ATHENA Scholarship Program and Luncheon
As well as having excellent academic achievement, recipients must be interested in increasing leadership opportunities for women and enhancing the quality of life in our community.
The program is supported by generous donations from private citizens, corporations, professions, academic institutions and community organizations.
In 2004 the ATHENA Scholarship Fund (Windsor) was established as a registered charity.
Since 2001 the ATHENA Committee has hosted an ATHENA Scholarship Luncheon to honour the ATHENA Scholarship recipients, to acknowledge its generous sponsors and to feature a speaker of influence who exemplifies its values.
The next ATHENA Scholarship Luncheon is scheduled for Friday, November 10, 2023,
at St. Clair College Centre for the Arts.
2023 ATHENA Scholarship Fund ApplicationsÂ
The ATHENA Scholarship Fund (Windsor) applications are now available. Applications must be submitted no later than Friday, April 28, 2023.
Four scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded as follows:
- One to a St. Clair College student
- One to a University of Windsor student
- One to a student who is attending any college or university provided he/she has spent a significant period of time in Windsor/Essex County (see above)
- One to a University of Windsor Faculty of Law Student
All applications are carefully screened by members of the ATHENA Scholarship Committee. A panel of five judges is appointed to select the ATHENA Scholarship Recipients.
Questions about the ATHENA Scholarship application process? Contact ATHENA Committee Chair, Lee Anne Doyle.Â
2022 ATHENA Scholarship Recipients
Hannah Lebedyk - St. Clair College
Aliyah King - University of Windsor
Monica Romero - University of Windsor Law
Vanessa Montemurri - Western University
Vanessa Montemurri, Hannah Lebedyk, Sue Zanin,
Mary Rodgers, Loretta Stoyka, Lee Anne Doyle, and Aliyah King
Monica Romero
2021 ATHENA Scholarship Recipients
Alessandra Ceccacci - University of Toronto
Anumita Jain - University of Windsor
Jacqueline Eboh - Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
Trevor Ramieri - St. Clair College
Trevor Ramieri, Sue Zanin, Jacqueline Eboh, Lee Anne Doyle,
Anumita Jain, Loretta Stoyka, and Alessandra Ceccacci
2020 ATHENA Scholarship Recipients
Tara Chan - Faculty of Law, University of Windsor
Paige Coyne - University of Windsor
Celina DeBiasio - University of Windsor
Sierra Scott-Kilgo - St. Clair College
 2019 ATHENA Scholarship Recipients:
Jessica Glazewski – St. Clair College
Katherine Hirsch – University of Windsor
Kiara Clement – St. Clair College
2018Â ATHENAÂ Scholarship Recipients:
Syndey Chapados – University of Windsor
Holly Nicholson – St. Clair College
Erin Dufour-Â University of Windsor
The ATHENA® Leadership Award
ATHENA Leadership Award Nominees and Recipients are leaders in their profession, well-connected in their community, hold leadership positions in service and professional organizations and often lend their time and talent to corporate and foundation boards. Perhaps most importantly, they are great mentors who ‘lift as they climb’, extending a hand to their peers and the next generation of leaders alike. ATHENA Leadership Award Recipients foster leadership qualities in others.
Windsor became the first Canadian city to present the ATHENA Award in 1996. The award honours women and men who are recognized for business and professional excellence, for community service, for mentoring and providing a role model to encourage women to achieve their leadership potential. The ATHENA Award is presented each year at the Chamber’s Business Excellence Awards Gala.
2022 Business Excellence ATHENA Leadership Award Recipient:
Federica Nazzani
2021 Business Excellence ATHENA Leadership Award Recipient:
Marlene Corey
2019 Business Excellence ATHENA Leadership Award Recipient:
Sherrilynn Colley-Vegh
