CATHY ERVIN OVERSTREET WomAn of Achievement Award

The Cathy Ervin Overstreet Woman of Achievement Award is presented annually at the Miss Hendersonville Pageant to a woman in our community who exemplifies personal and professional accomplishment through community service. The award is named in memory of Cathy Overstreet , who served as the Executive Director of the Miss Hendersonville Pageant from 1998 until her death in 2002.

A contribution of $250 is made by the Miss Hendersonville Committee each year to the charity of the winner's choice.

Patsy Farmer Jones was named the first recipient of the Cathy Ervin Overstreet Woman of Achievement Award in 2005. Pictured here with Overstreet's mother, Barbara Ervin.  Jones selected Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation as the recipient of the contribution in her honor.

2006 Woman of Achievement, Ruth Birge, pictured here with 2006 Miss Hendersonville Heather Waldbart. Birge selected the United Way of Henderson County as the recipient of the gift in her honor.

2007 Woman of Achievement Debbie Patrick (center) selected the Women Helping Women Fund with the Pardee Hospital Foundation as the recipient of the gift in her honor.

Congratulations to Tara Ledbetter, the 2008 Woman of Achievement Winner, who selected Mainstay to receive the $250 donation in her honor. 

Cheryl Gudger-Thompson was the recipient of the 2009 Woman of Achievement Award in recognition of her many

contributions to area charities and non-profits.

Pat Shepherd was presented with the 2010 Woman of Achievement Award for her volunteer efforts with the NC Apple Festival, the Hendersonville Lions Club & many other organizations. She was nominated by one of her students & Outstanding Teen contestant Elizabeth Owen (left). Helping present the award was Tiffany Ervin, Executive Director of the pageant, and her student Courtney Laughter, Hendersonville's Outstanding Teen 2010 (right).