Chamber Awards Gala presented by Jake’s Heating, Air and Plumbing

And the award finalists are:

Young Professional of the Year
Aubrey Lindsey
Holly Lee
Casey Richards

Entrepreneur of the Year
Ben & Emily Hamm / The Press Coffee Shop
Aubrey Lindsey / Ollie Lue Soap Co.
Joanne Scott / Ky's Kreations Lunch Box

Citizen of the Year (4 finalists)
Carrie Barrett
Rex and Cathy Crabtree
William R Colvin
Angela Bertram Smith

Frontline Hero of the Year
Wendel Micheal Jaggers
Chase Koger
Alex Millis

Hospitality and Service Excellence Award 
Noah Carrow
Tisha Green
Tracy Jo Klotz

Small Business of the Year
MRS Heating & Cooling
Temptations
The Barnett Co.

Large Business of the Year
Citizens State Bank
McGowan Insurance Group
Russ Hubler Automotive

Company Culture Excellence Award
Henry County REMC
Jake's Heating, Air and Plumbing
Eastern Indiana Works

Community Non-Profit Award (4 finalists)
New Castle Little League
Kiwanis Club
Art Association of Henry County
Miracle League of Henry County

 

Nominations are now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to make a nomination/s!

Nominations are open for 2022 (to be awarded in 2023).

Do not miss the opportunity to nominate the outstanding citizens and businesses of Henry County! We encourage interested businesses to nominate themselves, or to nominate any qualified and deserving individual or business!

-You do have to be a Henry County resident to be a nominee.

-A business or individual may nominate themselves.

-You may nominate more than one individual or business per category.

-Nominations must be in the Chamber office no later than February 20, 2023.

-Nominations may be submitted online via the links below or you may print the form and mail it to the Chamber office at: NCHC Chamber, 100 S. Main St., Ste. 108, New Castle, IN 47362. It must be received no later than February 20, 2023.

-Nomination forms are also available at the Chamber office.

-The final three will be notified no later than February 27, 2023. The final three from each award and their nominators should plan to attend the event.

-A representative from each Chamber member business will vote and the three finalist from each category will then be announce February 27. At the gala the finalist are honored and each category winner announced.

Click on the category for the online/printable nomination form.

Categories are:

-Young Professional of the Year

-Entrepreneur of the Year

-Citizen of the Year

-Frontline Hero of the Year

-Hospitality and Service Excellence Award

-Small Business of the Year

-Large Business of the Year

-Company Culture Excellence Award

-Community Non-Profit Award

 

Chamber Awards Guidelines – March 22, 2023

Voting parties:

• Current Chamber members receive 1 vote per category from their primary contact.
• Previous year award recipients (1 representative from a business/organization) may vote on the category which they were awarded
• Chamber Awards presenting sponsor
• Chamber board members

Voting process:

• Business or person name is removed from information that voting panel sees
• Combine multiple nominations to one so that each nominee has one set of information to review
• Voting days and times will be provided

Award nominees:

• An award recipient (excludes honorees) is not eligible to win again for 3 years
• If a nominee is not able to attend the event, they may send a proxy
• All nominees receive two tickets to the event
• Nominees/recipients are not required to be Chamber members

Nominations due by February 20, 2023

Voting in Chamber office February 22 & 23, 2023

Finalists notified February 27, 2023