Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon
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14th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon
Join us Thursday May 15, 2025 for the 14th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon, celebrating women, Girl Scouts, and organizations whose leadership in the community makes the world a better place.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
InterContinental Hotel Cleveland
9801 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
More information about the luncheon, sponsorship opportunities, and ticket purchasing, is coming soon!
View photos from past Women of Distinction Awards on our Facebook Page!
About the Women of Distinction Awards
The annual Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO) Women of Distinction Awards Event was established in 2012 to celebrate and recognize women in Northeast Ohio who go above and beyond to make our communities better places to live and work. GSNEO’s Women of Distinction embody the core values of Girl Scouts and provide girls with positive role models.
In 2014, the Advancing Women Award was added to honor organizations demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing women in the workplace. In 2015, three annual Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships were added to recognize GSNEO Girl Scouts who display exceptional promise to become tomorrow’s leaders.
Funds raised by the Women of Distinction Awards Event support the Girl Scout Leadership Experience throughout the 18-county footprint of Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO). Your generosity makes a world of difference to the girls, supporting camperships, travel scholarships, programming, and more.
Award Nominations
Nominations for 2025 Honorees is Now Open!
The Women of Distinction Selection Committee are accepting nominations for:
- Women of Distinction Award—Women who have contributed to the community through professional, family and/or personal endeavors.
- Advancing Women Award—Organizations and companies who demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing women in the workplace.
- Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Award—Girl Scouts (Grades 9-12) who display exceptional promise to become tomorrow's leaders.
Deadline to nominate individuals, organizations, and companies is Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
Nominations will be reviewed anonymously by the Selection Committee and the Honorees will be notified in February of 2025. If they are selected, your candidate will be included in the event program.
Nominators may watch for the public announcement (website, social media) from GSNEO to find out who was selected as an honoree; announcement to be made in February 2025. Individual notifications will only be sent to nominators whose nominee is selected as an honoree.
Nominators are allowed to re-nominate candidates in subsequent years if their candidate is not chosen.
Nomination form links can be found below in the corresponding drop-down section below.
Women of Distinction Award 
Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Award
Advancing Women Award
Contact Elizabeth Wagner at ewagner@gsneo.org with questions about nominations, the event, or to learn about event sponsorships.
