Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice Recipients

Governor Robert D. Ray —1982
Mary Louise Smith —1984
Dr. Sue Follon —1985
Dr. Patricia Geadelmann —1987
Minnette Doderer —1989
Lonabelle Kaplan "Kappie" Spencer —1990
Dr. Charles Hughes Bruner —1992
Louise Rosenfield Noun — 1993
Mary Molen Wiberg — 1994
Betty Talkington —1995
Maude Esther White — 1996
Naomi Christensen — 1997
Edna M. Griffin — 1998
Governor Terry E. Branstad — 1999
Suzanne O’Dea Schenken — 2000
Jane Elliott — 2001
Reverend Carlos Jayne — 2002
Rekha Basu — 2003
Marie C. Wilson — 2004
Susan C. Buckley — 2005
Jane Jones Turner Burleson — 2006
Marilyn O. Murphy — 2007
Dr. Kesho Y. Scott — 2008
Sister Mary McCauley, BVM — 2009
Brad Clark - 2010
Marti Anderson - 2011
Elizabeth Barnhill - 2012

Elizabeth Barnhill

Elizabeth Barnhill has spent the past 30 years working to end sexual violence and assist survivors. She been the Executive Director of the statewide Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault since 1990, and has served on many committees and task forces, in Iowa and nationally. She is a founding and long-term board member of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence.  Elizabeth has been a consultant for National Institutes of Justice, the International Association of the Chiefs of Police, the Office on Violence Against Women, and the Centers for Disease Control.  In 2010, she received the national Gail Burns-Smith Award, recognizing people who have made significant contributions to preventing sexual violence by facilitating partnerships between those working on behalf of victims and those working with sex offenders.
 
Elizabeth was born in Nagoya, Japan, where her father was stationed with the Air Force, and spent her childhood moving around the world. Her extended family lives in Alabama. Elizabeth has Bachelor’s in Journalism from the University of Missouri, and like many others, shifted to her current work as a result of personal experience. She has a partner, 3 children, 3 stepchildren, and 7 grandchildren.

Elizabeth is proud to have worked alongside many survivors of sexual violence, and humbled by the strength, bravery, and perserverance they have taught her.