Women of Charity

Barbara Barrington Jones, a woman of vision and passion, has used her personal trials as a catalyst to bless the lives of countless women and children the world over. The value that Barbara places on education and the arts, and her deep desire to bless the lives of others, particularly

Celeste Mergens is a humanitarian and the founder of the organization Days for Girls. Days for Girls provides reusable sanitary supplies for girls and women around the world, allowing them more freedom to pursue their education. Days for Girls has distributed more than one million sanitary kits in 17 nations

Charn Burton founded The Heart and Soul Suicide Support Group, 18-months after losing her son to suicide. Driven to raise suicide awareness and prevention, and mental health awareness in the community she serves as a clinical chaplain, pastoral counselor, and sits on the State Board of Directors for National Alliance

Prominent civic and community leader, particularly with regard to Hispanic concerns. Melendez was integral in the founding of Jordan School District Cultural Awareness as well as SOCIO (Spanish Organization for Community, Integrity, and Opportunity). She was also Outreach Director for the Utah State Food Stamp Program, adviser to the University

Although best known for her magnificent mansion on capital hill, McCune was also a noted suffragist and philanthropist. She was a member and patron of the International Council of Women, a position which granted her and other delegates an audience with Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1899. In 1905,

Enid Barr Cosgriff (1912-1997) founded the Ballet Society, which supported the new ballet department at the University of Utah. This organization resulted in the establishment of the Utah Civic Ballet, now Ballet West. During the early years Enid hosted many artists from around the world to support growth for the

Gail Miller is the owner of Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. Gail and her late husband, Larry, grew their businesses into one of the largest privately owned companies in the United States. Gail’s strong legacy of giving back includes the creation of the Larry H. Miller Education Foundation, and

Janis Lindley grew up in a large family in Cache Valley, Utah. Her father’s job with US-AID also afforded her family the opportunity to live in Bolivia for several years. During this time Janis was able to learn from people of many different ethnicities and religious backgrounds, which helped her to

Creator of Thanksgiving Point and the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. Raised in Murray, Utah, Ashton met her husband, Alan, on a blind date and worked full-time as a homemaker and mother to the couple’s eleven children while he founded and ran WordPerfect. Later, she and Alan built Thanksgiving Point as a

Kathy Headlee Miner’s compassion for suffering children led her to found the charitable organization Mothers Without Borders. Their mission is to “offer hope to the orphaned and vulnerable children of the world by nurturing and caring for them, as if they were our own.” She teaches that women are powerful

Lois Sebatane is an educationist and humanitarian who has contributed to the establishment of national NGOs in Lesotho in the following areas: HIV/AIDS, nonformal and adult education, early childhood education, and consumer education. Born, raised, and educated in Utah, Sebatane joined the Peace Corps shortly after graduating in 1967 from

Lifelong advocate of foster children who personally mothered nearly 100 children, including some with severe behavioral problems, from the early 1950s until her death in 1987. Trujillo not only devoted her life to foster children, she also recruited other foster mothers. Trujillo was an active member of the Catholic Women’s

Mother M. Augusta was born in 1830 as Ann Amanda Anderson in Alexandria, Virginia. Her mother died when she was 4 years old. She was raised by her aunt near Lancaster, Ohio. Amanda’s aunt was a devout Catholic, and it was in her care that Amanda grew to love Catholicism

Coordinator of worldwide humanitarian efforts. Over the last ten years, Gunther has been responsible for organizing the collection, assembly, and shipping of over one million personal hygiene kits, newborn kits, and school kits to developing countries around the globe. Gunther is also a founding member of the American Fork Literacy

Barbara Barrington Jones

Celeste Mergens

Charn Burton

Edith Roblez Melendez

Elizabeth McCune

Enid Barr Cosgriff

Gail Miller

Janis Lindley

Karen Ashton

Kathy Headlee Miner

Lois Anne Sebatane

Maria L. Salazar y Trujillo

Mother M. Augusta and the Sisters of the Holy Cross

RoseAnn Gunther