Okaloosa commission announces 2015 Women's Wall honorees

The Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women's 2015 Women’s Wall of Honor Honorees, front row from left, are: Tammy McGaughy, Sherry Marcolongo, Jean Hood, Velma Conyers and Valarie Bogar. Back row: Sherry Smith, Margaret Schwartz, Louan Rathke and Donna Pattison. Not pictured: Dood Wood.

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women's 2015 Women’s Wall of Honor Honorees are as follows:

Tammy McGaughy, Sherry Marcolongo, Jean Hood, Velma Conyers, Valarie Bogar, Sherry Smith, Margaret Schwartz, Louan Rathke, Donna Pattison and Dood Wood.

"These special women have contributed to the well-being of children, families and the citizens of our community," an OCCSW spokesperson said in a news release.

The honorees’ names are placed on a plaque, and in a nearby book containing a biographical page for each woman, in the library at the University of West Florida's Fort Walton Beach campus.

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