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The Milgard School of Business at the University of Washington Tacoma is proud to present the 20th Annual Business Leadership Awards recognizing outstanding business leaders in the South Sound Region.
Nominations for the 2022 Business Leadership Awards will be open January 4, 2022 through Monday, January 31, 2022
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Awardees will be celebrated on Thursday, May 5, 2022
on the UW Tacoma Campus.
Award categories:
- Business Leader of the Year
- Nonprofit Leader of the Year
- Sustainable Business Leader of the Year
- Women’s Leadership Award - Inaugural
(Milgard Women’s Initiative Women’s Leadership Award, we seek nominations of women whose leadership has positively impacted the South Sound community.) - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community Leadership Award - Inaugural
(At Milgard, we celebrate and revere diversity, advocate for recognizing disparities and disrupting institutionalized oppression, and seek to inculcate accountability and transparency in decision-making. We would like to acknowledge and applaud exemplary leadership in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community in transformative and sustainable ways.) - Lifetime Achievement (for profit)
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![Evie Lynn - Business Leadership Awards](https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/sites/default/files/2022-01/bla_evie_627x533.jpg)
![Business Leadership Award Honoree - Bill Weyerhaeuser](https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/sites/default/files/2022-01/bla_weyerhauaser_627x533.jpg)
2020 Business Leadership Award Winners
OUR 2020 WINNERS
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