McMaster mentor named woman of the year

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/Voros.jpg” caption=”Women of the Year recipient Geraldine Voros, right, is pictured with Paula Holmes-Rodman, chair of the Hamilton Status of Women Committee, and also a research associate in the Department of Anthropology. Photo credit: Bill Rodman”]She's an advocate, teacher and mentor, who has spoken on topics ranging from citizenship to the role of women in history and Canadian children and adolescents. And for helping change the lives of McMaster students and employees, McMaster's Geraldine Voros was among seven women selected for a Hamilton Annual Women of the Year Award.

Voros, a doctoral candidate at McMaster and sessional lecturer for the Faculty of Social Sciences, was nominated in the category of “Mentoring and Education”. Nominated by her students and colleagues, she was among 18 nominees of the Hamilton Status of Women Committee's 29th Annual Women of the Year Awards. The winners were announced Tuesday at the Hamilton Convention Centre.

Attended by more than 300 people, the event recognized a diverse group of women representing small and large business and various cultural and ethnic backgrounds.