Dallas Regional Chamber Announces 2009 ATHENA(R) Award Recipient Catherine Rodewald

Dallas Regional Chamber Announces 2009 ATHENA(R) Award Recipient Catherine
Rodewald

DALLAS, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas Regional Chamber announced today
that Catherine Rodewald, President, Prudential Asset Resources and Managing
Director/Chief Information Officer, Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, is
the recipient of the 2009 ATHENA Award® . The ATHENA Award® is a national
program that recognizes the accomplishments of a Dallas businesswoman. The
presentation of the award will take place at the 2009 Women's Business
Conference luncheon on November 6, 2009 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel (400 N.
Olive St., Dallas, TX 75201).

The ATHENA Award® is open to individuals who strive toward the highest levels
of professional accomplishment, excel in their chosen field, devote time and
energy to their community in a meaningful way and forge new paths encouraging
others to follow. Administered today through the non-profit ATHENA
Foundation, more than 5,000 awards have been presented in over 500 communities
throughout the world. By honoring exceptional leaders, the ATHENA Award®
Program seeks to inspire others to achieve excellence in their professional
and personal lives.

Catherine Rodewald is the President, Prudential Asset Resources, and Managing
Director/Chief Information Officer of Prudential Mortgage Capital Company.
Prior to her work at Prudential, Catherine was the Vice President and first
Chief Information Officer at Hunt Consolidated Inc.

Catherine's industry leadership roles include: Prudential Mortgage Capital
Company's Senior Management team and Advisory board; Prudential's CIO Cabinet;
Prudential Small Grants Committee; Mortgage Bankers Association; Executive
Committee of the American Petroleum Institute General Committee on Information
Management and Technology; governor-appointee on the Board of Directors, Texas
State Board of Public Accountancy.

Catherine's community involvement includes significant participation in the
Dallas Regional Chamber, Dallas Women's Forum, International Women's Forum,
Menttium, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and YWCA of Dallas. Her care and
compassion for the betterment of women and her focus on the mentoring and
development of business and professional women and on advancing the plight of
the underserved for enhanced opportunities is evident in all her endeavors.

Previous ATHENA Award® recipients include Suzanne Charriere, Corgan
(formerly); Wanda Brice, The Women's Museum; Wendy Lopez, LOPEZGARCIA GROUP;
Becky Sykes, Dallas Women's Foundation; Camille Keith, Southwest Airlines
(formerly); Retta Miller, Jackson Walker LLP; Valerie Freeman, Imprimis Group;
Liz Minyard, Minyard Food Stores (formerly); Grace McDermott, US Pan Asian
American Chamber of Commerce; Brenda Jackson, TXU Electric Delivery; Gale
Duff-Bloom, JCPenney Company (formerly); Norma Lea Beasley, SAFECO Texas;
Jinger Heath, BeautiControl Cosmetics (formerly); and Tegwin Pulley, Texas
Instruments.

The Women's Business Conference is an annual, day long business education
conference and networking opportunity for businesswomen and men at all levels
in their careers. For more information on the ATHENA Award® or the Women's
Business Conference call 214-746-6776 or womenbiz@dallaschamber.org.

(Note to Editors: To RSVP to this event for photo/interview opportunities
please contact Lauren Parsons at 214-746-6690)

SOURCE Dallas Regional Chamber

Lauren Parsons, Communications Director, Dallas Regional Chamber,
+1-214-746-6690, lparsons@dallaschamber.org