2019 ATHENA Award Nominations Are Now Open

The ATHENA awards. Photo provided.The ATHENA awards. Photo provided.

By: Chrystal Pearson—

Muncie, IN—Women in Business Unlimited (WIBU), an organization dedicated to providing networking opportunities for business women of East Central Indiana, would like your help finding and honoring individuals who demonstrate professional excellence, serve their community and actively assists women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.

Do you know an individual who strives toward the highest levels of personal and professional accomplishment?  Who also excels in their chosen field, devotes time and energy within their community and helps forge paths of leadership for other women to follow?  If so, you have the opportunity to honor them by nominating them for an ATHENA Award.

Nominees will be honored and award recipients will be announced at the ATHENA Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 at Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie, IN.

The awards WIBU is seeking nominations for and their criteria are:

ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award

  • Demonstrates excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession.
  • Provides valuable service to improve the quality of life for others in their community.
  • Clearly serves as a role model for young women both personally and professionally.

ATHENA Leadership Award

  • Demonstrates excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession.
  • Provides valuable service to improve the quality of life for others in the Muncie-Delaware County community.
  • Actively assists women in achieving their full leadership potential.

ATHENA Organizational Leadership Award

  • Creates an organization culture that encourages women employees to achieve their full leadership potential.
  • Gives back to the larger community of women and girls by providing and/or supporting leadership development opportunities and initiatives.

The deadline for submission is August 31st, 2019. Nomination forms can be found at https://www.wibumuncie.org/athena/athena-nominees/

For more information on WIBU visit www.wibumuncie.org

For more information on the ATHENA awards luncheon visit www.wibumuncie.org/athena