Awards & Recognition
★Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (2004)
★YWCA Woman of the Year
★Michigan Jaycees Outstanding Young Michiganders (1999)
★Royal Order of the Polar Star by King of Sweden (2010)
★Great Immigrants Award (2007)
★Order of Princess Olga, 1st class from Ukraine (2024)
Notable Facts
→16th U.S. Secretary of Energy (2021-2025)
→First female Governor of Michigan (2003-2011)
→First female Attorney General of Michigan (1999-2003)
→Co-authored national bestseller 'A Governor's Story' which became a Washington Post political bestseller
→Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
→Canadian-born, first Secretary of Energy born outside the United States
→Maintained 98% conviction rate as federal prosecutor
→Led Michigan through 2008 financial crisis and auto industry bailout
→Oversaw $200 billion in DOE clean energy investments creating 400,000 jobs