FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women is taking nominations from the community for the 2016 Women's Hall of Fame.
Nominations are due Friday, July 15, 2016.
The hall of fame ceremony is held in conjunction with Womens' Equality Day, which is Aug. 26.
Nominees must be individuals who:
●give freely and unselfishly by volunteering their time to community activities in Okaloosa County
●inspire others and acts as a role model; who have a positive impact on the direction and success of community projects, programs or individuals in Okaloosa County
●use their lives and work to make significant contributions to the improvement and enhancement of life for all women and citizens in Okaloosa County.
Nominees must be living and must be Floridian either by birth or by permanent residency and domicile.
Only contributions made while living and/or working in Okaloosa County will be assessed for Hall of Fame membership.
Accomplishments may be in one or more fields of art, agriculture, athletics, business, community services, education, environment, government, health, humanities, law, philanthropy, and/or science. No contribution is considered trivial or unimportant.
Candidates will be judged only on the contents of the application. Nominators are encouraged to include all information they consider relevant.
A ceremony to honor 2016 inductees is 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Costa Leadership Institute, Student Services Center, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville campus.
Dawn Johnson, OCCSW chair, said, “We encourage friends, family members, co-workers and employers to nominate the special women in our county who enrich their lives.
"Women in our community have made tremendous contributions to our county's growth, health, education, welfare and culture. Each year we want to continually recognize these women in a permanent way.”
The nomination form and details are at http://www.occsw.org.
For more information, or a nomination form, contact Mary Florence, 862-0111 or hof@occsw.org.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Nominations for Okaloosa women's hall of fame due July 15