This Award honors a woman business owner who is a member and has distinguished herself in her business, NJAWBO, and in her community.

To qualify for this Award, the nominees must have been a member of NJAWBO for at least three years and must have been a business owner for at least three years.

Each Chapter may submit one nomination. A member may be nominated more than once, but may receive this Award only once.

To nominate a candidate for this Award, please follow these guidelines:

1. Submit typed information on no more than two pages. Also provide a 5 x 7 photo for the display which will be at the State Conference.

2. Include the following information:

• Name of the candidate and NJAWBO Chapter affiliation
• Number of years in NJAWBO and the number of years in business
• Name and nature of business
• Business address
• History of growth of business
• Expansion or uniqueness of business
• Achievements and contributions
• Career development (seminars, courses, etc.)
• Professional affiliations and offices held
• Awards and honors
• Comments on why this member should be considered for the State Award

Mail to State Awards Chair by March 1st

Congratulations to Linda Principe
2005 NJAWBO Woman Business Owner of the Year
Linda Principe Interiors, Mercer Chapter Member

Former Business Women of the Year
2004 Lesley Weiner, PH.D. Passaic Chapter
2003 Marlene P. Waldock, Morris Chapter
2002 Alyce Taylor Monmouth, Ocean Chapter
2001 Margery Davidson Monmouth Chapter
2000 Donna Myers Monmouth Chapter
1999 Donna Cardillo Monmouth Chapter
1998 Mary Ann Crouse Monmouth Chapter
1997 Pat Heller Union Chapter
1996 Linda Bremer Monmouth Chapter
1995 Harriet A. Diamond Union Chapter
1994 Ann P. Walsh Essex Chapter
1993 Brenda S. Rhodes Union Chapter
1992 Suzanne Pease Northern Monmouth Chapter
1991 Ann Matthews Camden-Gloucester Chapter
1990 Diahann W. Lassus Union Chapter
1989 Marie Racioppi Northern Monmouth Chapter
1988 A. Lorraine Jones Ocean-Monmouth Chapter
1987 Eileen Shrem Ocean-Monmouth Chapter
1986 Evelyn Kruck Somerset-Hunterdon Chapter
1985 Elmira Matcha Morris Chapter
1984 Adrienne Zoble Somerset-Hunterdon Chapter

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NANCY C. RIGHTER SERVICE AWARD

The Nancy C. Righter Service Award celebrates a NJAWBO member whom, in service and dedication to NJAWBO and community, best exemplifies the spirit and energy of Nancy C. Righter. Nancy served as the Atlantic Chapter President and the State Membership Chair. She was the energy behind the development of the NJAWBO "Courtesy & You" Program. In 1991, Nancy C. Righter died as a result of an auto accident at a very young age while serving on NJAWBO's Board as the Awards Chair.

New Nancy C. Righter Pin embodies true spirit.
Beginning in 2003 recipients of the award will receive a new pin designed to embody the true spirit of the award. Gold was used as a way to transfer energy, celebrate thankfulness and encourage the realization of one s potential. Teal Crystal, in the NJAWBO tradition, is used to show inspiration, while the cubic zirconia is used to symbolize unyielding and invincible strength.

The Teal Heart is a long standing symbol of NJAWBO members who unselfishly dedicate time and energy for the betterment of other business owners. The NCR pin uses three interrelated hearts as our ultimate symbol for dedication. Hearts show the power of courage and love that allow us to stand up and face our daily battles. The large heart is formed using a knotted pattern of gold to represent permanence, the connection to others and the continuity of life, love and faith.

Pin is designed by Karen Miller of KHM Designs of Lawrenceville, NJ, a recent member of the Mercer County chapter of NJAWBO.

The Nancy C. Righter Service Award recipient will be selected from among the Teal Heart Awardees of the previous year (March 31st through Feb. 28/29th). She will be the person who best exemplifies outstanding service and dedication, which resembles in spirit and energy that of Nancy C. Righter.

The Chapter needs to provide the following for each Teal Heart winner:

1. A written explanation of why the member deserved the Teal Heart Award and why she further deserves the Nancy C. Righter Service Award.

2. A 3 x 5 photo of each recipient along with her name, company name, Chapter name, current NJAWBO position(s).

NJAWBO would like to congratulate Ellen Silverman of Ellen Silverman Associates, a Middlesex-Somerset Chapter Member as the 2005 recipient of the Nancy C. Righter Award.

Previous Nancy C. Righter Honorees:

2004 Margery Davidson
2003 Susan Guarneri
2002 Kathryn Wright
2001 Donna Myers
2000 Joanne Yard
1999 Marcy Metz
1998 Liz Milio, Lori Talarico, Adrienne Zobel
1997 A. Lorraine Jones, Eileen Shrem
1996 Sara Breslow, Raylie Dunkel, Marcia Guberman, Brenda Rhodes
1995 Maureen Miller, Betsy Thomason
1994 Sandy Newman
1993 Barbara Baranowski, Diahann Lassus, Loretta Marci, Laurie Provost
1992 Barbara Davis, Anne Hurwitt, Ellen Silverman, Rina Valen

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TEAL HEART AWARD

The Teal Heart Award is a NJAWBO service award. The purpose of this Award is to acknowledge members for outstanding service and dedication to the State and Chapters, to provide public recognition of members' achievement, and to inspire the NJAWBO general membership to take initiative in projects which will further NJAWBO's goals and objectives.

The following are Award guidelines:

1. This Award is to be given to provide extra recognition for a State Board or Chapter member. Although the State Board and Chapter may give up to four Teal Heart Awards in a given year, this is such a very special and prestigious Award, it should be given only to those members that do above and beyond the call.

2. State Board or Chapter members can nominate the candidates. The State or Chapter Awards Committee will review the candidate(s) and make a recommendation to its Board, who will then vote to accept the candidate(s).

3. Members may receive the Award no more than once every three years.

4. The Award must be personally presented to the recipient at the State or Chapter meeting, with a statement explaining why the member was selected. The Award may not be mailed to the recipient.

5. The names of Teal Heart recipients will be published in the Award program at the State Conference. A photo display will be presented at the Conference.

6. Each State and Chapter Teal Heart recipient will be eligible to win the Nancy C. Richter Service Award for that year.

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WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT / ROSE AND SCROLL AWARD

This Award is to publicly recognize the woman (a non-NJAWBO member) who has been a role model and who has a record of assisting women business owners. The Chapter Awards Chair needs to obtain a resume from each nominee, which should include the following criteria.

1. Submit typed information on no more than two pages.

2. Include the following information:

• Name of nominee and nominating Chapter's name
• Business/company name and address.
• Business, professional, and personal achievements
• Specific areas of assistance to women business owners such as involvement in mentoring/encouragement of new and experienced women business owners
• Volunteer activities (youth groups, civic and religious groups, cultural contributions to her community, political offices held, school and municipal boards, etc.)
• Awards and honors
• Additional comments which explain why this person qualifies for the State Award

3. The deadline for submitting a resume or bio is Jan. 1st.

When the Chapter nominee has been chosen, her name and resume are then forwarded to the State Awards Chair. One nominee will then be chosen as the State Rose & Scroll winner.

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COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS TO CHAPTERS

Each Chapter newsletter editor (or equivalent) is invited to submit to the State Awards Chair four copies of the three most recent newsletters published and/or the three most recent meeting announcements (whichever format is used). To qualify, submissions should be mailed to the State Awards Chair by March 1st. A member of the Marketing Committee, one member of the Awards Committee, and an outside judge (a non-member chosen by the State Awards Chair) will select the winning publications.

1. There will be two Awards given:

• Newsletter
• Meeting announcement notices

2. These will be judged to the following criteria that applies to each:

• Content: quality and quantity of information, readability, creativity, and how well the publication fulfills its apparent purpose (to inform members and others, to keep members in touch, to announce meetings, to promote individual action, etc.).
• Appearance: type style, size, spacing (both for attractiveness and readability), use of white space, use of graphic elements, including artwork, headlines, and pictures.
• Basic information: how to contact the Chapter and State Organization, Assistance for new or prospective members, Where the Chapter meets and when, Time, date, place, and contact person for announced events, Issue date and Chapter identification, Listing of Chapter officers.
• Consistency: with State and National Corporate image use of logo, use of corporate color (PMS 321).

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