The Southwest Indiana Chamber announced the 2018 business award winners at the Annual Meeting & DinÂner from 5pm to 8pm at Old National Events Plaza on Thursday, September 20.
Annual Meeting & Dinner signifies the change in board leadership. We celebrated successes of the past year, looked ahead to a new year and honored local business and their leaders. At this signature event, awards were preÂsented to:
Brian Wildeman, President of Wilde Horticultural IHC, the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year
Junior Achievement of Southwest Indiana, the 2018 NonProfit of the Year
Doug Minor, the 2018 Volunteer of the Year
Matthew Nix and Nate Hahn, the 2018 Young Professionals of the Year
Signarama Evansville, the 2018 Small Business of the Year
Tom Burkhardt, the 2018 Richard A. Schlottman Business Person of the Year
Accuride Corporation, the 2018 Norman P. Wagner Business of the Year
Christine Keck, Vectren was also nominated as the new Chairman of the Board of the Southwest Indiana Chamber for the 2018 – 2020 term as Jim Sandgren, Old National Bank, stepped down. Walter McCarty, UE Men’s Basketball Head Coach was the Keynote Speaker.
This event attracts Chamber Members, elected and appointed officials, key community leaders and our strategic partners. This event attracted nearly 800 attendees. An online silent auction was held to benefit the Southwest Indiana Chamber Foundation.
Gold Sponsor: Vectren; Silver Sponsors: Accuride, BKD CPA’s & Advisors, C. H. Robinson, Concept Light & Sound, Deaconess, Lumaworx, Old National Bank, Old National Events Plaza, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC and Townsquare Media.
