BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

RECOGNIZES A BUSINESS THAT HAS MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHICKASHA COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, INNOVATION, AND COMMITMENT TO GROWTH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THIS AWARD CELEBRATES A BUSINESS THAT SETS THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

HONORS A SMALL BUSINESS THAT EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THIS AWARD HIGHLIGHTS THE ESSENTIAL ROLE SMALL BUSINESSES PLAY IN CHICKASHA’S

ECONOMY AND RECOGNIZES A BUSINESS THAT CONTRIBUTES MEANINGFULLY TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE FOSTERING GROWTH AND INNOVATION.

CHRISTMAS TOWN AWARD

CELEBRATES AN INDIVIDUAL, BUSINESS, OR ORGANIZATION THAT CONSISTENTLY EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF CHICKASHA’S CHRISTMAS TOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS AWARD HONORS THOSE WHO ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO CREATING A FESTIVE, WELCOMING, AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED ATMOSPHERE NOT ONLY DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON BUT ALL YEAR LONG. IT ACKNOWLEDGES THOSE WHO

PROMOTE, UPHOLD, AND SHARE THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS THROUGH THEIR ACTIONS, EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES THAT MAKE CHICKASHA A UNIQUE AND SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE AND VISIT.

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

RECOGNIZES AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO THE BETTERMENT OF CHICKASHA THROUGH THEIR

LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND COMMITMENT TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT.

THIS AWARD HONORS A RESIDENT WHOSE SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHICKASHA.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

HONORS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CHICKASHA COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. THIS AWARD CELEBRATES THE IMPACT OF SELFLESS GIVING AND RECOGNIZES SOMEONE WHO HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE THROUGH THEIR TIME, TALENTS, AND ENERGY.

CHICKASHA CIVIC HALL OF FAME AND LEGACY

THE CHICKASHA CIVIC HALL OF FAME HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHOSE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE SHAPED THE CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, OR SOCIAL FABRIC OF CHICKASHA. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED A

LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY AND WHOSE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE HAD A LASTING IMPACT.

IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR LASTING INFLUENCE, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR THE CHICKASHA CIVIC HALL OF FAME LEGACY AWARD, A SPECIAL DESIGNATION THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THEIR ENDURING LEGACY AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO

CHICKASHA.

EVENT OF THE YEAR

HONORS AN EVENT THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED

TO THE CHICKASHA COMMUNITY, SHOWCASING EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING, EXECUTION, AND IMPACT. THIS AWARD CELEBRATES EVENTS THAT FOSTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, HIGHLIGHT CHICKASHA’S CULTURE AND VALUES, AND LEAVE A LASTING POSITIVE IMPRESSION ON ATTENDEES AND THE COMMUNITY.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

HONORS AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S NETWORKING GROUP WHO DEMONSTRATES EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION OF EMPOWERING WOMEN IN CHICKASHA. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES A WOMAN WHO EXEMPLIFIES PROFESSIONALISM, MENTORSHIP, AND DEDICATION TO MAKING A POSITIVE

IMPACT WITHIN HER COMMUNITY AND AMONG HER PEERS.