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Athena, Women of Accomplishment award nominations now being accepted through DeKalb chamber

By Daily Chronicle staff report
The Athena Award waits to be claimed Tuesday before the DeKalb Chamber’s 31st annual Athena Award celebration at the Stage Coach Theater in DeKalb. In-person attendance was limited due to the pandemic but the event was livestreamed on the DeKalb Chamber's Facebook page.

File photo - The Athena Award waits to be claimed in 2020 before the DeKalb Chamber’s 31st annual Athena Award celebration at the Stage Coach Theater in DeKalb.

DeKALB – Community members are encouraged to submit nominations for the 32nd Annual DeKalb Athena Award and Women of Accomplishment, annual accolades awarded to local women leaders by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.

The Athena Award recognizes an individual for serving as a role model to encourage women to reach their full leadership potential, for business and professional accomplishments and for community service. Athena nominees must live or work in DeKalb and still be active in their careers.

The Woman of Accomplishment Award recognizes those who embody the Athena criteria but who are retired or no longer working in DeKalb County. The Athena recognition is a national program sponsored locally by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, DeKalb Sycamore Chevrolet Buick GMC and the Daily Chronicle.

This year’s award recognition will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021.

Deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2021. Nomination forms are available in the DeKalb Chamber office, 130 W. Lincoln Highway, Suite. 200 and online at www.dekalb.org.

For more information, contact the Chamber at 815-756-6306 or email Rosalie Williams at rosalie.williams@dekalb.org

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