With awards in all but three categories at the 90th Kentucky Federation of Business and Professional Women’s conference this year, the Glasgow BPW Club is easily one of the most successful clubs in the state.
 
To highlight a few of the awards, the group was recognized for their work on Kentucky Professional Women’s Month, Equal Pay for Women, and on membership for the club itself. Several members were honored for their work in the club, and the Glasgow BPW immediate past president, Betty Driver, received the highest award available—the President’s Excellence Award for 2011-12. Driver recounted the feeling she got when her name was called for the award at this year’s conference.

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Driver made sure to follow those guidelines tooth and nail to ensure her club’s victory, but luckily, she didn’t have to take on the task alone.

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And the 2012-13 year is shaping up pretty nicely for the club as well. Current Glasgow BPW President Annetta Hunter sat down with me and talked about the plans for the upcoming year. Of course, the ladies will be working on retention and mentoring programs, professional development, and arts & crafts fundraisers, but they’re also tackling a bigger project as well. Here’s Hunter explaining how the Distinguished Ladies Committee came about and what they have in store…

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And the BPW club is putting a new twist on some of their usual yearly events to make sure things stay fresh.

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Membership to the club is open to any woman in the community, as Hunter explained…

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The Glasgow Business & Professional Women Club holds meetings at the Glasgow Country Club on the first Thursday of each month.