Josianne Marsan

Lenore Simpson Award honours first recipient at UWindsor

Makennah Murphy, a fourth-year Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) student at the University of Windsor, is recognized as the inaugural recipient of the Lenore Simpson Women in Business Award during the Odette School of Business International Women’s Day eventMakennah Murphy, a fourth-year Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) student at the University of Windsor, is recognized as the inaugural recipient of the Lenore Simpson Women in Business Award during the Odette School of Business International Women’s Day event on March 3, 2026. (MIKE WILKINS/University of Windsor)

The University of Windsor’s Odette School of Business marked International Women’s Day with a keynote address from the Honourable Sandra Pupatello and the launch of a new award supporting women in business.

Held at the Odette School of Business, the annual event carried the 2026 theme “Women Leading with Intelligence,” examining how women leaders are integrating human, emotional, social, strategic and artificial intelligence to build ethical and resilient organizations.