CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More than 125 women participated in the Women in the Home Industries Today (WithIt) 2006 education conference and its WOW awards dinner, honoring women in the categories of future leadership, education, mentoring and legacy.

The two-day event was held last week at the Renaissance Suites Hotel in Charlotte, N.C.

Mary Frye, left, Home Furnishings International Assn.; WOW Legacy Award Winner Kathy Bovey, AmericasMart; and Sharon Davis, Accessories Resource Team.

Donna Forbes, left, Loeffler Ketchum Mountjoy (LKM), with Kimberley Wray and Tammy Covington Nagem, both of the High Point Market Authority.

Melanie Golter, left, Molee Fine Art, Madison, N.C.; Dianne Ray, Garden City Furniture, Garden City Beach, S.C. and WOW Legacy Award nominee; Debbie O’Hara, Quiozel; Brenda Plowman, Synap Tuit Group; and Regina Ruopoli, Quiozel.

Representing Havertys at the WithIt event are Amy Brewer, left, Jacksonville, Fla.; Stella Pennell, Arlington, Texas; Violette Foreman, Birmingham, Ala.; Kathy Howle, Naples, Fla.; Brandi Robinson, Lewisville, Texas; and Madeleine Gordon, Atlanta.