NAWBO Awards

The NAWBO Annual Awards honors the accomplishments and contributions of exemplary women who have led the way in the women's business community and is building a legacy for the next generation of entreprenuers.

The Gillian Rudd Business Leadership Award
The NAWBO Gillian Rudd Business Leadership Award recognizes a women business owner who has made a significant contribution to the status and visibility of women-owned firms and to the empowerment of women entrepreneurs both nationally and internationally. This award was named after Gillian Rudd, who served as a national president in 1987-88 and contributed both strategy and personal charm to NAWBO’s early political advocacy activities. She also was instrumental in helping NAWBO establish the National Foundation for Women Business Owners—now known as the Center for Women’s Business Research.

The Susan Hager Legacy Award
As NAWBO celebrates our 35th Anniversary, 2010 marks the establishment of a new NAWBO award named in honor of our founding president, Susan Hager. The women’s community lost a great visionary when she passed away in 2008 as Susa was a stalwart champion of women’s economic empowerment and someone who built a legacy for others to follow. The Susan Hager Legacy Award gives honor to a person or group of persons who, through their advocacy and actions, have helped to establish the legacy of women’s entrepreneurship for future generations.