Awards Committee
By Karen Hansen, NJAWBO-Mercer Awards Committee

The Business Woman of the Year Award honors a woman business owner who is a NJAWBO member and who has distinguished herself in her business, in NJAWBO and in her community. Her chapter may nominate her after she has been a business owner and a NJAWBO member for at least three years. A member may be nominated more than once, but may receive this award only once. Nominations should be submitted to me before February 1, 2004.

Nominees are evaluated on the following criteria:

• History of growth of business
• Expansion or uniqueness of business
• Achievements and contributions
• Career development (seminars, courses, etc.)
• Professional affiliations and offices held
• Awards and honors

Please start thinking about someone you know who deserves to be named Mercer Chapter’s Business Woman of the Year, and submit her name to me as soon as possible. To get you started, here’s a list of women who, as of February 29, 2004, will have been members of Mercer Chapter for three or more years:

Angela Deitch
Alina Denis Jarjour
Eileen Entin
Karen Fontaine
Linda Gardner
Mildred Gershen
Paula Gould
Susan Guarneri
Sheryl Haber-Kuo
Lisa Harrah
Lisa Hinson
Jeanne Hogan
Freda Howard
Linda Kibrick
Katherine Kish
Rebecca Lynn
Joyce Magliaro
Carol May
Lynn McDougall
Meryl Miller
Linda Principe
Linda Richter
Suzanne Rosenblum
Liz Scafa
Arlene Schragger
Lisa Snyder
Judith Tapiero
Virginia Tryon
Jackie Zohn

If you would like to nominate one of these women for this award, or if you would like to be a member of the Awards Committee, please contact Karen Hansen at 732-398-9809 or khansen@aol.com.