2008 Sandra Day O'Connor Board Excellence Award

DirectWomen announced on December 3, 2007 six recipients of the 2008 Sandra Day O’Connor Board Excellence Award honoring women lawyers who have served with distinction as independent directors of public companies and have worked to advance the value of diversity in board positions. These distinguished women board members, as well as the companies on whose boards they serve, will be recognized at a luncheon on February 22 at the Waldorf=Astoria.

Karen Hastie Williams is one of the honorees of this distinguished award. She is being recognized for serving on the boards of directors for The Chubb Corporation, Continental Airlines, Inc., Gannett Company, Inc., SunTrust Banks, Inc. and WGL Holdings, Inc.