Outstanding women with a Conestoga connection were nominated in various categories of the K-W Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year awards.
More than two dozen Conestoga graduates, employees, faculty and other Conestoga community members were among the record 140 nominations in 12 categories for the 50th anniversary of the event celebrating women making a positive impact in the local community. Several received more than one nomination.
Awards will be presented at a gala on May 22 at Bingemans Conference Centre in Kitchener.
Nominees connected to Conestoga include:
* Laura Matheson, the college's director of Sustainability, in the new Educator category
* 2023 Alumni of Distinction Kim Decker, a graduate of the Recreation Leadership program and long-time chief executive officer of the YWCA Cambridge. Decker was nominated in the Lifetime Achievement and Professional categories
* Local radio personality Angie Hill, a graduate of the Journalism program. Hill was nominated in the Community Service and Lifetime Achievement categories
* Laura Potje, a graduate of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding and Robotics and Welding Engineering Technician - Robotics programs. Potje was nominated in the Lifetime Achievement and Skilled Trades categories.
Read the full list of nominees at womenoftheyear.ca/2025nominees.
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