Kate Williams Named Caribou County Distinguished Young Woman 2025
1st Alternate Cate Walker, 2nd Alternate Rachel Hansen, DYW 2025 Kate Williams, and 3rd Alternate India Galloway.
Caribou County Distinguished Young Women held their annual program last Saturday night. Supporters enjoyed watching twelve wonderful young women from our county showcase their physical fitness, talent, poise, and public speaking skills. Emcees for the evening were Dr. Matt Kunz and the 2024 Distinguished Young Woman, Genevieve Fullmer.
Preliminary award winners were:
Light It Up Award: The recipients of this award were given a $200 scholarship. They were Rebekah Evans, Samantha Lowry, Brynlee Hemmert, Lilly Gilbert, Breanna Heer, Kate Williams, India Galloway, and Elizabeth Beutler.
Be Your Best Self Award: This award was chosen by the committee. The recipients of this award were given a $500 scholarship. They were Rachel Hansen and Lilly Gilbert.
Spirit of Distinguished Young Women: This award was selected by the participants. The recipients of this award were given a $450 scholarship. The awards went to Samantha Lowry and Kate Williams.
Fitness Award: The fitness portion comprised 15% of the overall score. The recipients received a $500 scholarship. They were Brynlee Hemmert and India Galloway.
Self-Expression Award: This category comprised 15% of the overall score. The recipients of this award received a $500 scholarship. They were Brynlee Hemmert and Kate Williams.
Talent Award: Talent comprised 20% of the overall score. The recipients of this award received a $550 scholarship. The awards went to Kate Williams and Cate Walker.
Scholastic Achievement Award: This category comprised 25% of the overall score. The recipients received a $650 scholarship. Elizabeth Beutler and Rebekah Evans were the recipients of those awards.
Interview Award: The interview was 25% of the overall score. The recipients of this award received a $650 scholarship. The awards went to Cate Walker and Kate Williams.
The 3rd runner up received an $800 scholarship. The winner was India Galloway.
The 2nd runner up received a $900 scholarship. The winner was Rachel Hansen.
The 1st runner up received a $1000 scholarship. The winner was Cate Walker.
The Caribou County Distinguished Young Woman title went to Miss Kate Williams. She received a $1200 scholarship and will have the opportunity to represent Caribou County in the state Distinguished Young Women program held in Idaho Falls in October. If named Idaho’s DYW, she will travel to Mobile, Alabama to take part in the DYW National Finals.
Begun in 1958, Distinguished Young Women has impacted the lives of more than 770,000 young women. Our mission is to empower high school young women by providing scholarship opportunities, developing self-confidence and teaching life skills needed for success in college and beyond. National sponsors include Mobile County, City of Mobile, Alabama Power Foundation, Encore Rehabilitation, Wintzell’s Oyster House, Master Boat Builders, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation, Evonik, Regions Financial Corporation, Jostens and Alabama Media Group.
For more information about Distinguished Young Women, contact Tara Principe, National Headquarters Marketing and Communications Director, at 251-438-3621 or
[email protected] or visit www.DistinguishedYW.org.
DYW chairperson, Myra Leatherman, would like to thank the many local community sponsors of the program, especially the Lions Club of Soda Springs. A special thank you to the committee members, parents of the participants, stage and sound crew, and all who supported the 2024/25 Caribou County DYW program.
