LACE
Awards

Categories Include:

• Corporation of the Year - The award is given to a corporation that has created significant advancement in breaking down barriers that impede WBEs from gaining fair access to procurement opportunities, including supplier development activities, financial assistance and strategic alliance counseling.
• Advocate of the Year, Corporation - This award goes to a supplier diversity practitioner, procurement professional or buyer who is a current employee of a GWBC corporate member, and is selected for extraordinary efforts in inspiring, engaging and empowering GWBC certified WBEs.
• Buyer of the Year - This award is given to a buyer, procurement professional or a supplier diversity practitioner who is a current employee of a GWBC corporate member, selected for instituting programs that offer equal access for GWBC-certified WBEs and attained world-class quality in its supplier diversity process.
• The Voice Award - The Voice Award goes to a corporation selected by GWBC WBEs that has exhibited the most significant progress in creating a voice and platform for GWBC-certified WBEs to gain fair access to procurement opportunities.
• Advocate of the Year, WBE - This award is given to a GWBC-certified WBE business owner (CEO/President) or an employee of a GWBC-certified WBE, recognized and honored for their proven methods in mentoring, coaching and supporting women-owned businesses.
• Trailblazer Award - These awards go to GWBC-certified WBE owners (CEO/President) based upon being a pillar of their community, contributing their time and talent with a proven track record of mentoring, partnerships, volunteerism and supporting other WBEs.
• Trailblazer, Category I (Annual sales under $1 Million)
• Trailblazer, Category II (Annual sales $1 – $5 Million)
• Trailblazer, Category III (Annual sales $5 – $10 Million)
• Trailblazer Award: Category V   – Annual Sales $20 Million - $30 Million
• Trailblazer Award: Category VI   – Annual Sales $30 Million - $50 Million
• Trailblazer Award: Category VII  – Annual Sales $50 Million - $100 Million
• Trailblazer Award: Category VIII – Annual Sales Over $100 Million
• Volunteer of the Year Award - This award will be presented to a GWBC® Certified WBE or a former corporate employee who has demonstrated outstanding volunteer service to GWBC. Event volunteers, committee chairs and members are eligible. Nominee must be a current certified WBE or an employee of a certified WBE in good standing to qualify for this award
  

The 2024 LACE Winners include:

• Corporation of the Year - Truist Financial Corporation
• Advocate of the Year, Corporation - randstad
• Advocate of the Year, WBE - Precis Screening LLC
• Buyer of the Year - Nino Campos, randstad
• The Voice Award - randstad
  
• Trailblazer Awards
• Category I - Dr. Georgette Fraser-Moore, Transformation Lead LLC
• Category II - Veronica Maldonado, IPCOMM
  
• Category VII - Sushumna Roy Jalajam, Softpath System LLC
• Volunteer of the Year Award – Tammy Cohen, InfoMart