UNC Charlotte trustee Susan DeVore (’81) and Elizabeth Austin (’77) were among the individuals honored at this year’s Charlotte Business Journal (CBJ) Women in Business Awards program held recently at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel | Le Meridien Charlotte Hotel in uptown.
This annual award program honors outstanding businesswomen from the region who have made significant contributions to their communities in the past year.
DeVore, Premier’s president and chief executive officer, received the CBJ Lifetime Achievement Award. Under her leadership, Premier has built an industry-leading code of ethics, been named eight times as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, been named four times to InformationWeek's 500 top technology innovators in the nation and won IBM's CTO innovation award for advanced analytics in healthcare.
DeVore earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UNC Charlotte and a master’s degree in management from McGill University.
Austin, Curviture’s chief information officer, was one of 25 women to receive a CBJ Women in Business Award. In her role, she leads the global information technology team as it continues to develop infrastructure, applications and scalable tools within Curviture’s rapidly growing base of global operations. She is responsible for performing ongoing management of all client-driven and mission-critical information systems.
Austin earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UNC Charlotte.
The CBJ profiled recipients of the CBJ Women in Business Awards in its Feb.16 print edition.