Mary Alice Williams - Awards Received

Awards Received

• 2004 - Gracie Allen award from American Women in Radio and Television for “Magdalene”, a PBS program on the mystery of Mary Magdalene
• 2000 - Angel Award, International Film festival Award and the Donald McGannon Ethics in Media Award
• 1999 - Sigma Delta Chi Award for her Religion & Ethics Newsweekly feature on the ethics of saving profoundly premature infants
• Inducted into the National Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu
• 1998 - Gracie Allen Award from American Women in Radio & Television for reporting on strides toward equality being made by Orthodox
• Jewish women
• 1996 - Freddie Award from the American Medical Association
• 1995 - Exceptional Merit Media Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor
• EFFY Award from the American Marketing Association
• 1992 - American Bar Association bestowed on her its Silver Gavel Award
• 1990 - National Commendation Award from American Women in Radio and Television
• 1989 - National Emmy Award as anchor of NBC Nightly News during the Romanian Revolution
• 1988 - ACE Award nominee and Women in Cable presented her with its prestigious Woman of the Year Award
• 1986 - Headliner Award from Women in Communications
• 1985 - The Matrix (a lifetime achievement award)
• Appointed Admiral in the Nebraska Navy
• 1983 - Williams was an ACE nominee, won the New Cinema Artists Award and was named Young Woman Achiever by the YWCA
• 1980 - Young Achievers Award from the National Council of Women, an award she shared with the first woman astronaut Sally Ride.
• 1990-present Mother of the century award. Given to the women with the most beautiful children of the century.