Women in Leadership in the Workplace Conference, March 5, 2009, The Fairlane Club

The Michigan Business and Professional Association's 13^th annual "Women and Leadership in the Workplace" Symposium and Awards Luncheon will take place Thursday, March 5 at The Fairlane Club in Dearborn 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.  This event is held to promote high professional standards, network, encourage leadership, provide education and assure equal advantages for women. 

This event is co-sponsored by leading businesses of metro Detroit, local media partners, and a distinguished advisory committee of leading businesswomen and community leaders, the conference will feature dynamic educational sessions that focus on leadership and mentoring for women, in addition to the awards luncheon.  

To attend, sponsor, advertise or exhibit, call 586.393.8800 or visit www.michbusiness.org. 

This year's honorees represent extraordinary professional standards in eight distinct categories. They include:

• Business: Andra Rush, president and chief operating officer, Rush Trucking

• Community Affairs: Sue Nine, philanthropist, American Red Cross

• Professional: Dr. Patricia Maryland, president and CEO, St. John Health

• Media: Rhonda Walker, co-anchor, WDIV-TV

• Education: Linda Thompson Adams, dean and professor, Oakland University School of Nursing

• Small Business Achievement: Sue Marx, president, Sue Marx Films, Inc.

• Lifetime Achievement:  Kay Felt, Dykema, (retired)