WithIt Seeks WOW Nominations

February 10, 2011  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on February 11, 2011 The home furnishings industry€™s WOW Awards program, organized by WithIt, is now accepting nominations.

The annual awards honor the commitment, achievement, leadership potential and service of home and furnishings professionals and businesses.

This year, WithIt has added a new category. The Leadership Award will recognize a woman over 40 who has demonstrated successful leadership in her company, in WithIt, and/or in the home furnishings industry. As with all of the WOW Awards, nominees for the Leadership Award can be submitted by anyone in the home furnishings industry. A nomination form can be found online.

€œThe central tenet of WithIt has always been to recognize, connect, support and help to develop female leaders in the home furnishings industry,€ said Mary Leigh Howell, WithIt president. €œThe WOW Awards honor companies and individuals who support that goal and who have made strong strides in contributing to the success of this industry and the women in the home and furnishings field.€

The categories for nomination are:

* Legacy Award: For a woman who has made significant lifetime contributions to the home furnishings industry;
* Mentoring Award: For an executive or organization that has fostered advocacy, development or promotion of women in their company;

* Education Award: For an executive or company which has developed programs to educate associates, retailers or consumers about home furnishings;

*Leadership Award: For a woman 40 or over who has demonstrated successful leadership in her company, in WithIt, and/or in the home furnishings industry, and

* Future Leader Award: For a woman 40 or under who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and the potential to become an industry leader.

To qualify for an award, nominees must have at least five years of industry experience and demonstrate a significant impact on his/her company and/or the industry. Both WithIt members and non€members are encouraged to submit nominations by April 15.

Nominees must consent to the nomination prior to the submission of a nominating form. WOW Awards will be announced Aug. 24 at a dinner during WithIt€™s annual professional conference, which runs Aug. 23€25 in Raleigh, N.C.