Awards & Recognition
★Kettle Award from Candy Industry Magazine (1985) - first woman to receive this industry honor
★Dean's Award from National Candy Wholesalers Association (1978)
★Brandeis University Alumni Achievement Award (2000)
★Brandeis University Honorary Degree (2021)
★First woman speaker at Brandeis Business and Professional Network (1992)
Notable Facts
→93-year-old Chairman and CEO of NYSE-listed Tootsie Roll Industries since 2015
→Third-generation family member running company worth over $2 billion market cap
→Only second female president of NYSE-listed company when appointed in 1978
→Has led company for over 50 years, starting in 1968
→Founding member and former president of Committee of 200 (organization of top women entrepreneurs)
→Graduate work at Harvard, BA from Brandeis University
→Company produces 64 million Tootsie Rolls per day with global distribution to 75+ countries
→Family controls majority voting stake in publicly traded company
→Board member of multiple universities and major corporations including CPC International