2018 Keepers of the Flame

Three outstanding women will be honored by the National Women’s Hall of Fame at a “Keeper of the Flame” ceremony and reception on Monday December 17, 2018, to be held at Luminate, 260 East Main Street, Suite 6000, Rochester NY at 6pm. This year’s honorees include Susan Houde-Walter, President and CEO of LMD, a certified woman owned small business in Rochester NY; Alexis Vogt, Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Optics at Monroe Community College, a woman who is training the next generations in optical technology; and Carol Ritter Wright, former D&C journalist and columnist, and auctioneer extraordinaire who has raised many millions of dollars for non-profits in our region. A number of photonics industries, the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, as well as admiring individuals, have generously sponsored these women. Hall Board president Betty M. Bayer will provide introductory and closing remarks at the ceremony, and will introduce emcee Ginny Ryan, WHAM TV News anchor who will read encomiums on each of the women, outlining the accomplishments for which they are honored.

A limited number of tickets to the ceremony and reception are available for $50, and can be obtained online, or by calling the Hall at 315-568-8060. A brief history of past honorees, including the 2016 group are outlined at womenofthehall.org/three-prominent-rochester-women-awarded-keeper-flame-tribute-national-womens-hall-fame.

Sibley Square:
260 East Main Street
Suite 6000
Rochester, NY, 14604

Sibley Directions:
Parking is available in the Mortimer Street  Garage on Clinton Ave at the intersection of Clinton and East Main. which connected to Sibley square via walkway on the 3rd floor of the parking garage. There is also ample street parking around the building. Enter via the business lobby and take the business elevators to the sixth floor.