Awards Committee News
By Linda R. Gardner, Esq. NJAWBO-Mercer Awards Committee

This month's Awards Committee News spotlights the Woman of Achievement/Rose and Scroll award, which is given annually by NJAWBO to a non-NJAWBO member who has been a role model for women, has a record of assisting women business owners and is nominated by a NJAWBO Chapter.

There are four guidelines for the award.

• First, the nominee is rated on her prior business, professional and personal achievements.

• Second, she is scored on her specific areas of assistance to women business owners (such as involvement in mentoring and encouragement of new and inexperienced women business owners).

• Third, the nominee is judged on her volunteer activities (such as involvement in youth, civic and religious groups, in cultural contributions to her community, in political offices held, or in school and municipal boards, etc.).

• Fourth, she is rated on her prior awards and honors.

Written nominations for the Business Woman of the Year Award utilizing these guidelines should be submitted before January 1, 2003.

A quick thank you goes out to Esther Capotosta, Linda Principe, Robin Rapport and Judy Reynolds for volunteering to be members of the Awards Committee. If you would like to submit a nomination for, or have any questions concerning the Woman of Achievement/Rose and Scroll Award, or would like to volunteer to be a member of the awards committee, please contact Linda R. Gardner, Esq. at 609-252-9667