B.A. Chamber Hosts Gala Awards Recipients
The Broken Arrow Chamber recently hosted the Annual Gala at Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center. This black-tie event is an elegant evening where achievements in business and community leadership in Broken Arrow are recognized and celebrated.
There were 18 awards given to a range of businesses and business leaders. Judges for the awards consisted of chamber professionals from all over the United States. Below are the awards that were given out on Saturday and the recipients:
• Business of the Year (15 or less employees): After FX Spa and Salon
• Business of the Year (16-50 employees): Rise Armament
• Business of the Year Sole Proprietor: Evolve Esthetics
• Business Person of the Year: Hailey Miller, Evolve Esthetics
• Community Advocate of the Year: Lisa Ford, Broken Arrow PD
• Manufacturer of the Year: Rise Armament
• Non-Profit of the Year: Broken Arrow Neighbors
• Women/Minority Owned Business of the Year: Legacy Counseling Service
• Restaurant of the Year: In the Raw Broken Arrow
• Retailer of the Year: After FX Spa and Salon
• Chairman’s Award: Alvin Bailey, Blue Bell Creameries
• Volunteer of the Year: Jamie Wheeler, AVB Bank
• Citizen of the Year: Janet Dunlop, Superintendent of BAPS
• Committee Chair of the Year: Alison Verret, McAfee & Taft
• Total Resource Campaign Top Producer: Mike Scrimsher, Royal Printing
• Police Officer of the Year: Rihanna Russell
• Firefighter of the Year: Jill Boeckman
• 2017 & 2018 Economic Development Corporation Board Award for Outgoing Chair: Ted Cundiff, AVB Bank
“On behalf of the Chamber Board and the Chamber staff, we want to congratulate all of our recipients. They are all wonderful, the work that they do in our community is inspiring and it is what keeps our community thriving,” stated Mike Cooper, 2019 Chamber board chair.
