Thank You for an Amazing BWCAberdeen Athena’s Awards Day!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to making this year’s BWCAberdeen Athena’s a truly incredible event.
If you missed the celebration, take a look at some highlights from our awards day below.
The excitement doesn’t stop here—planning is already underway for the next BWCAberdeen Athena’s!
Would you like to get involved? We’d love to hear from you!
Athena Awards Nominees 2024
The Hospitality, Food, Drink and Tourism Award
This Award showcases women who work in the broadest hospitality industry sector.
The nominated woman will be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland. This Award is also open to all self employed consultants supporting businesses.
Hospitality, Food, Drink and Tourism Award is sponsored by The Chester Hotel
Finalists
Beverley Lee
Leanne Flockhart
Donna Maver
Dawn Forret
Women in Finance Award
The BWC Aberdeen Woman in Finance Award celebrates the achievements of women in the financial advice community as well as those in the financial services sector.
The nominated woman can be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland.
Women in Finance Award sponsored by Buchan Wealth Management
Finalists
April Ritchie
Christina Mark
Laura Pike
Rhian Morgan
Hair, Beauty and Fashion Award
This award recognises and showcases the creative talent in Scotland and recognises a woman who has made an outstanding impact on the business landscape in Scotland.
Hair, Beauty and Fashion Award sponsored by Bloom, Aberdeen
Finalists
Lorraine Malcom
Rosee Elliott
Victoria Mutch
Sarah Walker
Women in Law Award
The BWC Aberdeen Woman in Law Award recognises women who are both excelling in their areas of practice and are using their positions as role models to shape the legal profession, pressing for the changes needed to ensure women working in the law are able to thrive, grow, develop and lead this industry.
This category also recognises the women within 'property' within the area. This includes estate agency, leasing and direct selling of properties.
The Women in Law Award is sponsored by Balfour Manson.
Finalists
Maxine Fenton
Claire Ogston
Gillian Campbell
Lesley McKnight
The Health, Wellbeing and Lifestyle Award
This Award showcases women who work within the health, fitness, personal coaching or supports everyone in their lifestyle (eg., interior design, home staging, etc.)
The nominated woman will be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland.
The Health, Wellbeing and Lifestyle Award is sponsored by House of Colour
Finalists
Laura Patterson
Debbie Junor
Emma Windle and Sarah Stewart
The Rising Star Award
This Award showcases a young woman who is taking the local area by storm and is one to watch !
The nominated woman will be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland.
The Rising Star Award is sponsored by Johnstons of Elgin
Finalists
Deborah Bonner
Katie Watson
Cassie McGunnigle
Katie Brooks
Women in Business Support and Consultancy Award
This Award showcases women who work as self employed Consultants supporting individuals in areas such as IT, Business Coaching, etc).
The nominated woman will be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland. This Award is also open to all self employed consultants supporting businesses within this sector.
The Women in Business Support and Consultancy Award is sponsored by Sally Bryant - St James Place
Finalists
Maya Vertigans
Brenda Hector
Nicola Alexander
Margaret Brown
Women in PR, Marketing and Communications Award
This Award showcases women who work hard to ensure their clients or stakeholders have excellent PR, Marketing and Comms across all media platforms.
The nominated woman will be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland. This Award is also open to all self employed consultants supporting businesses.
Finalists
Rachel Dixon
Hannah Adams
Cerri McDonald
Shona Hendry
Deborah McCombie
Women in the 3rd Sector Award
This Award showcases women who work in the challenging 3rd Sector environment.
The nominated woman will be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland. This Award is also open to all self employed consultants supporting businesses within this sector.
Women in the 3rd Sector Award sponsored by QA Vehicle Solutions
Finalists
Sophy Green
Paula Cormack
Donna Hutchison
Inspirational Woman of the Year
This Award showcases creative talent and celebrates a woman who has made an outstanding impact on the business landscape in Scotland. The nominated woman will have to display outstanding achievements in their field of work along with evidence of supporting the community she works within.
The nominated woman can be a business owner (with at least 50% ownership) OR an employee within a business or organisation and the business must be registered in Scotland.
Inspirational Woman of the Year is sponsored by BWC
Finalists
Zara Grant
Gillian Donald
Rona Grimmer
Katie Butler
Laura Mearns
FAQ’s
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It is free to enter the awards.
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Nominations can be made on someone’s behalf or by the nominee themself.
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It is not necessary to be a member of BWC Aberdeen to enter the awards, but membership offers many benefits.
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It is necessary for the business to be registered in Scotland, however we will also accept entries if the business or person has a head office outside of Scotland but is based in Scotland.
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All nominations must be submitted by 6pm, Friday 9th August 2024. We will not accept any late entries.
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We will make contact with those shortlisted by Friday 6th September 2024.
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