Awards given at chamber banquet Thursday
Published 1:03 pm Monday, May 22, 2017
Main Street Winchester Executive Director Rachel Alexander, far left, and board President Graham Johns, second from left, present the Downtown Business of the Year award to Leeds Center for the Arts board members, Tracey Miller, center; Aaron Arnett, second from right; and Selina Arnett, far right.
Winchester Mayor Ed Burtner, right, presents the Business of the Year award to Hayes McMaken of 107.7 FM WKYN.
Clark County historian, author and activist Harry Enoch speaks after being named Citizen of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce banquet Thursday evening.
Public Health Director Scott Lockard, left, presents a Community Partner of the Year award to Greg Wood of Freedom Realty.
Clark County Public Health Director Scott Lockard, far left, presents a Community Partner of the Year award to Bluegrass Community and Technical College President Augusta Julian, center, and BCTC Winchester-Clark County Campus Director Bruce Manley.
Clark County Judge-Executive Henry Branham presents the Nonprofit of the Year award to Chris Lemaster, president of the Winchester Kiwanis Club.
Debbie Hohman, left, presents the Volunteer of the Year award to Joyce Morton.
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cindy Banks, right, presents the Director of the Year award to Cora Heffner.
Partners in Education Director Greg Yates, left, presents the Partner of the Year award to Rick Allen, a representative of Leggett & Platt, in recognition of the business' co-op program employing students from the Clark County Area Technology Center.
About 250 people from Winchester’s business and civic communities came together Thursday for the annual Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce Banquet at Emmanual Episcopal Church.
The evening was filled with festivities celebrating successes in the community from the previous year, including recognizing those who took part in Leadership Winchester, commending businesses that have made community contributions and awarding volunteers and volunteer organizations for the time and effort they put into improving their community.
