2025 Women of the Year Awards Nominations Are Now Open

Nomination Deadline: March 31, 2025

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please ensure that each woman is nominated only ONCE. Multiple nominations for the same person are discarded.

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Nominee Information

Details about the person being nominated.
(ex. she/her, they/them)
*We recognize that there can be some overlap in categories. The nominator may choose up to two award categories for the nominee to be considered in (see below for second category selection). In these cases, it is up to the discretion of the Committee to make the final determination as to the category best suited for the nominee.
*We recognize that there can be some overlap in categories. The nominator may choose up to two award categories for the nominee to be considered in. In these cases, it is up to the discretion of the Committee to make the final determination as to the category best suited for the nominee.

Nominator Information

Details of the person submiting the nomination.

Nomination Questions

This award recognizes a woman who has made an exceptional contribution to the development and future of Waterloo Region over the course of 25+ years. Nominees for this award can come from any of the award categories. Previous nominees have included long-standing community volunteers, successful businesswomen, career performers and health care professionals, among others.
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.
A maximum of 5 supporting documents, including a minimum of (1) letter of support. Documents include award certificates, newspaper clippings or letters of endorsement. Images like .png, .gif, .jpg Documents such as .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf Audio like .wav, .mp3, .mp4 Video like .mpg, .mov, .wmv *Please make sure to include all documents with this nomination application. Additional documents will not be accepted.
Supporting documents are webpages, online articles, etc, please paste one link here.
Supporting documents are webpages, online articles, etc, please paste one link here.