Chamber honors Myra Kraft, other women leaders

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today honored the winners of its 2009 Pinnacle Awards, which celebrate women for outstanding achievement in the workplace and for commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the region.

Myra Kraft (right), president of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, was presented a lifetime achievement award at an event at the Westin Copley Place, Boston hotel, the chamber said, and Diane Patrick, a partner at the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP, was the recipient of an achievement in the professions award.

To read a Chamber press release that includes a list of this year's Pinnacle Award winners, please click here.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff. The photo of Kraft was provided by the Chamber.)