annual awards gala

2025 Nominations and Selection Process

Nominations are publicly announced for 2 weeks  

Nominations Open: March 5, 2025

Nominations Close: March 25, 2025

Anyone can be nominated regardless of membership  

Anyone can nominate an awardee 

A panel of volunteer judges are selected and composed of community leaders are selected. Judges have expertise and experience is business, entrepreneurship, and/or talent development  

Nominees are contact and have to accept or decline the nomination: 

All accepted nominees have 2 weeks to complete the application 

Judges are grouped and review selected categories applications based on a rubric and score based on the submitted applications. 

WMHCC receives all completed rubrics and tallies final scores.

Top scores/awardees are presented at the annual awards gala.

Winners may only win once every 10 years.