These annual awards honor business and professional women who have demonstrated excellence in entrepreneurship, management, and lifetime achievement.  Held in January, The Pinnacle Award Luncheon is one of the Chamber’s largest events, with more than 1,000 people in attendance.

The 2008 Pinnacle Award Winners were honored at the annual luncheon on January 24, 2008.

Lifetime Achievement
Natalie Jacobson

Achievement in Entrepreneurship
Kip Hollister, Founder & CEO
Hollister, Inc.

Achievement in Management, Private Sector
Maura Banta, Corporate Citizenship &
Corporate Affairs Regional Manager
IBM

Achievement in Management, Government
Leslie Kirwan
Secretary of Administration & Finance
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Achievement in Management, Non-Profit
Catherine D'Amato, President & CEO
The Greater Boston Food Bank  

Achievement in the Professions
Paula Johnson, MD, MPH, Chief of Women's Health
Brigham & Women's Hospital

Achievement in Arts & Education
Dr. Jacqueline Weis Liebergott, President
Emerson College

Emerging Executive
Kim Steimle, EVP, Marketing,
Business Development & Community Relations
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

To view the complete list of past Pinnacle Award winners, click here.

For more on the Pinnacle Awards, check out the following video from boston.tv:

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