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Liz Kaplow, CEO, Kaplow Communications, and seven women in top broadcast, media and corporate posts received Matrix Awards from New York Women in Communications April 25.
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The lunch at the Waldorf-Astoria, attended by more than 1,000, generated contributions towards scholarships. This year, 22 students received a total of $136,000 from NYWICI. Scholarship total has topped $1.5 million. NYWICI has more than 2,000 members.
Andy Cohen, host and executive producer, "Watch What Happens Live,” was emcee.
Kaplow received her Matrix from Debra Shriver, chief communications officer, Hearst.
Other winners were:
• Linda Boff, chief marketing officer, General Electric, presented by Beth Comstock, vice chair, GE.
• Nancy Dubuc, president and CEO, A+E Networks, presented by Jamie Gangel, special correspondent, CNN.
• Lena Dunham, creator and star, HBO’s “Girls,” presented by Gloria Steinem, writer, organizer, activist.
• Nancy Gibbs, editor, Time, presented by Katie Couric, TV host.
• Carol Hamilton, group president, Ariel Investments, CBS financial contributor, presented by Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey, managing director, Allen & Co.
• Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard Media Group, presented by Bonnie Hammer, chairman, NBC University Cable Entertainment.
Roger Bolton plans to step down as CEO of Page, the association of strategic communicators, at the end of the year following a 13-year run.
Sherrie Mazur will join the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation as managing director, of communications on Feb. 14. 
Independent Diplomat, the nonprofit that promotes democracy by organizing opposition movements and activists, has trained its sights on Venezuela.
Robert Tappan has joined the International BioMetrics + Identity Assoc., the trade group for the identity technology industry.
Tiffany Haverly, who was at Finsbury Glover Hering, has joined the Internet Association as director of communications.
