The Status of Women in Higher Education

As always, we are delighted to hear from “one of our own” who plays such a prominent role in the community.  Judy Genshaft became President in 2000 and joined Athena in 2002. As CEO of the USF System, she oversees an organization serving more than 47,000 students at...

Phyllis Marshall CAG Luncheon

Athena awards Phyllis Marshall Career Assistance Grants annually to a handful of very deserving women in our community. This luncheon will provide an opportunity for members to become better informed about this wonderful program and the impact it has both on the grant...

Sex Trafficking: Perps, Pimps and Survivors!

Moderator:  Holly Tomlin – FBI Advisory Committee Speakers: Gregory T. Christopher – FBI Special Agent, SE Region & Task Force Stacie B. Harris – Asst.  U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida Connie Rose – Victim/Survivor We’re #3....

Young Women of Promise Awards Luncheon

Since 1981 Athena has identified young women of promise, and this year’s program continues this fine tradition and is sure to provide an uplifting and hopeful window into the future.  Ten very special young women will be introduced, each outstanding in her own way. ...

March Luncheon:
Highlight on the Phillips Collection

The Tampa Museum of Art provides a temporary home for an exhibition of more than 100 American paintings from the Phillips Collection, a distinguished museum in Washington D.C. This exhibit tour is the first time the Phillips has sent a significant group from its...