WHO WILL BE THE 2026 “NELLE CARTER WOMAN OF THE YEAR”?
The deadline for nominations is April 25, 2026
CLICK HERE for the Woman of the Year Nomination Form 2026 PDF version.
CLICK HERE to download the Woman of the Year Nomination Form 2026 Word Document Version.
Nominations are now being accepted for the “Nelle Carter Woman of the Year” Award!
The Orillia Business Women’s Association continues to present the Annual Nelle Carter Woman of the Year Award. Nominations will be reviewed and candidates for the Woman of the Year will be selected. Nominees are considered Women of Distinction and will be honoured at the Gala awards night. Nominees need not be members of the Orillia Business Women’s Association, they need not own nor work in business, and they may be nominated even if they have been nominated in the past. Only ONE nomination will be accepted per candidate, and it will be the first one received by Orillia Business Women’s Association, either hand delivered or emailed. Three outstanding professional individuals will stand as judges, who will remain anonymous except for the person who chose them. The judges make their decisions independent of one another and this Association. Judges are leaders within the community and surrounding areas, well known to the citizens of the Orillia area.
Nominees for the “Nelle Carter Woman of the Year” (Women of Distinction) may be from any of the following areas: City of Orillia, Township of Ramara, Township Of Oro-Medonte, Township of Severn and The Chippewas of Rama First Nation.
The award is named for the late Nelle Carter who was an inspiration to women in our area. She was president of the family business, president of the Orillia Quota Club, the first woman elected to Orillia Council as Alderman and she was active in St. Paul’s United Church. The recipient of the award represents Nelle Carter’s high standards and values.
This is an opportunity to nominate a woman who, in your opinion, meets these criteria in both her business/volunteer and personal life, achieves excellence in her place of work, has the ability to strive for higher goals, works as a volunteer to improve the lives of individuals in her community or contributes to society in her own way, demonstrates leadership in ideas and new initiatives, or has done something in particular with respect to any of the aforementioned activities which would make her a “Woman of Distinction”.
