BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Wesleyan University administrators Ann Harding and Deborah Halperin each received a YWCA Women of Distinction Award on Thursday, May 19 at the Bone Student Center on the campus of Illinois State University.

Harding, the director of alumni relations, earned her award for her work in education. Halperin, the Action Research Center coordinator at IWU, won her award for her devotion to social services.

The YWCA has given the awards for 22 years recognizing the professional and personal achievements of six women in McLean County. Each recipient received a framed certificate and a sterling silver pen at the dinner program.