WISE Honorees: Complete List
2024 | Ayala Deutsch, Kate Johnson, Michele Kajiwara and Renee Chube Washington
2023 | Andrea Brimmer, Jill Gregory, Hillary Mandel and Carla Williams
2020* | Susan Cohig, Rosalyn Durant, Elizabeth Lindsey and JoAnn Neale
2019 | WISE Women of Distinction: Anita DeFrantz, Janet Fletcher, Lisa Murray, Michele A. Roberts and Suzanne Smith
2018 | Lindsay Amstutz, Sarah Robb O'Hagan, Kim Stone
2017 | Doris Burke, Buffy Filippell, Amy Trask
2016 | Renie Anderson, Kathy Behrens, Karen Brodkin
2015 | Amy Latimer, Lara Price, Mary Scott
2014 | WISE Women of Distinction: Val Ackerman, Chris Driessen, Barbara Paddock, Judy Sweet
2013 | Sharon Byers, Danielle Maged, Carol Stiff
2012 | Gail D. Hunter, Kim Williams, Marla Miller
2011 | Stacey Allaster, Lisa Baird, Wendy Lewis
2010 | Jean Afterman, Roxanne Jones, Jennifer Storms
2009 | Kathy Carter, Jamie McCourt, Jacqueline Parkes
2008 | Rita Benson LeBlanc, Pam Oliver, Molly Solomon
2007 | Cindy Alston, Mary Carillo, Donna Orender
2006 | Sheila C. Johnson, Beatriz Perez, Mary Wittenberg
2005 | Christine Brennan, Christine Driessen, Jo Ann Ross
2004 | 10th Anniversary Commemorative Luncheon (No honorees named.)
2003 | Dockery Clark, LeslieAnne Wade, Deborah Yow
2002 | Billie Jean King, Lesley Visser
2001 | Lee Ann Daly, Kathleen Francis, Stephanie Tolleson
2000 | Marla Messing, Kim Ng, Sue Wellington
1999 | Nancy Brinker, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Pat Summitt
1998 | Val Ackerman, Robin Roberts, Elizabeth (Eli) Primrose-Smith
1997 | Liz Dolan
1996 | Lydia Murphy-Stephans
1995 | Sarah Levinson
* Celebrated in 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic. No honorees named in 2021 or 2022.
WISE Champions
From 2011 through 2018, a WISE Champion Award was presented at the Annual Awards Luncheon to recognize a male executive who has advocated for the advancement of women in the workplace. The recipient was selected by the WISE national board based on the following criteria:
- champions the role of women in the business of sports through the successful creation of new jobs, mentoring and networking opportunities
- clearly communicates a vision for women in the industry and their continued advancement
- shows consistent commitment to the promotion of women's careers and recognition of their professional accomplishments
2018 | Masai Ujiri, president and general manager of basketball operations, Toronto Raptors
2017 | Ted Leonsis, owner and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
2016 | John Skipper, former president, ESPN, Inc. and co-chairman, Disney Media Networks
2015 | Casey Wasserman, chairman and CEO, Wasserman Media Group
2014 | 20th WISE Women of Distinction Luncheon (No award recipient named.)
2013 | Dick Ebersol, former chairman, NBC Sports
2012 | Sean McManus, chairman, CBS Sports
2011 | Ross Greenburg, former president, HBO Sports