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Pioneer Award Recipients
The Pioneer Award was established in 1986 as the Palmer Chamber's highest form of recognition.
It is presented to those who served the GPCC and the community with distinction. In some years, two awards have
been made, one to an individual and one to an organization.
Congratulations to Cherie LeBlanc-Shue for being our 2011 Palmer Pioneer Award recipient!
1986 ---------- Bill Tull
1987 ---------- Melinda Kolivosky
Mat-Su Miners
1988 ---------- Kathy and Andy Simasko
MSCVB
1989 ---------- Henry Guinotte
Musk Ox Development Corp
1990 ---------- Dan Pollock
1991 ---------- Chuck and Penny Griffin
Mat-Su Supply
1992 ---------- Wendy Anderson
Palmer Pride Committee
1993 ---------- No award given
1994 ---------- Janet Kincaid
1995-96 ------- Craig Thorn
1997 ---------- Bill Mitchell
1998 ---------- Jeff Johnson
1999 ---------- Cecilia Hidalgo
2000 ---------- Paul Campbell
2001 ---------- Service Oil and Gas
2002 ---------- Kay Slack
2003 ---------- Matanuska Telephone Association
2004 ---------- Mary Combs
2005 ---------- Cindy Bettine
2006 ---------- Helen Munoz
2007 ---------- Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union
2008 ---------- Sara Jansen
2009 ---------- John Douglass
2010 ---------- Marcie Bentti
2011----------- Cherie LeBlanc-Shue
The 2012 Pioneer Award winner will be anounced at our Annual Meeting on February 29, 2012.
You can download a nominiation form below. Call the Chamber at 745-2880 for instructions on how to submit your nomination.
Pioneer Award Nomination
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GREATER PALMER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PIONEER AWARD
Deadline for submissions is February 15, 2012
The Pioneer Award was established in 1986 as the Chamber’s highest form of recognition.
The following procedures are to be used as guidelines:
1. A Committee shall be appointed by the President the first week of January.
2. The Executive director, Board and Committee members shall solicit nominations from all Chamber members. Nomination forms will be available on the website and at the Wednesday meetings.
3. The nominations can be an individual or an organization. One award in each category may be given, if warranted by the Committee.
4. The nomination forms shall be forwarded to the Committee chair. (The chair shall be elected within the Committee).
5. Nominations will close 3 weeks prior to the annual meeting (February 15, 2012).
6. The Committee will choose the recipient 2 weeks prior to the meeting (February 15, 2012). This gives the presenter time to prepare their presentation. The presenter may be the nominator, a Committee member or other appointee as designated by the Committee.
7. Committee chair will verify the appropriate plaques, etc have been ordered (February 22, 2012).
8. Presentation will be at the Palmer Chamber annual meeting (February 29, 2012).
Qualifications:
1. Must be a member of The Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce.
2. To have served the Palmer Chamber and the Palmer community with distinction.
3. Long-term commitment should be a high consideration.
Pioneer Award Nomination
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