2024 ATHENA Award Nomination Form |
1. Return by May 10, 2024
An ATHENA Award Nominee:
- Is an established leader and mentor who assists women in reaching their full potential.
- Demonstrates excellence, creativity, and initiative in their business or profession.
- Devotes time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community.
- Involved in building relationships & collaboration in the region.
- Lives and/or works in North Ottawa or Muskegon County.
An ATHENA Young Professional Nominee:
- Is an emerging leader who demonstrates excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession.
- Serves as a role model for young women personally and professionally.
- Has a minimum of five (5) years professional experience.
- Provides valuable service to improve the quality of life for others in the community.
- Lives and/or works in North Ottawa or Muskegon County.
ATHENA Core Values
LIVE AUTHENTICALLY and LEARN CONSTANTLY
How leaders continually seek to understand and develop themselves.
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS and FOSTER COLLABORATION
How leaders embrace and encourage each other.
ACT COURAGEOUSLY and ADVOCATE FIERCELY
How leaders live out their convictions.
GIVE BACK and CELEBRATE
How leaders contribute to their communities and memorialize shared experiences.
The Eight Principles of Enlighted Leadership
* LIVE AUTHENTICALLY * LEARN CONSTANTLY *
* BUILD RELATIONSHIPS *
* BUILD RELATIONSHIPS *
* FOSTER COLLABORATION * ACT COURAGEOUSLY *
* ADVOCATE FIERCELY * GIVE BACK * CELEBRATE *
To submit a name for nomination you must complete the form below.
This is the first step in a two-step process. If selected, nominated individuals and their nominators will be sent a Nominee Information Form which must be submitted by June 7th, 2024 for a nominee to be considered as a finalist for the 2024 ATHENA or ATHENA Young Professional Award. The Nominee Information Forms will be reviewed by a Selection Committee made up of community leaders. Recipients will be selected from the finalists for each award and will be announced at the ATHENA Luncheon on Thursday, October 8, 2024 at Trillium Catering and Event Center.