In honor of the 5th anniversary of the Accelerator of the Year Award, we invite you to nominate an exceptional individual—an accelerator—who has made significant contributions to driving organizational advancement, accelerating change, and fostering growth.
Recognition:
The Accelerator of the Year Award recipient will be recognized at our 2025 conferences, on our digital media channels and in our newsletter, will be featured as a guest on the Forward Thinking podcast, and will be awarded $1,000.
Nomination Process:
Please use the Accelerator of the Year nomination form to tell us about your nominee and include as much information as possible to support your nomination. Plan to include at least two letters of reference or recommendation. Our selection committee will thoroughly review all the nominations and make the final selection for the Accelerator of the Year, so we encourage you to be detailed. We also ask that each nominator submit only one nomination, the individual you believe best represents the Accelerator of the Year.
Why Nominate?
By nominating a deserving individual for the Accelerator of the Year Award, you’re recognizing their extraordinary contributions to the growth and success of your organization. This is a chance to celebrate those who lead with innovation, drive significant change, and inspire others to excel. Help us continue the tradition of honoring excellence as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of this prestigious award.
Who stands out to you for their 2024 energy, excitement and initiatives?
Click here to download a preview of the nomination form in Microsoft Word.
Important Dates:
+ Nominations must be received by midnight on January 31, 2025 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 14, 2025!
+ The 2024 Accelerator of the Year will be announced in April 2025.
Restrictions:
+ Late nominations will not be accepted. Nominations must be received by midnight on February 14, 2025.
+ Current directors on the FCCS board are not eligible for this award.
Congratulations to Allyson Tjoelker, SVP, YBS and Mission Lending from Capital Farm Credit who has been named the 2023 Accelerator of the Year.
Allyson has been chosen as the 2023 Accelerator of the Year for her significant contributions to her organization. She has been credited with single-handedly rebuilding Capital Farm Credit's YBS lending platform in 2023. She first created a dynamic dashboard to track YBS loan programs and events and then an extensive awareness program, in-person across Texas and online to educate lending teams and customers about Capital Farm Credit's YBS lending program. Recognizing the need for financial literacy tools, she partnered with Farm Credit University to provide Agricultural Business basics to Capital Farm Credit members. To culminate the educational offering, Allyson hosted the first CFC YBS AgriRoots Conference for customers and producers.
Help us in congratulating Allyson Tjoelker as the 2023 Accelerator of the Year on LinkedIn.
These individuals contributed significantly to the growth and success of their organizations in 2023.
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