Third Annual Vermont Award
Vermont Business Magazine The ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award program was founded in 2007 by ATHENA International to honor emerging women leaders who demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession. Recipients must also demonstrate their commitment to service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in their community while serving as a role model for young women personally and professionally.
Call for Nominations
The ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® recognizes women 40 years old and younger who meet each of the following criteria:
• Demonstrates excellence, creativity, and initiative in their business or profession
• Provides valuable service by contributing time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community
• Clearly serves as a role model for young women personally and professionally
The Process
You may nominate yourself or others using the above criteria, and you may also submit nominations for multiple nominees.
ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® nominees must work in Vermont, be 40 years old or younger at the nomination submission deadline and have a minimum of five years professional experience. Prior recipients are not eligible.
A panel of prominent business leaders from across Vermont will review all nomination forms and select the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® recipient. All ATHENA nominees will be recognized at the ATHENA Award® Gala on Saturday, November 6th, 5:30 p.m. at Capital Plaza, Montpelier, Vermont, or virtually. An evening of dinner and dancing will honor the recipient and the ATHENA Model. The recipient must be present to accept their award and can attend virtually.
Completed nomination forms must be submitted to Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce by 5 p.m. on September 1, 2021.
The on-line nomination forms are available at the CVCC website: centralvt.com/athena-