By U.S. Army Women’s Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Army Women’s Foundation will hold their annual Hall of Fame Induction and Scholarship Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on March 19, 2025, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. Six women Army veterans will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and two champions will be recognized for special contributions.
The new inductees for 2025 are:
Brigadier General Harriett Tubman, Maryland National Guard (posthumous). In addition to Harriett Tubman’s career freeing African Americans through the Underground Railroad, she also served in the Union Army. She aided the Army by collecting tactical intelligence from newly freed African Americans, recruiting some to spy on the Confederates. She also led the famous Combahee River Raid, opening the river for Union boats by raiding six plantations, liberating an estimated 750 people held in bondage, and seizing or destroying millions of dollars of Confederate staples. In November 2024, Harriett Tubman was posthumously commissioned as a Brigadier General in the Maryland National Guard
Lieutenant General Patricia E. McQuistion, US Army (Ret.) McQuistion served 35 years in the Army, primarily in logistics and supply chain solutions. She finished her Army career as the deputy commanding general for the Army Material Command and senior commander of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. After the Army, she joined the staff of the Association of the United States Army, where she served as vice president of membership and meetings. She is a life member of AUSA.
Major General Gina Farrisee, US Army (Ret.). Farrissee’s distinguished career spanned 34 years, highlighted by command at every level from Captain to Major General. She was the first woman to command U.S. Army Human Resources Command. After the Army, she joined the Department of Veterans Affairs, serving in a variety of leadership positions including Assistant Secretary, Office of Human Resources and Administration.
Brigadier General Barbara Doornink, US Army (Ret.). When the decision was made to open the US Military Academy to women, young Lieutenant Doornink was selected as one of the few women officers assigned to West Point, first as an associate Tactical Officer and later as an instructor for the Department of Military Instruction. Later in her career she commanded the 507th Corps Support Group (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps – the first woman to command an airborne brigade. She served in several joint and combined roles to include EUCOM J4, Deputy CG Stabilization Force, Commander DLA Distribution, and Director of Operations at SDDC.
Command Sergeant Major Cynthia L. Graham, US Army (Ret.). In 2007 Graham retired from the United States Army April 2007. During her career she quickly rose through the ranks and held numerous key leadership positions – Drill Sergeant, Recruiter, Instructor at the Army Sergeant Major’s Academy, all the way to 181 Battalion Command Sergeant Major. After retirement she worked as a Field Support Engineer and a Digital Systems Engineer prior to starting her own business in 2013. Her company produces branded material for all the services and several service academies.
Former Army Captain Diane Carlson Evans is the Founder of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, dedicated in Washington DC near the Wall of Names on Veterans Day,1993. As a former Captain in the Army Nurse Corps who served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969, working in surgical and burn units, she had first-hand knowledge of the casualties of the Vietnam war and the sacrifices of the women who volunteered to support their fighting brothers in a foreign land. After her Army service, she embarked on a ten-year mission to convince government agencies, Congress, journalists, and the public that building a women’s Vietnam memorial was a necessary part of the healing process for female
war veterans.
Special Recognition of Champions Awards:
The Baltimore County Delta Foundation has played a significant role in the reintegration of female veterans back into the community through their workshops to help link veterans to resources needed. Its fundraising efforts enable scholarships or entrepreneurial pursuits for female veterans.
Army Sergeant Major Petra M. Casarez rose from a start as a wheeled vehicle mechanic to hold all the key positions a leader desires. Her contributions are numerous as the Command Sergeant Major for US Army Joint Munitions Command, CSM for the US Army Ordnance School and culminating as the Army G4 SGM.
The ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. on March 19, 2025, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington Virginia. To find out more or to reserve your space, contact Beth Spitzley at bspitzley@awfdn.org.
ABOUT THE U.S. ARMY WOMEN’S FOUNDATION – Honoring, Empowering and Connecting
Founded in 1969, the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation (formerly the U.S. Women’s Army Corps Museum Foundation) is the premier volunteer military organization for educational excellence. The AWF is the national network for today’s Army women and veterans, dedicated to honoring, empowering and being a dynamic advocate for telling the history of Army women. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote public interest in the Army by recognizing and honoring the service of all U.S. Army women, past and present, and to support the Army Women’s Museum. For more information, visit: www.awfdn.org.
Source: U.S. Army Women’s Foundation
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