INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Propylaeum announced the May Wright Sewall Leadership Award recipients, Janet Allen and Katherine Kiang. Given annually, the award honors outstanding Indiana women who embody the spirit of May Wright Sewall. This year’s awardees reflect Sewall’s commitment to broadening the arts and culture scene of Indianapolis and educational opportunities for girls.
Janet Allen is the Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director at the Indiana Repertory Theater. Allen has solidified the Indiana Repertory Theater’s reputation as a top-flight regional theatre dedicated to diverse programming and production quality. She also significantly diversified the theater’s services to adults and children during her tenure.
Katherine Kiang is a bioengineer who provides technical support for the medical and manufacturing divisions at Eli Lilly and Company. Outside of job responsibilities, she is involved in Eli Lilly’s Women Engineering Network, the Society of Women Engineers, and is a Big Brothers Big Sister mentor. Through her volunteer activities, Kiang demonstrates the positive effects a young woman can have on the next generation of females.