Sarah Wischhof (left) and Inspire Woman of the Year Angie Muhleisen share a laugh Sept. 14 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
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Ava Thomas, president of west region at Lee Enterprises, speaks during Inspire Awards on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Woman of the Year Angie Muhleisen speaks during the Inspire Awards ceremony Sept. 14 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.Â
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Vann Price (left) and Ashley Milner take a photo during Inspire Awards on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Price was a winner in the education category.
Being named Woman of the Year at the the annual Inspire — Celebrating Women's Leadership Awards was the second-best thing that happened to Angie Muhleisen on Wednesday.
Muhleisen, president and CEO of Union Bank & Trust Co., was late to the ceremony at Pinnacle Bank Arena because her daughter had a baby.
"I was on my way to this event when she called and said, 'Turn the car around, I'm having the baby right now,'" Muhleisen said.
So she witnessed the birth of a grandchild and then got back in her car and drove downtown to the event.
Muhleisen, whose family owns Union Bank & Trust, has worked there for more than 40 years and has been the CEO since 2003.
Among her other roles are a seat on the board of Assurity and chair-elect of the University of Nebraska Foundation.
Vann Price (left) and Ashley Milner take a photo during Inspire Awards on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Price was a winner in the education category.