For the 8th year, WINGS will honor the accomplishments of visionary women pushing the boundaries of knowledge to help us understand the complex issues we face today.  The Women of Discovery Awards recognize excellence in exploration and discovery in all areas of field research and environmental conservation.

 Carol Beckwith, WOD Lifetime Achievement Awardee. Degree in Painting and Photography, School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and Goucher College, Maryland. Along with co-award winner Angela Fisher, the two have spent over 30 years recording fast-disappearing cultures and traditions across more than 40 countries and over 150 African cultures.

 Susan Dudley, 2010 WOD Earth Awardee. PhD in Ecology and Evolution. Dudley discovered plant kin recognition following research on how plants change their shape and biomass allocation in the presence of other plants. She has worked in various parts of North America.

Angela Fisher, 2010 WOD Lifetime Achievement Awardee. Degree in Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia. Along with co-award winner Carol Beckwith, the two have spent over 30 year recording fast-disappearing cultures and traditions across more than 40 countries and over 150 African cultures.

Kate Harris, 2010 WOD Field Research Awardee. M.Phil. History of Science, M.Sc. Earth and Planetary Sciences. Harris has biked the Silk Road through Xinjiang and Tibet, traveled to all seven continents to perform science, and works to utilize science as a peacekeeping tool in contested natural areas.

 Alexandra Morton, 2010 WOD Sea Awardee. BSc. In Biology. Morton began her studies in British Columbia focusing on orca (killer whales), but transitioned over to combating the detrimental effects of careless fish farming. Her research helped her to win a case against the government and fish farmers in the BC Supreme Court.