Annie Awards Luncheon

Date and Time
Friday Jun 6, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:10 PM CDT
11:00 a.m. Guest check in and networking begins
11:30 a.m. Guest are seated for lunch
12:00 p.m. Program begins
No later than 1:10 p.m. Program ends
Location
Southeastern Louisiana University
Student Union Grand Ballroom - 3rd floor
Hammond, LA 70402
Fees/Admission
Registration is required. This popular Tangipahoa Chamber event will sell out fast. No tickets will be available at the door.
$65 Tangipahoa Chamber Members
$75 Non-Members
$670 Tangipahoa Chamber Members Reserved table of eight (8) - A limited number of tables will be available.
**Tangipahoa Chamber Premier Investors - Please remember to call for your special benefit pricing on reserved tables.
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Please note that refunds cannot be issued once our final attendance count is submitted to the venue, which typically occurs one week prior to the event. Please email info@Tangipahoachamber.org if you need assistance.
Contact Information
Melissa Bordelon
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Description
Join us as we celebrate this year's honorees at our Annie Awards Luncheon, presented by North Oaks Health System, on Friday, June 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Southeastern Louisiana University Grand Ballroom.
Established in 1998 in honor of the late Southeastern Louisiana University Administrator Dr. Anne Ferguson, the Annie Awards honor women who work in excellence and have a true servant's heart for the community.
Congratulations to this year's Tangipahoa Chamber Annie Honorees:
- Dr. Ann Carruth, Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University
- Glenda Ernest Dufreche, Teacher, Tangipahoa Parish School System
- Carlee White Gonzales, Attorney, Law Office of Carlee White Gonzales, and Councilwoman, City of Hammond – District 2
- Stephanie Kropog, Director of Provider Services, North Oaks Health System
- Tina Roper, Director of Workforce Development, Tangipahoa Parish Government
- Donna F. Smith, Partner and Executive Vice President, Stirling Properties
Special thanks to Northshore Media Group for once again partnering with us on this signature Tangipahoa Chamber program. Be sure to grab the June 2025 edition of Tangi Lifestyles Magazine for a special feature on this year’s honorees. Photography for the feature provided by Stinky Mud Photography.
Pre-registration is required to attend this popular event and a limited number of reserved tables are available. Registration for this event will open to Tangipahoa Chamber members first, so they have priority access to these hot tickets. Our Annie Awards Luncheon will sell out quickly. Follow the link below to register and know that NO tickets will be available at the door.
Luncheon guests are also invited to a private "After-Annies" event at Eclipse at Lighthouse Coastal in Downtown Hammond. Drinks and appetizers will be available for purchase as we keep the celebration going on our favorite Friday of the year!
For more information call the Tangipahoa Chamber at 985-345-4457. We are here to help.
Past Tangipahoa Chamber Annie Award Honorees:
2024
Stephanie Bankston
Melissa Bordelon
Jessica Bennett
Mary Mowad Guiteau
Bridget LaBorde
Rhonda Smith Sheridan
Erica D. Williams
2023
Brenna Barzenick
Denise Tullier Holly
Patricia Hebert Landaiche
Donna Distefano Miller
Sarah Mitchell
Jessica Shirey
"Honorary Annie" Kim Mulkey
2022
Ashley Edwards Bass
Ginger Cangelosi
Brigette Hyde
Faye Ivanyisky
Jennifer O'Neill
2021
Gina Anthon
Jamene Dahmer
Regina Showers Gordon
Elsbet Smith Hollywood
Carla Tate
In Memoriam Sally Ann Stevens Carlisle
Legacy Award: Patsy Causey
2020 No event due to Covid
2019
Donna Gay Anderson
Mary Beth Crovetto
Antoinette Harrell
Sandy A. Summers
Legacy Award: Betty Stewart
Legacy Award: Dot Lavigne
2018
Mari Ann Callais
Erin Moore Cowser
Lacy Landrum
Stacey Neal
Susan Spring
Legacy Award: Michele Kidd-Sutton
Honorary Annie: Freda Green
2017
Judge Blair Edwards
Shelly Gaydos
Myrna Jordan
Karen Pfeifer
Mary Zatarain
Legacy Award: Frances Chauvin
Legacy Award: the late Barbara McKaskle
2016
Susan T. Courtney
Tamara Danel
Alexis Ducorbier
Bernadette Kemp
Kim Howes Zabbia
Legacy Award: Kathy Pittman
Legacy Award: the late Rosa Dunn
2015
Chris Bentley
Terri Chaucer
Judy Couvillion
Lila Hogan
Cindy Shelton
the late Katie Wainwright
2005
Ginger Daughdrill
Kathy Montecino
Mary Pirosko
Linda White
2004
Robert Connelly
the late Rosa Dunn
Betty Stewart
Patricia Westmoreland
2003
Beverly Delatte
Heather Monday
Ann Smith
Jeanne Voorhees
2002
Patsy Causey
the late Barbara McKaskle
Rita Ann Mashburn
Dorothy "Dot" Lavigne
2001
Sylvia Bush
Beth Evans
Tracy Farris
Judy Althouse Nesser
2000
Barbara Kathryn Anderson
Susan McKneely Fowler
Annie F. Magnuson
the late Lillian Estelle Smith Stire
1999
the late Judge Grace Bennett Gassaway
Michele Kidd-Sutton
Beth Moulds
Kathy Pittman
1998
LaVanner Brown
Sally Clausen
Frances Chauvin
the late Maxine Dixon
the late Catherine Shafer