Each year, AAUW Port Townsend presents the Woman of Excellence Award to an East Jefferson County woman who has contributed significantly to the status of women and girls through paid or volunteer work. Two plaques listing the names of honorees are on permanent display at the Port Townsend Library.

Woman of Excellence nominees are evaluated on each of the following criteria:
1. Role Model: inspires and energizes women and girls.
2. Change Agent: increases opportunities and removes barriers for women and girls.
3. Teacher/Mentor: supports individual women and girls.
4. Community Activist: contributes directly and positively to the community.

Woman of Excellence Award Recipients

2012 - Debbi Steele
2011 - Deb Johnson
2011 - Dott Kelly
2010 - Cheryl Bozarth
2009 - Sally Robbins
2008 - Judy D'Amore
2008 - Libby Palmer
2007 - Eveleen Muehlethaler
2006 - Anne Schneider
2006 - Sue Sidle
2005 - Roberta Frissell
2004 - Ruth Merryman
2003 - Gay Eisenberger
2002 - Pat Yearian
2001 - Peggy Thompson
2000 - Judith B. Gunter
1999 - Katherine Baril
1998 - Helen Brink
1997 - Dr. Elmira K. Beyer
1996 - Ella Sandvig

Named Gift Honorees

Named Gift Honorees are AAUWPT members who are honored for their outstanding service to the branch and/or UWF. The branch makes a donation in the honoree's name to the Educational Foundation of AAUW National.

2010-2011 - Mary Weeding
2009-2010 - Ilona Bell and Anita Snell
2008-2009 - Mary Grace Swift
2007-2008 - Lynne Bennett
2006-2007 - Kay Goetz
2005-2006 - Kathy Constantine
2004-2005 - Rodie Abrams, Mary Kippenhan
2003-2004 - Linda Kostenbader
2001-2002 - Macy Galbreath
1999-2000 - Anne Schneider
1998-1999 - Sharon Black, Donna Larson
1997-1998 - Jane Ansley, Ruth Merryman, Carrie Muellner
1996-1997 - Anne Burns, Valerie Parker, Lois Smith
1995-1996 - Grace Chawes, Clover Gowing, Joy Goodrich, Dorothy Hermanson, Harriet Small
1994-1995 - Gay Eisenberger, Roberta Frissell, Ellin Larimer
1993-1994 - Elmira Beyer, Kathy Gibson, Virginia Wolf