The Emerging Leader Award is presented by WEAT to a young member of WEAT who has provided outstanding service in support of the Association in the form of committee involvement, recruiting, volunteer time, event participation, or other contributions.
General Criteria:- The nominee shall be a current WEAT member and have no more than five years of membership in WEAT. The WEAT Membership Number must be provided.
- The nominee shall be under 36 years of age at the time of the nomination.
- The nominee shall have served on at least one WEAT state or section or ad-hoc committee.
- The nominee shall not have previously won the WEAT Emerging Leader award.
- The nomination shall include at least one letter of recommendation.
- The nomination shall include a short biography of the nominee.
- The nomination shall include a description of the nominee's WEAT-related activities.
- A one-page summary of how the nominee meets the criteria and why the nominee should receive the award is required.