Professional Woman of the Year |
2011 Zonta Professional Woman of the Year
Rebecca Miller
The Zonta Club of Fort Worth is proud to announce that Rebecca Miller, Chief Meteorologist on KDAF, Channel 33 News, is its 2011 Professional Woman of the Year.
Since 1972, the Zonta Club of Fort Worth has honored a local professional woman who tirelessly pursues her dreams and works to make a difference in her community by volunteering and supporting local charitable organizations.
Rebecca has a degree in meteorology (atmospheric physics) and a minor in mathematics from Texas A&M University. A two-time Emmy winner, she has forecasted weather for the DFW Metroplex since 1991 on television and radio. She has taught broadcasting to meteorology students at TAMU for many years, and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in homeland security.
She was twice awarded “Outstanding Media Personality” by the American Women in Radio and TV and was the first recipient of the East Lake Pet Orphanage John LaBella award for her work with animals. She has supported many local community organizations such as The Fort Worth Zoo, The American Red Cross, Southlake’s Art in the Square, GRACE, Salvation Amy, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, The Dallas Zoo, The Humane Society, Operation Kindness and Zonta Club of Fort Worth’s Boots ’n Bling.
Rebecca will be honored Saturday evening, October 29th, 6:00 pm at Boots ‘n Bling, the club’s annual fundraiser at The Palace Room in the Stockyards.
Since 1972, the Zonta Club of Fort Worth has honored a local professional woman who tirelessly pursues her dreams and works to make a difference in her community by volunteering and supporting local charitable organizations.
Rebecca has a degree in meteorology (atmospheric physics) and a minor in mathematics from Texas A&M University. A two-time Emmy winner, she has forecasted weather for the DFW Metroplex since 1991 on television and radio. She has taught broadcasting to meteorology students at TAMU for many years, and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in homeland security.
She was twice awarded “Outstanding Media Personality” by the American Women in Radio and TV and was the first recipient of the East Lake Pet Orphanage John LaBella award for her work with animals. She has supported many local community organizations such as The Fort Worth Zoo, The American Red Cross, Southlake’s Art in the Square, GRACE, Salvation Amy, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, The Dallas Zoo, The Humane Society, Operation Kindness and Zonta Club of Fort Worth’s Boots ’n Bling.
Rebecca will be honored Saturday evening, October 29th, 6:00 pm at Boots ‘n Bling, the club’s annual fundraiser at The Palace Room in the Stockyards.
2009 - Dr. Melanie Johnson - Fort Worth ISD Superintendent
2008 - Phyllis Norman
