2017 ATHENA NOMINATION FORM
THANK YOU to our $2,000 ATHENA Luncheon Sponsor:
The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce and Suburban Chevrolet are proud to sponsor the ATHENA Award Program in our community. Please complete the application below for your nominee, and return it to the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce.
The ATHENA Award is presented to a woman or man who is recognized for professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. The ATHENA Award highlights what recipients have accomplished in addition to paving a path for future successes.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Nominee must be an employee of a Chamber Member business Nominee must be available to attend the ATHENA Luncheon on November 9 NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 4, 2017
Nominee’s Name Company Name & Title Business Address
Phone:
Submitted by Company
Phone:
On a separate sheet, please provide specific examples of how the nominee has done any or all of the following:
Demonstrated significant support for the goals of professional women
Provided selfless assistance on behalf of professional women
Provided valuable service to a business, profession, or the community
Exhibited initiative and creativity enhancing: The efficacy of business of profession The stability and improvement of the community
Demonstrated excellence in business or Chamber activity
Recognized for significant achievement Please note: The more detail you can provide on the nominee, the more accurately the Recognition Committee can consider them as a recipient.
To submit nomination, please complete entire form and return to the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce by October 4 by any of the following: Email to communications@epchamber.org Fax to 952-944-0229 Mail/drop off at 11455 Viking Drive, Suite 270
The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Award Program Information The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce and Suburban Chevrolet have sponsored the ATHENA Award Program in our community since 1993. The award honors business people in the Eden Prairie community who have demonstrated exceptional professional excellence, community service and who have actively assisted women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. Each October, the Chamber honors the newest recipient at an awards luncheon. The entire chamber membership and their guests are invited to support the annual recipient as well as to hear from a featured presenter.
Background information on the national ATHENA Award... The ATHENA Award is presented to a woman or man who is recognized for professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. The ATHENA Award highlights what recipients have accomplished in addition to paving a path for future successes. The award is established through local host organizations in partnership with the Foundation’s national underwriters, local businesses and individual sponsors. There are over 300 active award programs and more than 5,000 awards have been presented since the program’s inception in 1982. By honoring exceptional leaders, the Award Program seeks to inspire Past ATHENA Recipients Tina Outlaw others to achieve excellence. 2016 Anagram International
The annual Eden Prairie recipient is chosen based on a certain criteria: They demonstrate their support of the goals of professional women and provide unselfish assistance on their behalf They provide valuable service to business or profession or the community They exhibit initiative and creativity enhancing the efficacy of business and providing stability and improvement of the community They clearly demonstrate excellence in business or profession
Pictured above is past ATHENA Award recipients with the 2016 ATHENA Award recipient Tina Outlaw
2015
Sarah Kinkeade Bremer Bank
2014
Cecilia Cervantes Hennepin Technical College
2013
Cindy Eddy Prop Shop
2012
Cheryl Eastbourne Edina Realty
2011
Cathy Hakedahl Flagship Bank
2010
Nicole Middendorf Strategic Financial, Inc.
2009
Karen Brettingen Eden Prairie High School
2008
Jan Eian Endurant Business Solutions
2007
Kimberly Cummings Eden Prairie Fire Department
2006
Mary Anderson Lanewood Marketing
2005
Nancy Holden PROP
2004
Irene Kelly Habitat for Technology
2003
Sharon Olwin Business Support Center
2002
Katherine Forrester Northwestern Mutual Financial
2001
Melissa Krull Eden Prairie Schools
2000
Molly Koivumaki
1999
Cathy Meyer
1998
Rita Krocak
1997
Char Pfeiffer
1996
Julianne Bye
1995
Diane Bosworth