CALIFORNIA BUSINESS WOMAN HONORED BYAMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

San Leandro, CA September 14, 2003โ€" Dr. Elizabeth Kearney was selected as one of three women to be honored by Bay Area chapters of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) as the 2003 Women of Distinction in celebration of Women's Day.







โ€œDr. Kearney was selected because of her ability to successfully balance business, family and personal life,โ€ stated Linda Pratt, American Business Women's Day Chair.







Dr. Kearney currently resides in San Leandro, California, is a published author of some 16 books (3 of which were Fortune Book-of-the-Month club selections) and founded Kearney & Associates: The Experts' Alliance in 1983.



She and her associates design and present programs customized to fit their client's identified needs. Dr. Kearney is also the co-chair of ASTRA's Women's Business Alliance Leadership Forum for Northern California, which seeks to help women who own businesses drive their companies toward greater success.







She says her greatest personal achievement was โ€œraising two bright, successful, warm-hearted and loving children who are truly two of [her closest friends.โ€ She noted that โ€œWe are merely part of a chain of history, and if we can contribute in any positive way to the forging of that chain, we have truly accomplished our life's major mission.



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The event was initiated by ABWA in 1982 to honor business women in the community. In 1983 and 1986, joint congressional resolutions were passed designating a national observance of September 22nd as American Business Women's Day. The American Business Women's Association has more than 60,000 members. There are 14 chapters in the Bay Area from Monterey to Healdsburg.









A panel of judges for the 2003 Women of Distinction award selected the following women for this outstanding distinction:







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Gloria Rhodes Brown, San Mateo, California



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Elvira B.



DeLeon, Vallejo, California



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Dr. Elizabeth Kearney, Ph.D., San Leandro, California









โ€œDr. Elizabeth Kearney and each of the other 2003 Women of Distinction are an inspiration to business women everywhere,โ€ said Amy Dawson, Chairman of the Bay Area Council, ABWA. โ€œThe American Business Women's Association seeks to promote and recognize professional development, career accomplishments and community involvement. In earning this distinction, these women personify the excellence toward which we all strive.



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For more information on the American Business Women's Association, the Women of Distinction or the Bay Area Council, visit www.bayareacouncil.net or call Amy Dawson at (707) 552-1860.