2026 Women of Achievement Award Luncheon

Women of Achievement celebrates the 2026 Women of Achievement – a selection of 10 outstanding volunteers from across the St. Louis metropolitan region - at the 2026 Women of Achievement Award Luncheon on Tuesday, May 19 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. The luncheon ends at 1:30 pm. Luncheon reservations are $60 per person and can be made online beginning in March 2026 at woastl.org/event or by contacting Women of Achievement at 314.896.4962 or woastlouis@gmail.com.

The 2026 luncheon chair is Bess Wilfong (Class of 2004) and the vice chair is Eleanor Higgins (Class of 2024). Cassie Strom (Class of 2021) is the president of Women of Achievement and Cynthia R. Bennett, DBA (Class of 2022) is the vice president. Presenting sponsors are KMOX Radio, Ladue News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Women of Achievement honorees are selected from nominations from the St. Louis metropolitan region, including Metro East Illinois. Women of Achievement considers nominees with significant volunteer impact in areas such as, but not limited to, education, arts, health and human services, youth and family, philanthropy, social justice and advocacy.

For additional information about the awards, luncheon and honorees, please visit www.woastl.org.