When you contact your candidate, explain the mission of the celebration & the celebration itself. Once she has accepted nomination, you will need the following:
- Letter of recommendation. Nominator writes this.
- Nomination form. Nominator fills out. Candidate may be eligible for more than one award category. Check all that apply.
- Biography. Candidate may write this herself or meet with you & a committee member who will write it up. Contact the committee member whose information is on the IWD nomination form so an appointment can be set up.
- Documentation. Certificates, newspaper clippings, photos, commendation letters in addition to the nominator's, DVDs, other. Most of this will come from the candidate.
Assemble everything in a three-ring binder. Loose items can be put into three-hole plastic sleeves.
Make sure that you have included complete contact information for yourself as well as for the candidate.
The candidate's binder will go to an outside panel for judging in mid-February and returned to the candidate after the event. The committee would like to keep the information for those candidates who are not selected for this year's event because they may be chosen in a successive year.
I ask that you consider nominating one or more foreign-born women who deserve to be honored in one or more of the recognized categories and also pass the attached nomination form on to colleagues who may want to nominate someone. The ideal nominee makes important contributions within their profession, but also is service-oriented and has stepped forward to contribute to the community at large.
Please open the Nominations Form to nominate & honor the foreign-born woman of your choice.
Submit all nomination materials to:
Dr. Portia Choi, Nominations Chair
International Women's Day Awards
4109 Chardonnay Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93306
(Include Subject Line: International Women's Day) |
