Deadline to apply/nominate: 5pm, Wednesday, October 20th
“Paula Gulak Memorial” Impact on Community | Breakthrough Technology | Rising Star | Male Ally | Leadership Award | Woman of the Year Award
About the 2021 MLM Awards
The Margaret Lyn McDermid Awards recognize women technologists in the greater Richmond area. The awards program is named after Margaret Lyn McDermid who has had a direct impact on Central Virginia’s tech economy, Virginia’s image across the country, opportunities for women and young people in technology, and most especially our continued growth as an organization at RVATECH. Lyn should be an inspiration to any young person, and especially any woman, who has a desire to become a technologist.
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“Paula Gulak Memorial”
Impact on Community
“Paula Gulak Memorial” Impact on Community is awarded to an individual that has made a significant impact in the growth, enhancement, education, and promotion of technology in central Virginia, and/or has made a positive contribution to women in technology.
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“Paula Gulak Memorial” Impact on Community
Breakthrough Technology
Breakthrough Technology is awarded to an individual whose work developing new technology applications and/or whose creative use of existing technology-enhanced processes, methodologies, and/or services to benefit an organization.
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Rising Star
Rising Star is awarded to a woman in the beginning stages of her career who exemplifies potential and the future of women in technology. She is working in the technology trenches daily, making a substantive contribution to her organization or field.
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Male Ally
Male Ally – A senior male figure who has gone out of his way to improve the diversity levels of women in IT, within the organization and/or in the wider community. Male allies relentlessly work towards changing the prevailing mindsets and attitudes. Successful nominations must provide case studies or examples of how the candidate has gone of his way, or strategically prioritized, getting more women into IT and/or supporting them in their career.
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Leadership Award
Leadership Award is awarded to a woman that mentors other women above, below or at her career level in an effort to advance the growth of girls and women in the technology industry, develops future women leaders in her profession and/or community and advocates for other women and enables positive things to happen in their current and future careers.
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Woman of the
Year Award
Woman of the Year Award is awarded to a woman who has demonstrated the highest degree of IT excellence, innovation and leadership in the last year, and shone a light on the great things women in IT can achieve. Candidates should have not only have demonstrated outstanding business- and/or technology-focused achievements, but also acted as a positive role model and actively sought to bring more diversity to the technology industry.
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