IWIRC Seeks Nominations for Founders Awards!
IWIRC is currently seeking nominations for our Founders Awards, which honor fellow IWIRC members and IWIRC Networks. IWIRC seeks nominations for the following awards:
● The Melnik Award for exceptional IWIRC member;
Named in honor of our founding Chair, Selinda Melnik, this award is given to a member who has made an exceptional contribution to IWIRC, either over the past year or over a period of years.
● The Ryan Award for outstanding IWIRC Network; and
Named in honor of our founding Secretary/Treasurer, Laureen Ryan, this award is given to the IWIRC Network that, during the past year, best exemplified the values of IWIRC in support of women insolvency professionals. All chartered IWIRC Networks are eligible.
● The Fetner Award for outstanding International IWIRC contribution (member
or network).
Named in honor of our founding Vice Chair, Martha Fetner, this award is given to a non-US member or Network who has made an exceptional contribution to the growth of IWIRC outside of the United States.
Nominees should exemplify IWIRC and have made noteworthy contributions to the organization or their local IWIRC network over the past year or over a period of years.
Nominations are due March 3, 2017. Nomination forms can be found on our website at www.iwirc.com and can also be downloaded here. Please take the time to nominate an IWIRC member or IWIRC network for these Founders Awards.
The winners of the 2017 Founders Awards will be announced and honored at the 14th Annual IWIRC Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2017. Each individual award recipient is given a beautiful broach designed exclusively for IWIRC. The winning Networks each receive $500.
We hope you will join us at the 14th Annual IWIRC Spring Meeting, April 19-20, 2017 for the Founders Award presentation. See below for conference details and visit iwirc.com for the most up-to-date information.