Nominees should demonstrate these qualities or qualifications: 

• Is a female faculty member (full-time tenured or tenure track)
• Exemplifies the abilities and qualities that improve the campus climate for women through all elements of the university community
• Serves as a role model by:
  
  • Working on issues that affect the quality of women’s lives at Missouri S&T
  • Committing to student learning
  • Actively participating in student and faculty mentoring
  • Earning achievements in her professional field
  • Speaking out on issues that affect the quality of women’s lives at Missouri S&T

The nominator is responsible for informing the nominee of their nomination and must solicit and collect up to five letters of support for the nominee.

The nominator should submit the following documents using the online form, being sure to highlight the ways in which the nominee meets the above criteria.

• A letter of nomination
• Letter(s) of support for the nomination (up to 5)
• A CV from the nominee

A person may only be nominated one time each year. If multiple nominations are received for the same person, the person submitting the second nomination of a candidate will be notified.

Nominations will only be considered once all required information has been received and are due by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

Questions?
If you have questions about the nomination process, you may contact the committee chairperson, Dr. Katherine Grote, at 573-341-4100 or grotekr@mst.edu

The award is funded by Missouri S&T alumna and Board of Trustees member Cindy Tang, Econ,’85. Thanks to her generosity, each recipient of the Woman of the Year Award receives professional development funds and a personal gift. Learn more about Ms. Tang.

In 2016, Cindy Tang established the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award in honor of one of her mentors. Cummins, a professor emerita and former chair of English and technical communication, was named Missouri S&T’s first Woman of the Year in 1997.