The University of Missouri- Kansas City Starr Women’s 名人堂 is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an induction ceremony at 4 p.m. 2月20日，考夫曼表演艺术中心。
The 名人堂 recognizes Kansas City women who have made the community a better place to live and preserves the history of their accomplishments. 到目前为止，已有40多名女性入选名人堂，名人堂位于威尼斯人娱乐城的米勒尼科尔斯图书馆。 包括建筑师、堪萨斯城唯一的女市长、非营利组织创始人等在内的入选者都通过视频致敬，有些人还将自己的档案捐赠给了大学图书馆，以便后代可以研究他们鼓舞人心的贡献。
2025年名人堂的入选者将于下个月公布，赞助和门票也将很快开放。
Two notable Kansas Citians will lead the 2025 Starr Women’s 名人堂 induction ceremony: Michelle Wimes and Karen Daniel.
The event chair is Wimes (B.A. ’88), senior vice president and chief equity and inclusion officer at Children’s Mercy. 自从她加入医院以来，在期刊和杂志上发表了许多关于她领导能力的文章。
Wimes是威尼斯人娱乐城受托人，是全国知名的工作场所包容性思想领袖。 2024年，她是全国15名女性之一，获得了CBIZ社区影响领域的女性转型商业奖。 2023年，她的母校杜兰大学法学院（Tulane Law School）向她颁发了首届迪恩斯克莱默和克莱顿平等、多样性和包容性领导力奖。 She was also recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the top chief diversity officers in hospitals and health systems to know in 2023. In 2021, the Kansas City Business Journal recognized her as one of 25 local “Women Who Mean Business.” 她是2023年名人堂仪式的联合主席，很高兴能回来主持这一活动。
“Being surrounded by such amazing women is a thrilling experience,” Wimes said. “I am so grateful I get the opportunity to continue to take part in something so extraordinary.”
A Class of 2023 inductee, Daniel (M.S. ’81), is honorary chair. As the first independent African American woman to be a Major League Baseball owner since her addition to the 堪萨斯城皇家队 ownership group in 2020, she embodies what it means to be a trailblazer.
“The Starr Women’s 名人堂’s meaningful message about recognizing women past and present who have broken barriers for the next generation is a powerful one,” Daniel said. “As an inductee, I feel honored to celebrate with a new class of inductees and congratulate them on their achievements.”
Daniel, a retired executive director, chief financial officer and division president of the Global Finance and Technology Solutions division at Black & Veatch, was also the first African American female to chair the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. 她创建了一个奖学金遗产基金，以支持黑人大学生，并于2015年被前总统巴拉克•奥巴马（Barack Obama）任命为非洲经商咨询委员会副主席。
最重要的是，丹尼尔被宣布为KC2026董事会主席 国际足联2026年世界杯在堪萨斯城举办。