San Antonio Chapter

During 1957 and 1958, several San Antonio women, who knew each other only by telephone, decided to get together, have dinner, and become better acquainted.  They all were working in a male dominated occupation:  construction.  They saw their male co-workers benefit by sharing information and ideas with others and knew they too would benefit from a network of women.

That first meeting was a success and soon they were meeting monthly.  They called their club Women in Construction.  At the same time, they heard of a group of ladies from Fort Worth, Texas who were organizing women employed in the construction industry into chapters for a new trade association.  The San Antonio women signed on and became the eleventh chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction.  They no longer had a club; rather it was now a professional association.  Their new chapter was chartered on August 9, 1958.

• San Antonio is a member of Region 7 which includes Texas & Oklahoma
• Alice Dolle is a retired life member in our chapter who celebrated her 50th year as a NAWIC member in 2011, and she's still active at meetings & on committees
• Our San Antonio chapter had 118 members last year, making our chapter the largest in the Nation
• The National NAWIC President Judy DeWeese, is a proud member of the San Antonio Chapter
• Chapter member, Jennifer Swinney, received the Executive Spotlight Award in 2009, and once again in 2010 from the NAWIC National Presidents at National Convention.
• San Antonio currently has three nationally recognized "Red Rose Recruiters" (recruited 18 members within a 3 year period):  Dawn Holmes, Sandee Morgan, & Jennifer Swinney

Members Include:

• General Contractors & Subcontractors
• Architects & Engineers
• Business Owners
• Accounting Professionals & Office Administrators
• Project Managers
• Tradeswomen
• Suppliers
• Insurance Agents

San Antonio is Active with:

• Leadership Conference
• Construct-a-Kids Christmas Gala
• Habitat for Humanity
• Bexar County Foster Children's Rainbow Room
• Block Kids
• Scholarships to area colleges

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