The Association for Women in Communications recently presented its Fourth Annual Woman of the Year Awards honoring women in seven communications categories. 

The winners were:
- Lifetime Achievement Award:  Pulitzer Prize Winning Miami Herald Journalist and Novelist Edna Buchanan.
- Television:  Reporter Robin Kish of CBS4
- Fund Development and Special Events: Gail Meltzer of Fund Raising Advantage
- Advertising, Marketing Agencies/Consultants:  Kathy Koch of Ambit Marketing
- Nonprofit Communications:  Josie Bacallao of Hispanic Unity of Florida
- Communications Technology and the Internet:  Renee H. Frengut of eQualitativeResearch.com
- Communications Education:  Kathleen Anderson of Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Public Relations Agencies/Consultants:  Barbara Goldberg of O¹Connell & Goldberg, Inc.

The awards recognize excellence within the disciplines of the communications industry for women working in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

All of the nominees demonstrate excellence and creativity in their field.

Entries were independently reviewed and judged by another Association for Women in Communications chapter.

Meredith Porte, producer of WLRN in Miami, was the emcee for the evening.

Sponsors were Maroone, Union Bank, GL Homes, Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, WLRN and Pierson Grant Public Relations. 

The Association for Women in Communications is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, and promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications arena.