 This award, sponsored by the Western New York Women's Fund and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, honors women professionals who have attained and personify the highest levels of professional excellence, demonstrate support for the goals of women professionals, and provide significant and selfless assistance on their behalf.Buffalo State College instituted the Muriel A. Howard All College Honors Program in 2013 in her honor.Howard has lived near Washington, DC, in Inwood, West Virginia and Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her husband, Albert "Mickey" Howard.