Terry Holloway,
I stumbled across this thread and thought you were all being rather un kind in not recognising her achievements. That's all!
I personally would be happy to acknowledge her achievements if I knew what they were. Could you possibly give us a list of what you think that they are, supporting your view with some evidence.
I will help you out by admitting that it is self evident that she has been extremely successful at getting and maintaining some very influential support. After that I am struggling a bit.