It is the intent of the Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) to recognize one woman each year who has contributed to the expansion and improvement of the wind energy industry. This contribution can be made as the president of a company or as a woman working behind-the-scenes to resolve critical wind energy issues. She can be working in a legal, technical, business or advocacy role for the wind industry. She can be working in nearly any facet and on any aspect of wind energy in North America. The purpose of the WoWE Woman of the Year award is to recognize a myriad of different female wind energy professionals, but choose one woman each year who truly stands out for their significant contribution.

The award is presented each spring at the annual WoWE luncheon during the WINDPOWER conference. While nomnations for each year's award have a due date in the spring of the year, we accept nominations at any time.

Nomination requirements are listed below, or you may download the instructions as a PDF file by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

Nomination Instructions

Please fill in the blanks and attach additional documentation as needed.

Nominee’s Name _______________________________________________

Title/Organization ______________________________________________

• What is the present role of the nominee in the wind energy field?
• How long has she been in the wind energy field?
• What are her accomplishments in the wind energy field? (Identify specific accomplishments, including a summary statement and the nature of her accomplishments)
• What is the significance of her accomplishments? (How does the accomplishment exceed normal requirements or expectations? Identify the degree of difficulty, innovation and/or dedication.)
• Provide a summary of the nomination to be used for honoring the awardee.
• Please enclose a resume or professional vitae on the nominee, if possible.
• Name and signature of each nominator. (WoWE supports multiple individuals signing this nomination form in a show of support for a specific woman.)

Please e-mail the nomination to WoWE or mail nomination to:

Women of Wind Energy
c/o Windustry
2105 First Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

(If emailing nomination, please convert it to PDF format)

2007 Woman of the Year Award

Jan Hamrin, President of the Center for Resource Solutions, received the second Woman of the Year Award in 2007.

2006 Woman of the Year Award

Jan Blittersdorf, CEO of NRG Systems, Inc., received the first ever Wind Woman of the Year Award in 2006 for her outstanding work in the field of wind energy and a passion for renewables.

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