The Gwinnett Chamber will celebrate seven-and-a-half decades of progress at its 75th Annual Dinner on February 3, 2023. This diamond anniversary event will be the first sold-out event held in the newly renovated Grand Ballroom of the Gas South District. A reception begins at 6 p.m. with dinner and program following at 7:30 p.m.
Annual dinner honorees, congressional leaders, state legislators, county and officials, and over 800 business and community professionals are expected to be present.
The Chamber annually presents awards at these dinners. The 2023 honorees include:
- Citizen of the Year – Tammy Shumate, Capital City Home Loans;
- Public Service Awards (6):
- Dr. D. Glen Cannon, Gwinnett Technical College;
- Jason Chandler, Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation;
- Jennifer Hibbard, View Point Health;
- Tim Le, NDI MAXIM Real Estate;
- Chief J.D. McClure, Gwinnett County Police Dept; and
- Emory Morsberger, Gateway85 CID;
- D. Scott Hudgens Humanitarian Award – United Way of Greater Atlanta in Gwinnett
- James J. Maran International Award – Siemens Electrical Products;
- Wayne R. Shackleford Legacy Awards (posthumously given) – Tiffany P. Porter and Jones Webb
The event will be emceed by President and CEO of the Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett Nick Masino, while comedian Henry Cho will be the entertainer.
Sherman promoted to new position with Chamber
Sherman
Lisa Sherman has been promoted to senior vice president of marketing and communications for the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Partnership Gwinnett. She will now oversee a consolidated team of marketing, communications, and design professionals for the Gwinnett Chamber. Sherman is a 29-year resident of Gwinnett County and resides in Grayson with her husband, Robert, and their two children, Ben and Hannah.
She was hired back to the Gwinnett Chamber in November of 2021 to develop strategic communication plans for both Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett. Now written and adopted, Sherman will work in tandem with the Partnership Gwinnett marketing team and oversee the Gwinnett Chamber’s now consolidated marketing and branding teams to implement those plans. Sherman spearheaded the Gwinnett Chamber’s accreditation application process that earned the organization its first-ever 5-Star designation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She was with the Chamber previously, and had been employed by the City of Lawrenceville and by AGCO Corporation of Duluth.
Ilyas wins Winn DAR chapter essay contest
Winner of the American History essay contest sponsored by the Philadelphia Winn chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is Nur Sufiya Ilyas, a fifth grader at Winn Holt Elementary School in Lawrenceville. She is shown with Linda LaPerre, American History committee chair (center) and Lynn Jacques, Chapter Regent. The contest was established by the Daughters of the American Revolution to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great history and learn about history in a new light. Nur Sufiya’s Winn Holt Elementary School Principal Lisa Glausier and fifth grade teacher Faith Harvienx attended the awards presentation during the January meeting of the Philadelphia Winn Chapter.
Learn more about Gwinnett with Citizen’s Academy 101
Ever wonder how Gwinnett County Government provides services to the community? Here’s your chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at county operations, meet local leaders, and tour government facilities! The GwinnettCitizens Academy 101 is a 12-week program offered twice each year to develop and nurture informed and engaged residents, students, and business owners in Gwinnett County. To be considered for the spring term, apply at Gwinnett101.com by Wednesday, March 1.
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