Deana Haworth and Dr. Virginia Caine named 2024 recipients of the May Wright Sewall Leadership Award

Award honors outstanding examples of civic leadership in Indiana The Indianapolis Propylaeum honored Deana Haworth and Dr. Virginia Caine during its 2024 May Wright Sewall Leadership Award ceremony and luncheon Thursday, May 16. Each year, The Indianapolis Propylaeum selects one or more individuals who are exceptional examples of civic engagement and who embody the spirit of May Wright Sewall, renown suffragist, activist and founder of The Indianapolis Propylaeum. “Like May Wright Sewall, Deana Haworth and Dr. Virginia Caine have contributed immeasurably to the civic and physical health of our community,” said Susan Fasig, board president of The Indianapolis Propylaeum. “Both have worked diligently, and to remarkable effect, to improve the quality of life for the most vulnerable of our city’s residents. And both are bold, tenacious leaders as committed to the success of other women as they are to their own.” “Deana does clamor,” said Althea Cooper, board treasurer of The Indianapolis Propylaeum. “As the CEO of Hirons, the largest female-owned marketing and public relations firm in the state, she has worked her way up in the ranks, carrying talented women with her as she climbed.” “When public health and safety are on the line, people from across the political...