TENNESSEE FEDERATION OF BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
MENTOR AWARD CRITERIA
This award is established to recognize a BPW/Tennessee member who has been an outstanding mentor and role model in the organization. The purpose of the award is to encourage members to share their knowledge of BPW and offer their special leadership skills and support to other members. A plaque will be presented to the “BPW Mentor of the Year” and The Kay Culbertson Mentoring Award roving trophy will be presented for the federation year.
WHAT IS A MENTOR?
Mentoring is a partnership between two people in which an experience individual provides information, guidance, and support to another person to help foster career development and personal growth. No formal training is necessary to become a mentor. As a Business and Professional Woman, a member has the characteristics and skills needed to be a caring mentor. The nominee may be the individual who has invited new members to attend their first BPW meeting or attend state convention or fall interim board. The nominee may have taken a scholarship recipient and shared with them experience and knowledge.
Qualifications for the Mentor Award
1. Nominee must be a BPW member for at least three years and be in good standing.
2. Nominator must complete the nomination form and essay about her mentor and return it to the Mentoring Committee Chair by April 15th. (The entry can be faxed or emailed.)
