Breaking through Barriers Award

AAUW congratulates the AAUW Breaking through Barriers Awardees who were proudly recognized at the 2011 AAUW National Convention. Each of these four outstanding awardees received a $3,000 cash prize for their programs!

Mentoring Fifth Grade Girls "Young Women in Action"
AAUW Vancouver (WA) Branch

Sister-to-Sister Summit
AAUW Maryville (TN) Branch

Tech Savvy Program
AAUW Buffalo (NY) Branch

WINGS — Women Interested In Going to School
AAUW Seaside (OR) Branch and AAUW Astoria (OR) Branch

AAUW also congratulates all awards finalists and honorable mention recipients!

Finalists

Girls to Women in STEM
AAUW Colorado Springs (CO) Branch

Women Helping Girls - Girls Taking Charge!
AAUW Greater Rochester Area (NY) Branch

Tech Trek California
AAUW of California

Innovative Teaching Grants
AAUW Puyallup Valley (WA) Branch

Science Spooktacular
AAUW Aurora (IL) Branch and the AAUW Naperville (IL) Branch

Speech Trek - Eleanor Stem Allen Memorial
AAUW San Mateo (CA) Branch

Discover the Future: A Science and Math Extravaganza
AAUW Lansdale (PA) Branch

Expanding Your Horizons
AAUW Salem (OR) Branch

Dare to Dream: Get Educated!
AAUW Lombard Area (IL) Branch, AAUW Downers-Grove Area (IL) Branch, AAUW Elmhurst Area (IL) Branch, Wheaton-Glen-Ellyn (IL)

AAUW Iowa: Taking Middle School Latinas to College
AAUW of Iowa

Mentoring Today for Success Tomorrow
AAUW Las Vegas (NV) Branch

Wellston STEM Project
AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield (MO) Branch

Bullying and Cyberbullying: A Community Concern
AAUW Napa County (CA) Branch

Paycheck Fairness Awareness
AAUW Lake Wales (FL) Branch

Growing STEM Girls: A Why So Few? Toolkit for Turning Awareness into Action
AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield (MO) Branch

Honorable Mentions

Tech Excellence
AAUW San Jose (CA) Branch

Equity Issues in the Classroom
AAUW Knoxville (TN) Branch

Power @ the Polls: Women Running in the Direction of Election
AAUW San Diego (CA) Branch

Creative Community Collaboration: NSU-AAUW, The PACE Center for Girls, and the Alvin Sherman Library
AAUW NOVA Southeastern University AAUW (FL) Branch

AAUW of Alabama Student Advisory Council
AAUW of Alabama

Education, Employment, Empowerment: The Global Prospects for Women
AAUW of Massachusetts

e-SMART Summer Camp for Girls
AAUW St. George (UT) Branch

Creating Your Future in Science & Math
AAUW Newport County East Bay (RI) Branch

AAUW/NJ Issues Conferences
AAUW of New Jersey

AAUW of Michigan: Advancing AAUW Public Policy through Social Media and increased branch activities.
AAUW of Michigan

Getting to Know Your Muslim Neighbors
AAUW Kirkland-Redmond (WA) Branch

Women Across Borders: Chihuahua and New Mexico
AAUW of New Mexico

Scholar Recognition
AAUW Bellingham (WA) Branch

Advocating & Negotiating for Fair Pay Seminar
AAUW Douglas County (CO) Branch

High School Sophomore Summits
AAUW North Harris County (TX) Branch

These programs showcased the ways in which we are fulfilling the AAUW mission in our communities and around the country. AAUW thanks all branches and states who submitted a program for the 2011 AAUW Breaking through Barriers Awards.