Monday, February 8, 2016

Seeking Nominations for Woman of the Year


For the past 7 years the Brentwood Woman’s Club has selected a Brentwood resident, to honor as their Woman of the Year.  Nominations are due by March 1 and can be submitted to club via email or mailed to the club at PO Box 964, Brentwood, TN. 37024.

Nomination Criteria:
All nominees must be residents of Williamson County, Tennessee, or any of the adjacent counties of Davidson, Rutherford, Marshall, Maury, Hickman, Dickson, or Cheatham. You may nominate as many women as you like. Use a separate form for each Nominee.

Prior honorees have been Linda Lynch, City of Brentwood Community Relations Director; Joyce Keistler, Director of the Martin Center; Susan Leathers, prior Editor and Co-Owner Brentwood Home Page, Franklin Home Page and BrentWord Communications; Linda Jackson, Executive Director of BRIDGES; Nancy Osman, community volunteer and Director of Ty2 Foundation, Jennifer Wolcott, community volunteer with the American Red Cross (Natchez Trace Chapter) and the Oasis Center, and Vicky Smith, Senior manager, Corporate Social Responsibility for Nissan North America.

Submit all nominations via email to brentwoodwomansclub@gmail.com or mail to GFWC Brentwood Woman’s Club, PO Box 964, Brentwood, TN 37024.

Include:    
            Your Name:
Phone number
Email address: 

Name of Nominee: 
Phone number: 
Email address: 
Nominee’s principal occupation and/or area of volunteerism:

Please answer, as best you can, the following questions to help us assess why your nominee should be BWC’s  Woman of the Year for 2016:.
  
1.What significant contributions has your Nominee made to Williamson County, the state of Tennessee, or our country on the national scene during the past year?
Please Highlight lifetime contributions and their cumulative benefits to communities and individuals.
   
2. If your Nominee’s community contributions are in conjunction with her occupation, how has she gone beyond what is required in her occupation, so as to contribute altruistically to the community? 

3. Describe the extent to which your Nominee may have identified an unmet need in the community, met that need, and created new value, or noticeable positive change, as a result of her contributions.