{"id":2649,"date":"2026-01-26T23:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:29:53","slug":"nominate-a-lighting-hero-for-willa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2649","title":{"rendered":"Nominate a Lighting Hero for the WIL Leadership Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The American Lighting Association is encouraging its members to nominate a peer in the industry for consideration in the annual Women in Lighting Leadership Award (WILLA).   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cContrary to popular belief, the best way to climb to the top of the ladder is to take others up there with you\u201d \u2014 Maria Eitel, founder and chair of the Nike Foundation and The Girl Effect<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above quote is an appropriate reminder that nominations are now open for the 2026 Women in Lighting Leadership Award (WILLA), presented annually by American Lighting Association\u2019s (ALA) Women in Lighting<\/a> Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award honors one individual who has helped move the lighting industry forward through leadership, mentorship, service to ALA, and commitment to community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, the Women in Lighting Leadership Award<\/a> recognizes one woman for her role in at least two of the following activities within the past two years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Achievement\/leadership in the lighting industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Support of ALA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Mentoring of other women in the lighting industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Devotion to their community through philanthropy, volunteer work, or outstanding active support\/participation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recipient must be a member of ALA, nominated by an ALA member, and voted upon by the WIL Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nominations are open<\/a> to ALA members and due April 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The American Lighting Association is encouraging its members to nominate a peer in the industry for consideration in the annual Women in Lighting Leadership Award (WILLA).    \u201cContrary to popular belief, the best way to climb to the top of the ladder is to take others up there with you\u201d \u2014 Maria Eitel, founder and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":48,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,391],"tags":[52,336,737,335,334],"class_list":["post-2649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-featured","tag-american-lighting-association","tag-leadership-award","tag-wil","tag-willa","tag-women-in-lighting"],"yoast_head":"\nNominate a Lighting Hero for the WIL Leadership Award - Lighting News Now<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The ALA's Women in Lighting (WIL) Committee is seeking nominations for the 2026 Women in Lighting Leadership Award (WILLA)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=2649\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nominate a Lighting Hero for the WIL Leadership Award - 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