President Ruth Simmons will be honored tonight at the Women of Power Legacy Awards, a ceremony held by Black Enterprise to recognize African-American women that the business and media group considers trailblazers in their respective fields.
The award ceremony is a kickoff to the company's second annual Women of Power Summit, a leadership conference for women of color being held in Phoenix this week.
Also receiving awards are entertainment executive Suzanne de Passe, dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison and Faye Wattleton, the president of the Center for the Advancement of Women.
Black Enterprise created the award ceremony in 2006 to "recognize women whose power, influence and achievements have left a legacy of success for women of color in every career field," a company press release stated.
Black Enterprise prints a magazine of the same name, produces radio and television programming and serves as a "source of information for and about African-American business markets and leaders," according to the press release.
