"GEM" Awards

“The GEM Awards” are presented each April to three women who have demonstrated extraordinary standards of professional excellence, vision and dedication within the business arena and community.

Nominations for the 2007-2008 awards are due January 31, 2008.

The winners of the 2006-2007 GEM Awards are:

• Ruby Award: Theresa Boley - The ruby award is presented to a woman who stands in the forefront with great influence in a chosen endeavor. She is a distinguished and committed woman with an enduring sense of community and who is endlessly reliant.
  
• Emerald Award: Desiree Logsdon - The emerald award is presented to a woman who is inventing or reinventing herself. This is someone who has defined and is systematically planning a path for herself and has shown evidence of this plan in the last two to three years.
  
• Sapphire Award: Sharon Thornton-Knop - The sapphire award is presented to a woman who can intuitively grasp the goals/dreams/aspriations of others and can act as a catalyst to those goals. This woman continues a coaching/nurthuring relationship with those she mentors in order to support them planning, re-directing and successfully achieving their dreams. This woman is consistently "the wind beneath the wings" of others who want to fly high.

You must be a member in good standing for one year to be eligible. Contact a board member to learn more about it!