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McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees for 2019 will be celebrated May 16 in Chicago.

The program will recognize Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Lynne Katzmann, 19 Hall of Honor recipients and 21 Rising Stars. The winners work in skilled nursing, senior living and other eldercare services. 

The evening will include refreshments, cocktails and networking, awards presentations, remarks from Katzmann and others, photos and more. PointClickCare is the program’s platinum sponsor; SimplyConnect is the gold sponsor.

Winners in the Rising Stars and Hall of Honor divisions were announced in mid-March. A full gallery of inductees in this, the inaugural class, can be found at https://womenofdistinction.splashthat.com/.

Nominations for the 2020 class will open in December.