Women of the Year Application

Thank you for applying for the 2023 Women of the Year Awards! To be eligible for this award, you must be a resident of Idaho. There is no age limit; women will be chosen as honorees based on their life’s work and influence in Idaho.

Completed applications will be reviewed by a committee of past honorees and the Idaho Business Review team, which will select 50 honorees and one Woman of the Year. Scores will be based on:

— Excellence in leadership
— Professional accomplishment
— Mentorship
— Community involvement

Honorees will be profiled in a special Women of the Year magazine and honored at an awards gala in 2023.

All materials you submit will become the property of the Idaho Business Review and will not be returned.

Questions? Email Laura Clements at [email protected] or call 208-639-3528.

You will be notified by email if you are selected as an honoree.

All submitted materials can and may be used to create content for the awards program and publication. IBR will not be held responsible for any information disseminated that is included in these materials.

Please enter your name as you would like it to appear in print, including any middle initials.*
First Name
Last Name
Phonetic spelling of name (for announcing at the awards event):*

Please tell us how to pronounce your name on stage, if you are selected as an honoree (Ex: Sha-REE BUCK-ner Web)
Professional Email*
Personal Email
Company / Organization:*
Position title:*
Phone
Company Address:*
City / State / Zip Code:*
Education:*
List the degrees you have received, including the institution and year of graduation (e.g., bachelor's degree in economics, Boise State University, 2001).
Business affiliations:*
This can include work history, board membership or project work. Please list the company, position and year. (e.g., Idaho Company, Director, 2010)
Civic/nonprofit affiliations:*
List the organization, position and year (e.g., Idaho Nonprofit, Treasurer, 2010).
Board involvement:*
List the organization, position on board and year (e.g., Idaho Nonprofit, board chair, 2010).
Awards and honors received:*
List most recent first (e.g., 2017, Leaders in Law, Idaho Business Review).
Significant personal and professional accomplishments:*
List most recent first (e.g., 2017, Leaders in Law, Idaho Business Review).
Philosophy, goals and influences:*
Highlight your personal philosophies, major goals and important influences.
Summarize in two sentences what makes you stand out from your peers:*
Highlight your personal philosophies, major goals and important influences.
If you are selected as an honoree, who should we contact to help you celebrate? Please include names and email addresses:
Women are eligible to be honored in the Women of the Year program up to three times, and multi-year winners are enrolled in the Circle of Excellence. If you have been honored in the past, please list the year(s).*
Letters of recommendation:
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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, Max. file size: 98 MB.
Please attach at least one and up to three letters of recommendation in a pdf, doc or docx format. If you don't have all your letters ready now, you may return to this form to submit them up until the May 26, 2022 deadline.
Please attach at least one high resolution photo that will print at 300 DPI.*
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Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, Max. file size: 98 MB.
Attach Resume Here:*
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Accepted file types: pdf, doc, Max. file size: 98 MB.
Resumes aren't required, but they can help judges better understand your history, your career path and your accomplishments. If you have a resume readily available, please attach it here.