Nominations were solicited from the public. In order to remain impartial, all nominations have been forwarded to the judging panel for review. The judging panel is comprised of three to four individuals outside of Delaware County and have no strong ties to the Delaware County community. Each judge reviews and evaluates each nomination on its own merits and scores according to a provided matrix. The judges scores are tabulated and the nominee with the highest score is named as the recipient of the award.
Nominees will be honored and award recipients will be announced at the Catalyst for Empowering Women Symposium & Athena Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, IN. This event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend with reservations being made online.
The ATHENA Nominees for the 2017 Awards are:
ATHENA Professional Leadership Award
- Lynn Doppler (nominated by Paula Anderson)
- Carrie Bale (nominatedby Molly McGuire)
- DiLynn Phelps (nominatedby Dea L. Moore-Young)
- Brenda Williamson (nominatedby Kari Wissel)
- Angelia White (nominatedby Monique Farmer)
- Denise King (nominatedby Terry Whitt Bailey)
- Bibi Bahrami (nominatedby Alice Gay Nation)
- Jan Richard (nominatedby Carolyn Grieves)
- Susan Fisher (nominatedby Beth Messner)
- Vickie Copley (nominated by Carol Bradshaw)
ATHENA Young Professional
- Jaime Faulkner (nominatedby Chase Batt)
- Katie Campbell (nominatedby Katie Pollic)
- Kari Wissel (nominatedby Kat Knox)
- Krista Sides (nominatedby Pamela Skeens-Curtis)
- Angie Rogers-Howell (nominatedby Matt Howell)
ATHENA Organizational Leadership
- Motivate Our Minds, Inc. (nominated by Lauren Jones Jarrett)
- The Altrusa International Club of Muncie, IN, Inc. (nominatedby WaTasha Barnes Griffin)
WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award
- Delaina Boyd (nominated by Stephanie Wilson, Kelli Huth, and Erin Moore)
- Susan Dalton (nominatedby Kat Knox)
- Marilyn Scales (nominatedby Molly McGuire)
