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The 2007 recipient of the ATHENA award is
Dr. Judith Tobin, Asst. Medical Examiner for Kent and Sussex
Counties, Delaware.
The ATHENA award is presented to an individual who is recognized
for professional excellence, for providing valuable service to
their community and for actively assisting women in realizing
their full leadership potential. The award is sponsored by
Hertrich Family of Automobile Dealerships and presented
at the Fall Dinner and Awards Ceremony of the Greater Seaford Chamber of
Commerce on October 25, 2007.
The ATHENA program began at the Lansing Regional Chamber of
Commerce in
Michigan
in 1982. Since 1988,
the Greater Seaford Chamber of Commerce has been proud to
recognize, encourage and celebrate the achievements of women in
business and professions and we appreciate the sponsorship of
the Hertrich Family of Automobile Dealerships.
Judith Tobin is a native of
Orange
,
New Jersey
. After graduating from
Mount
Holyoke
College
, she received her M.D. degree from
Columbia
University
. Her medical internship was completed at St. Luke’s Hospital
in
New York
and her residence requirements in pathology and internal
medicine were conducted at
Dartmouth
Medical
Center
in
New Hampshire
and the U.S. Veteran’s
Administration
Hospital
in
Vermont
. Since 1960, she has been on staff of
Nanticoke
Memorial
Hospital
in
Seaford
,
Delaware
. In 1964, she became the assistant state medical examiner for
Kent
and
Sussex
Counties
and remains in that position today. She served on the very
influential, governor-appointed Board of Medical Practice for 19
years. Dr. Tobin has held offices with the American Cancer
Society and has served on various other medical boards in the
state. She has also been on the board of directors for Children
and Families First and the Blood Bank of
Delaware
. She was instrumental in the formation and planning of the very
successful Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Western Sussex County.
She is also member of several medical professional
organizations.
Dr. Tobin is the mother of six children.
Her late husband, also a physician, passed away in 1970 when her
youngest child was only 9 years old. Appropriately, she was
given the honor of Delaware Mother of the Year in 1984. Two of
her children chose medicine as their profession.
Her daughter Patti is a nursing anesthetist and son
Richard is an orthopedist. Her 19 grandchildren are living all
over the
United States
.
As a member of Soroptimist International of
Seaford, “Dr. Judy” is an inspiration and mentor to women of
all ages. She is a role model for women who wish to enter
traditionally unconventional fields for women. She has been an
excellent mentor for young women who are considering professions
in the medical field. She
has demonstrated great caring and compassion and she gives
unselfishly of her time and talents. She is truly a model for
all that she contributes – both to her professional and local
community.
Previous ATHENA recipients
include: 1988-Sally Higgins, 1989-Mae Fleetwood, 1990-Dr. Susan
Betts, 1991-Kilton “Tina” Fallon, 1992-Anne Nesbitt,
1993-Eleanor Jamison, 1994-Nancy Harper, 1995-Dr. Edith
Villasenor, 1996-Dr. Marie Wolfgang, 1997-Dr. Diane Lubkeman,
1998-Dr. Mary Ellen Woodruff, 1999-Ellen K. Hamilton,
2000-Dolores J. Slatcher, 2001-Cynde Parker, 2002-Sally Stewart,
2003-Brenda Lloyd-Daniels, 2005-Dr. Ileana Smith, 2006-Kathy
Farnell.
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