Message from the Chairs 

The results of our Giving Circle Virtual Award Presentation and Voting Event are in! We are proud to award $24,000 to deserving students, faculty, and staff recipients this fall thanks to the generosity of our Giving Circle members. 

We will celebrate all of our awardees with a special brunch on
Sunday, April 23 in BW's Center for Innovation & Growth. Please stay tuned for more information! 

As the year comes to a close, we celebrate the leadership of Taylor Barnes '15 who will leave her role as Chair of Women for BW with Vice-Chair Annette Fetter '15 taking the helm. Thank you, Taylor, for your dedication in supporting women BW students! 

We also look forward to welcoming Samantha Pringle '97 into the role of Vice-Chair. Samantha has volunteered on the membership and events committee. 

As we have seen through our Giving Circle, the collective impact of many women giving together is significant. With your help, we can maximize our positive impact. Please contact Joy Wesoloski '08 at 440-826-2741 or email jwesolos@bw.edu to start a payment plan today. Flexible options are available including contributing through your employer's company match program and monthly payment plans.

Join in December to activate 2023 membership

RECENT EVENTS & UPDATES

We are excited to share the results and recipients of the 2022 Women for BW Giving Circle Awards! 

2022 Student Academic Enrichment Award Recipients:

• Abby Bilson, Maestra: The Musical Cast Album, amount awarded: $2,000
• Natalie Corrin, Exploring Zambia and Reinventing Your Thinking Using Robots, amount awarded: $2,000
• Julia Gersey, Computing in Guatemala, amount awarded: $2,000

2022 Faculty/Staff Special Project Award Recipients:

• Laura Blesse-Hampton, Standardized Patient Encounters for the Care of Sexual Assault Survivors, amount awarded: $4,800
• Kerry Mullen, BW Safe Campus Initiative, amount awarded: $5,000
• Annette Trierweiler, Supporting and promoting transformational educational experiences in the field sciences through outreach and a gear library, amount awarded: $3,600
• Christy Walkuski, Collaborative to End Human Trafficking - BW Chapter, amount awarded: $4,600

The Women for BW Giving Circle is a collective giving effort in which participants combine membership dollars to make a greater impact on the BW community. To participate in the Giving Circle, members commit to an annual contribution and hold one vote to determine where Faculty & Staff Special Projects and Student Academic Enrichment awards are allocated each year. Membership levels are made annually in one lump sum or through a flexible payment schedule over several months during BW's fiscal year to maintain member status.

The Giving Circle has two segments for annual disbursement with 75% of funds allocated to Faculty & Staff Special Projects and 25% of funds allocated as Student Academic Enrichment grants. 

Women for BW members volunteered at BW's Bold & Gold Homecoming Festival on Saturday, October 22. 

Nearly 1,500 members of the Yellow Jacket community attended the event, which included reunions, performances, a Homecoming parade, festival-style dining experience and culminated in the football victory for our Yellow Jackets over Otterbein University. Relive the fun with photos and video highlights.

Were you a former BW Women's Club Award Recipient? Women for BW wants to share your story about where you are now and how the award impacted you. If you received an award from the former BW Women's Club or Women for BW and would like to share your story, please contact us at womenforbw@bw.edu. 

How to Get Involved

All members of the Women for BW Giving Circle are invited to join the
Steering Committee and sub-committees to shape the future of Women for BW.
Please email womenforbw@bw.edu to learn more and get involved.

Women for BW members volunteer at BW's Bold & Gold Homecoming
on Saturday, October 22.

The power of women giving together creates impactful change.