Welcome! It's your chance to vote!

It's time to nominate your young professionals for the Next Wave Awards to be held Friday, April 20, 2018. Coastal members and their representatives are invited to make a nomination in any or all of the award categories you see below. Please scroll all the way through to review every category.
 
Those individuals that have won an award in the past two years may be nominated but are not eligible to win in the same category (we will also check that for you). Those nominated will be contacted to complete a questionnaire.  Their answers will be considered by the judges in each category. The judges' decision is final. All eligible nominees will be honored, and winners will be announced at the Next Wave Awards.

* PLEASE NOTE, awards are not based on the number of nominations and self-nominations are not accepted in any of the categories below. 

NOMINATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 (5:00 PM)
  
 
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2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Award
This award is to recognize and honor young professionals who through their entrepreneurship – have transformed economies, driven innovation and changed communities.

2018 Young Professional Community Volunteer of the Year Award
This award recognizes and honors a young professional who sets a standard for service to others in the community. They have taken leadership positions while giving their time and resources to service clubs and other community-based organizations and inspire others to make volunteering a central part of their lives.

2018 Top Young Professional of the Year Award
This award recognizes a young professional who has made all-around significant contributions for civic, charitable, entertainment or quality of life within Sheboygan County.

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