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Honors & Awards
To quote the National ABWA website, "By its very nature, recognition is loaded with
positive reinforcement. It is an essential component of effective development. Thus
individual members are recognized for their efforts. Each year, in addition to national
awards and recognition, local chapters ... honor members who make significant
accomplishments in education, leadership, and professional and civic activities."
ABWA National Recognition ABWA Fort Bend Chapter Recognition
ABWA National Recognition
ABWA National recognizes the Top Ten Business Women of ABWA and the American
Business Woman of ABWA. To learn more, please visit the ABWA National Website
by clicking here.
Kathy
Gallagher
ABWA National
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ABWA National Woman of the Year
Kathy Gallagher is the 2009 ABWA Woman of the Year.
“From my first
ABWA meeting in 1997, I was surprised to discover the
diversity in the careers within the group, from banking
executives and financial managers, to real estate and
healthcare professionals, to small business entrepreneurs.
From my association with the women of ABWA, I found the
courage to pursue my dream of opening my own staffing
company. Through the numerous business-related programs
presented at chapter meetings and seminars I’ve attended at
ABWA conferences, I have gained valuable insight into
business operations, marketing techniques and management
strategies. Regardless of what I strive to accomplish, I
know I can count on ABWA to provide educational programs,
leadership opportunities and continuous support and
encouragement to help me reach my goals.”
Click here for
Kathy Gallagher's ABWA Woman of the Year profile.
ABWA National Top Ten Business Women of ABWA
Congratulations to the ABWA's Top Ten Women of ABWA!
Click here to view the ABWA's Top Ten Women and their profiles.
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ABWA Fort Bend Chapter Recognition
ABWA Fort Bend Chapter recognizes members in very
distinguished ways depending
on length of membership and various other requirements.
These awards and recognitions include: the Honored New Members, the
Protégé Award,
the Woman of the Year Award (WOY), the Woman of Excellence Award (WOE), and
the Top Ten Candidate nomination.
Protégé AwardWoman of the Year
Woman of ExcellenceTop Ten Candidate
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Protege Award
The ABWA Fort Bend Chapter Protege award is for new members who
choose to take an active part in the chapter.
2008 ABWA Fort Bend Chapter Protege
Judy Gulgun
Judy Gulgun, 2008 Protege Award
Requirements
Members qualify for nomination when they have been a primary member of the
ABWA Fort Bend Chapter for more than one (1) year but less than two (2) years.
In July, the ABWA Fort Bend Chapter will evaluate the performance of eligible
members from August 1st through May 30th of the chapter year. Each member of the chapter will vote for their nominated member of choice. The nominee with
the most votes will be awarded the designation ABWA Fort Bend Chapter
Protégé.
Responsibilities
The newly elected Protégé is required to maintain her efforts of furthering the objectives
of her ABWA Fort Bend Chapter.
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Woman of the Year
The ABWA Woman of the Year award is one of the most
distinguished
honors bestowed upon a member.
2009 ABWA Fort Bend Woman of the Year
Louise Grasse
Louise Grasse, 2009 Woman of the Year
About Louise
Louise has served as a 2 term Past President, 3 term VP,
Secretary, and Corresponding Secretary.
She has bought in numerous ideas and programs to enhance the
chapter the Houston Area Council of ABWA, and to promote the
mission of ABWA.
This year she was awarded the
Inner Circle, Safire Star for
sponsoring her 44th member. For 6 years Louise has been the
Chair, of the Business Skills Tuition Reimbursement for the
chapter and this year the program awarded $600.00 to 5 members.
These funds are help to further their careers and this program
also gave the first $1,200 scholarship for a chapter member’s
daughter. Louise has served as the chair for 3 years for the
Chapter's community service for Toys for Tots
Louise is a Past President of the Houston Area Council of ABWA.
In 2009 she will serve as Co-Director for the Woman of the Year
Luncheon.
Louise has also had been approved to serve on the committee for
the 2009, 60th anniversary of the ABWA National Leadership
Conference in Kansas.
Requirements
To be a candidate for nomination, the member must be a Primary Member of
ABWA's Fort Bend Chapter and in good standing both locally and nationally. She
must be a member of the Chapter for two years as of the 1st day of the nominating
month, and be a past and/or current board member or committee chair. The three
(3) candidates with the most nominations, four (4) if there is a tie, will be voted on at the
December meeting and the selected candidate will be announced at that time.
Responsibilities
The Woman of the Year, and her guest, will be sponsored by the ABWA Fort Bend
Chapter to attend the Houston Area Council WOY luncheon, which
honors all Houston area chapters' Women of the Year.
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Woman of Excellence
The ABWA Woman of Excellence award is one of the most distinguished
honors bestowed upon a member.
2009 ABWA Fort Bend Woman of
Excellence
Loan Mansy
Loan Mansy, 2009 Woman of Excellence
Requirements
To be a candidate for nomination, the member must be a Primary Member of
ABWA's Fort Bend Chapter and in good standing both locally and nationally. She
must be a member of the Chapter for three years from January 1 of the nominating
year. Nominations take place in January, election in February, and announcement in
March at the chapter meeting.
Responsibilities
The Woman of Excellence, and her guest, will be sponsored by the ABWA Fort Bend
Chapter to attend the Federation of Houston Professional Women Gala. She must attend the
Rehearsal Tea and Gala.
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Top Ten Candidate
The ABWA Top Ten Candidate award is the chapter's opportunity to nominate
a chapter member for national recognition.
2009 Top Ten Candidate
Marilyn Nelson
From L to R, Pat Davion, Recording Secretary,
and Marilyn Nelson, 2007-2008 President & 2007 WOY.
Requirements
The Top Ten eligible candidates will be identified at the February chapter meeting.
Each candidate will submit a biography to the committee by March 15th. Submitted
biographies will be reviewed by a non-ABWA member judge who will select the Fort
Bend County Chapter Top Ten Candidate based upon national requirements. The
requirements to be selected include: being female, currently employed, primary member of Fort Bend County Chapter, current or past chapter officer, ABWA member for three
(3) years as of May 15th of the nomination year, and in good standing both nationally
and locally.
Responsibilities
When the ABWA Fort Bend Chapter Top Ten Candidate is selected as one of the
National Top Ten, the Chapter will sponsor the candidate's trip to the convention
if the board determines the funds are available.
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