Women of Distinction Awards and Ruby Awards
How to Write a Winning Nomination
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Please read the criteria carefully.
Nominations which will NOT be considered:
- Nominations that are late,
- Nominations that have not been verified for accuracy,
- Nominations that do not include the consent of the nominee, and
- Nominations with more than the allowed number of attached pages
- Members of Soroptimist are not eligible for the Ruby Award.
- Members of Soroptimist are eligible for the Women of Distinction Awards.
- Remember that nominees for Women of Distinction Awards must have a ten-year track record.
- Please verify your nominee’s contact information.
- Please be specific when describing your nominee’s accomplishments.
- Please describe what your nominee has done that makes her a good candidate for the award.
- Don’t assume that the judges will know how much work is involved, for instance, in creating a tutoring program for girls, or in running a nonprofit for low income women.
- Give the judges descriptions of the effort, commitment and the passion the nominee has devoted to her work.
- If your nominee has volunteered in community organizations, please tell us briefly what the organization does and what your nominee did when she volunteered.
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If you are nominating someone for a Woman of Distinction Award, make sure that her accomplishments fit the category in which she is being nominated. If they don’t, perhaps you should consider nominating her in another category.
Previous winners are not eligible. Please visit the link below to see a list of previous winners.
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