Local Leaders Nominated for Excellence Awards
The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize nominees and winners at a special dinner Jan. 21.
The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Evening of Excellence event tomorrow night at the Concorde Banquets in Kildeer.
Part of the black-tie affair will include recognizing the nominees and winners of the 2011 Excellence Awards. The nominees for 2011 were:
Business of the Year
- Rose DePaola, Couture 360
- Ken & Chris Grooms, Grooms Insurance Associates
- Dr. Jack Edgar, Hawthorn Woods Family Dental Care
- Hanan Hafez, Inland Bank
- Tom Gescheidle, Smokin' T's BBQ
- Anna Berman, Trilogy School of Performing Arts
- Lynn O'Brien, Women's Physical Therapy Institute
Citizen of the Year
- Avis Bonnett, US Bank Home Loans
- Terry Mastandrea, Retired Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department
- Tim Siefert, Timothy Grant Jewelry
- Craig Taylor, Lake County
- Tony Tinaglia, Interface Financial Group
- Bob Vitas, Village of Lake Zurich
Educator of the Year
- Liz Atkinson, May Whitney Elementary School
- Anna Berman, Trilogy School of Performing Arts
- Brenda Bollman, May Whitney Elementary
- Jill Brooks, Isaac Fox Elementary School
- Bill Herlocker, Lake Zurich Middle School North
- Melanie Honegger, Lake Zurich Middle School North
- Jennifer Lieppert, Lake Zurich Middle School North
- Phil Stanko, Lake Zurich High School
- Suzanne Weider, Seth Paine Elementary School
- John Zarr, Lake Zurich High School
Chamber Volunteer of the Year
- Anna Berman, Trilogy School of Performing Arts
- Bonnie Conte, Avalon Salon
- Ken Grooms, Grooms Insurance Associates
- Hanan Hafez, Inland Bank
Samuel R. Mitchell Director of the Year
- Ken Grooms, Grooms Insurance
- Nancy Needham, Melon Ink | Elegant Embroidery
- Rich Palmblad, Signscapes
- Justin Pathmann, Pathmann Construction Management
The Evening of Excellence will start with a reception for honorees at 5:30 p.m., followed by the awards dinner and board induction from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Music and dancing with The Tony Ocean Show will start at 8:30 p.m.
The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce provided this information.
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Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce
First Bank Plaza, Suite 308, Lake Zurich, IL (Route 22 and Route 12) -
Couture Three Sixty
195 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
Grooms Insurance Associates
160 E Main St, Lake Zurich, IL -
Hawthorn Woods Family Dental Care
60 Landover Pkwy, Hawthorn Woods, IL -
Inland Bank
1100 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
Trilogy School of Performing Arts
490 E Il Route 22, Lake Zurich, IL
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Women's Physical Therapy Institute
755 Ela Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
Lake Zurich Fire/Rescue Department
321 S Buesching Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
Timothy Grant Jewelry
927 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
The Interface Financial Group
970 March St, Lake Zurich, IL -
Lake Zurich Village Hall
70 E Main St, Lake Zurich, IL -
May Whitney Elementary School
100 Church St, Lake Zurich, IL -
Isaac Fox Elementary School
395 W Cuba Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
Middle School North
95 Hubbard Ln, Hawthorn Woods, IL -
Lake Zurich High School
300 Church St, Lake Zurich, IL -
Seth Paine School
50 Miller Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
Melon Ink Screen Print
100 Oakwood Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
SIGNscapes
884 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL -
Pathmann Architects
18 Middletree Ln, Hawthorn Woods, IL
Sandy
8:49 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
It's about time Vitas was recogized for his accomplishments.