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2025 Athena Award recipient to be announced on July 17

10 images of the nominees with the headline that reads "IWIL CONGRATULATES the 2025 Athena Leadership Award Nominees"
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The recipient of the Athena Award will be announced July 17, 2025.

Co-host Vanessa Ferguson welcomed back Heather Burton from Illinois Women in Leadership (IWIL) to spotlight the 2025 Athena Award nominees. With the nomination period closed, IWIL has selected ten women who exemplify the award’s core values of leadership, community service and professional excellence. Burton shared each nominee’s inspiring contributions. The recipient will be announced at Erin's Pavilion on July 17. For information about attending the event visit: https://www.iwil.biz/athena-award

Vanessa is the Community Voices Production Coordinator. Reach Vanessa at vfergu3@uis.edu.
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