryside YMCA and Otterbein, American Red Cross, Coffman YMCA, Arts in Middletown, Community Blood Center-Dayton, United Way and Lyric Theatre. Turner has participated in numerous mission trips to Appalachia and abroad, including Costa Rica, Mexico and South Africa.
Middletown Journal editor and publisher Edwina Blackwell Clark is among the women being honored.
In addition to her role at the newspaper, where she “gives a voice to the voiceless,” she is part of the Butler County Chamber Caucus, Middletown Community Foundation Board of Trustees, Public Media Connect Board of Trustees, the Community Building Institute Board of Trustees in Middletown and Butler Tech Business Advisory Council.
Women are nominated through volunteer submissions the Chamber accepts year-round and selected by an independent panel that changes every year, Rambo said.
Other honorees are Shakila Ahmad, Mary Jane Good, Lindsey Hilty, Jillian Kelley, Patricia Oney and Linda Sullivan.