Maplewood Chamber Seeks Annual Awards Nominees

The is accepting nominations for three awards it hands out every year.

Nominations for citizen, business person and educator of the year will be accepted until Sept. 9. The winners will be announced during the chamber's 2011 Dinner Auction on Oct. 14.

The nomination forms, which are attached to this article, outline the criteria for each award. Nominators must also submit a letter of recommendation for the nominees.

The citizen of the year award "honors an outstanding citizen who has worked passionately and tirelessly to promote Maplewood as a great place to live, work and visit. He/she consistently performs extraordinary acts on behalf of others and/or whose achievements have greatly enhanced the quality of life for Maplewood residents," the nomination form notes.

The business person of the year award "honors a business person who is committed to local economic development and demonstrates community leadership by participating in community activities and contributing his/her personal time, effort and resources. He/she will display exemplary and ethical business practices in addressing quality, customer service and social responsibility," the form notes.

Finally, the educator of the year award "honors an educator who exemplifies educational excellence, inspires children to reach their fullest potential and has earned the respect and admiration of students, parents and colleagues," the form notes.

Dr. Cyndi Hebenstreit, principal of Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center, last year.

Past recipients of the awards are not eligible for future nominations. All previous winners are listed below, courtesy of the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce:

YEAR

BUSINESS PERSON

CITIZEN

EDUCATOR

1984

Catherine Mullen

Connie Flaherty

1985

Dwight Elliott

Ivo Hoemann

1986

Jim Berthold

Earl Proemsey

1987

John Hardy

Jack Hogan

1988

Ken Rakouska

Bertha King

1989

Bob Scheidt

Art Lively

1990

David Bentele

Myrt Behrens

1991

Ron Suchanek

Joe Lorino

1992

Isaac Young

Jane Moeller

Skip Watkins

1993

Rob Birenbaum

Ruth Carr

Bonnie Paulsmeyer

1994

Wayne Grace

Pat Trout

Vickie Hardy

1995

Jim & Wendy Kuhn

Pickett Lema

Leonard Marks

1996

Matthew Williams

Onis Harper

Arline Kalishman

1997

Jennifer Williams

Marty Corcoran-

Tom Simmons

Judy Owens

1998

Steven McD. Campbell

Helen Schall

Mary Darst

1999

Barry Greenberg

Tish Corcoran

Deborah Nesselhauf

2000

Jean Miller

Carol Lorino

Vince Estrada

2001

Jay Hardy

Forrest Hobbs

Connie Chapin

2002

Harry Coultas

Irene Miles

Dr. Linda Henke

2003

Jim Barton

Tom Bakersmith

Kathy Hammer

2005

Tom Kulla-Abbott

2006

Bill Berthold

None

Kathyleen Dwyer

2008

Tom Schlafly

Dan Kopman

Doug Houser

Chris Hoelzer

2009

Jerry Gibbs

Patrick Jugo

Eleanor Wagner

2010

Mitch Orlando

Millie Hardy

Cyndi Hebenstreidt