Freeholder Director Lillian Burry honored by state Federation of Women
By Muriel Smith
Barbara Mitchell of Middletown nominated Lillian for the Honor.
ATLANTIC CITY_ Freeholder Director Lillian Burry was honored as a Woman of Distinction by the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs at its 123rd annual convention at the Golden Nugget Monday night, the first Monmouth County Freeholder to ever be accorded the honor.
In accepting the honor, Burry joined the ranks of such luminaries as Deborah Tobias Poritz, the first woman to be both Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court and state Attorney General, Virginia Bauer, former state Secretary of Commerce, and Dr. Formica Palma, the first woman president of the Medical Society of New Jersey and the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey.
Burry was nominated by Barbara B. Mitchell of Middletown, a long time active member of the Federation and the Women’s Club of Middletown.
Posted: May 10th, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Lillian Burry, Monmouth County News | Tags: Freeholder Director Lillian Burry, Monmouth County News, NJ State Federation of Women's Clubs, Women of Distinction | 2 Comments »