MACC Awards Program Award Nomination Form
Chamber annual awards recognize our community's finest people!
NOMINATE SOMEONE WHO DESERVES AN AWARD
You can help honor those who are an inspiration to the Mason area community by making nominations for the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards. Each year, your Chamber recognizes the contributions of individuals and groups by awarding Citizen of the Year, Excellence in Business, Excellence in Education, Special Recognition, and our President’s Award. The deadline for nominations is the third Friday in November for all awards. Please take a moment to review the criteria and make a nomination or two. Your efforts may have a lifelong impact on the recipient and our community!
The Awards will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Dinner the evening of the second Wednesday in February at the Eldorado Golf Course Banquet Center, 3750 W. Howell Road in Mason. Reservations for the MACC Awards Dinner can be made before February 1st at $35 per person by calling the Mason Area Chamber of Commerce office at 676-1046. The dinner is generously sponsored by a Chamber member and each award is also similarly sponsored. Dinner reservations are $35 per person payable in advance of the event.
- Citizen of the Year – An individual who has made significant contributions to the community over several years through their caring and concern.
- Excellence in Business – A business that has demonstrated innovation, risk and growth that represents the entrepreneurial spirit of business development.
- Excellence in Education – A teacher who best exemplifies the teaching qualities that inspire students to learn and value education. (Selection by Mason Public Schools)
- President’s Award – A person or group of persons who have made significant contributions to the Chamber’s goals over the past year.
- Special Recognition – A person, group of persons, or organization that has made significant contributions to the community or to the Chamber usually within the recent past. This is an opportunity to highlight people, events, or programs that have made an impact in the community or in support of Chamber programs.
This is a list of Chamber award winners through 2012:
Citizen of the Year
Aggie Corner – 1987
Jenny Dart – 1988
Donald Cairns – 1989
Rollin Dart – 1990
Terry Shultis – 1991
Mary Jo Leonard – 1992
Wendy Pulver – 1993
Jim Blauvelt– 1994
Frank Guerriero – 1995
Claude Cady – 1996
Jackie Lawrence – 1997
Virginia Schlichter – 1998
Sue Parsons – 1999
Stan Jordan – 2000
Tom & Rose Mary Hopp – 2001
Ray Perkins – 2002
Larry Howe – 2003
Bob Ware – 2004
Jack Davis – 2005
Doug Williams – 2006
Don Jacot – 2007
Shirley Grieve – 2008
Lee Talboys – 2009
Harvey & Carol Fanson – 2010
Margaret Doolittle -- 2011
Jeff Haueter -- 2012
President’s Award
Dick Roberts – 1996
Craig Goble – 1997
Liz Hogg & Tom Marriott – 1998
MACC Golf Outing Committee*– 1999
Jeff Haueter – 2000
Jeanine Christman – 2001
Tom Bergeon – 2002
Kerry Ferguson – 2003
Doug Klein – 2004
Russ Whipple – 2005
Arnold Short – 2006
Ron Tatro – 2007
Cathy Groce – 2008
Pat Weiler – 2009
Jamie Robinson – 2010
Jon Grocki -- 2011
Robin King-Fuller -- 2012
Excellence in Education
Mary Lou French – 1996
Cheryl Roe – 1997
Margaret Edgar – 1998
Sandra Haynes – 1999
Debbie Blauvelt – 2000
Jana Stewart – 2002
John Berry – 2003
Margaret Doolittle – 2004
Michele Shafer – 2005
Kathy Horton – 2006
Barb Buda – 2007
Margaret Cottrill – 2008
David Jones – 2009
Cindy Hyaduck – 2010
Jennifer Harrington -- 2011
Jeremy Mills -- 2012
Excellence in Business
Vision Real Estate – 1996
Joseph A. Young & Associates – 1997
Mason Community News – 1998
AeroGenesis Aviation – 1999
Grove’s Motorsports – 2000
Cayenne Grill – 2001
Bestsellers Books & Coffee Co. – 2002
Merindorf Meats – 2003
Done-Right Auto & RV – 2004
ServiceMaster Absolute – 2005
Gestamp U.S. HardTech – 2006
Sheridan Realty & Auction – 2007
Wolverine Engineers & Surveyors – 2008
Ware’s Pharmacy – 2009
Andrews Automotive – 2010
City Limits -- 2011
Dart Bank -- 2012
Special Recognition
MACC Balloon Rally Committee** – 2002
John & Betty Brazier – 2003
Mason Optimist Club and Mason DDA – 2004
Joe Watkins – 2004
Care Free Medical & Gorsline-Runciman – 2005
Sheren Wright – 2005
Mason Area Historical Society – 2006
Jeff Haueter – 2007
Mason Promise Scholarship – 2007
Colleen Briggs – 2008
American Legion Post 148 – 2008
Len Stuttman – 2009
Friends of the Mason Library – 2009
Shireen Luther – 2010
Michigan Steam Engine & Thresher’s Club – 2010
Leon Clark -- 2011
Mason Firefighters Association -- 2011
Scott Shattuck -- 2012
Mason Public Schools Foundation -- 2012
* Jeff Jones, Denise Jones, Rich Reid, Pete Hanover, Kristine Workman, Annette Snyder
** Jodi Somerville, Phil Mathews, Melissa Kean, Jackie Lawrence, Roger Fleming, Barb Smith, Craig Goble, Mike Prelesnik, Ron Weesies, Jacque Weesies, Ellen Dral, Ivan Kerr, Dave & Camille Vanpoelvoorde