The Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County announced its annual award nominees Friday.
The nominees, which were selected by CBICC members and include StateCollege.com, are sorted into eight categories.
‘Our entire staff is honored to be recognized by the CBICC and its members,’ StateCollege.com Publisher Dan Myers said.
Chamber membership is now in the process of voting in each category; finalists will be announced shortly after voting closes on Wednesday, according to a CBICC announcement.
Award recipients will be introduced at the annual CBICC Awards Gala, scheduled for 5:15 to 8:30 p.m. March 1 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The honorees will be recognized for their work in 2011, according to the CBICC.
The list of nominees, as provided by the CBICC, follows:
- Community Service Award
Sponsored by Centre County Community Foundation Inc.
Georgia Abbey, Leadership Centre County
Betsy Dupuis, Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir PC
The Hartman Group, Tom McKee
Judy Loy, Nestlerode and Loy Inc.
- Corporate Philanthropy Award
Sponsored by Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc.
Dix Honda Company
Kish Bank
One on One, Fitness Consultants, Inc.
RE/MAX Centre Realty
Snavely Associates Ltd.
TekResults Ltd.
- Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award
Sponsored by Minitab Inc.
Cisney & O’Donnell Inc.
Clothes Mentor
Hotel State College and Company: The Corner Room, The Allen Street Grill, Zeno’s Pub, Chumley’s, Indigo Nite Club, Zeno’s to Go and Bill Pickle’s Tap Room
Mission Critical Partners Inc.
StateCollege.com
- Small Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by First National Bank
Balfurd Inc.
Beer Belly’s Beverage
Business Planning Service
HomeWaters Retreats
Jezebel’s Boutique
Moore Power Sales
Pure Urban Spa
Redline Speed Shine of State College, LLC
Seven Mountains Wine Cellars
Stahl Shaeffer Engineering, LLC
- Outstanding Technology Company of the Year Award
Sponsored by Benchmark Construction Company Inc.
Actuated Medical Inc.
AgIntegrated Inc.
Schoolwires Inc.
- Quality of Life Award
Sponsored by Mount Nittany Medical Center
American Philatelic Society
Centre Area Transportation Authority
Envinity Inc.
Tammy Gentzel, Centre County United Way
Tides — A Support Program for Grieving Children and Adolescents and the People Who Love Them
Youth Service Bureau
- CBICC Spirit Award
Sponsored by Northwest Savings Bank
Rod Burnham, Comcast Spotlight
BJ Clitherow, Energy Stewards Inc.
Eric Smith, The Pennsylvania State University
Frances H. Stevenson, Kish Bank
Colleen Williams, Herberd, Rowland and Grubic Inc.
- Outstanding CBICC Volunteer of the Year Award
Sponsored by Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries
John ‘Jack’ Infield, Graystone Bank
Tom Kearney, West Penn Power
Brian and Patti Michaels, retired, Penns Valley Area School District
Myra Sletson, Northwest Savings Bank
Jens Thorsen, Hartman Group
Information about the CBICC Awards Gala, including reservation details, is available via the organization’s website and by phone: (814) 234-1829.
