Charlottesville Woman Announces 4 Under 40 Contest

Charlottesville is nearly bursting at the seams with successful, inspiring women. Charlottesville Woman magazine enjoys profiling these ladies in our quarterly publication and on our blog (http://cwmag.dailiyprogress.com), but we’ve decided to take the next step to recognize the efforts of Charlottesville-area women with our first-ever contest: 4 Under 40 Awards.

Charlottesville Woman’s 4 Under 40 Awards is designed to honor young professional women who have made innovative strides in their professions and are making a positive impact on the Charlottesville community as a whole.

Do you know a woman under the age of 40 (by Dec. 31, 2010) who has done something new, something innovative, something that moves the Charlottesville area toward a bright and shiny future? We want to hear about them! They can be of any vocation, but must live in our area and be at least 21 years old as of the end of this year. All nominations must be submitted no later than Dec. 15, 2010. We are going to present the awards at the Quadruplicity women’s conference next year—a really big thank you goes to the organizers of the conference and the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, CBS19, WINA and Z95 for partnering with us on this inaugural adventure. We will also profile the winners in our spring issue of Charlottesville Woman magazine.

There’s a bit of housekeeping we should mention here:
•  All nominations must be submitted on the online 4 Under 40 Nomination Form (only available online at http://www.dailyprogress.com Keyword: Awards).
•  You can nominate yourself, sister, mother, daughter or local female professional.
•  You may nominate as many inspirational Charlottesville area women as you wish, but nominating someone more than once will not help their chances of winning.  It is the quality of the nomination, rather than the number of nominations, that will determine the winner.
•  You may attach a resume, but it is not a substitute for completed responses on the nomination form.
•  Answer all questions as fully as possible.

Who should you nominate? The woman must have shown innovation and achievement in their vocation; must show exceptional service commitment to our community; she must have shown vision and leadership in professional and/or charitable works; and she must have demonstrated her ability to juggle work/family/self.

We cannot wait to read about these inspiring ladies and celebrate the fabulous Charlottesville-area women!