The 107th Annual Meeting & Community Awards

9/30/2022

The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce held its 107th Annual Meeting and Community Awards on Thursday, September 29, 2022. This year, the Chamber was back fully in person at the Monroe County Convention Center.

The Chamber recognized several honorees during the awards portion of the event. The 2022 Community Award award winners included:

Chamber Ambassador Chair – Michele Suttile, Sincerely Yours Premier Weddings Premier Events
Chamber Ambassador of the Year – Pamela Boswell-Dike, WFIU & WTIU
Success School Golden Key Award – Marci Hibbard, JCBank
New Business of the Year – Indiana Center for Recovery
Lloyd Olcott Community Service Award – Janet Burks, Farmers and Mechanics Federal Savings
Nancy Howard Diversity Award – Bloom Magazine
Community Anchor Award – IU Credit Union
Morgan Hutton Visionary Award – William B. Stephan, Indiana University
Diane Breeden-Lee Catalyst Award – Morgenstern Books
The Board's Legacy Award - Smithville
Lifetime Achievement Award – George Walker, WFIU

During the Annual Meeting, the new Chamber App was officially launched! Both Chamber and community members are able to download and utilize this app. Go to chamberbloomington.org/chamberapp to download it today!

We would like to thank those Chamber members who donated the prizes for downlading the app during Annual Meeting, including The Golf Club at Eagle Pointe, Graduate Bloomington, Raising Cane's, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Paragon Wellness Center, Outback Steakhouse, Crazy Horse, Osteria Rago, and Hive.

The Chamber would like to extend a special thank you to the event and table sponsors of the Annual Meeting. Event sponsors included Cook Group, Indiana University, IU Health Bloomington, JCBank, German American Bank, The Herald-Times, Baxter BioPharma Solutions, Bloomington Health Foundations, Bunger & Robertson, Cassady Electrical Contractors, City of Bloomington, Develefy Consulting, Duke Energy, IU Credit Union, IU Health Plans, Markey's Rental & Staging, Old National Bank, Singota Solutions, Sincerely Yours Weeding Premier Events, Bill C. Brown Associates, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, Bloomington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Bloomington Meadows Hospital, Building Associates, CFC Properties, Community Foundation of Bloomington & Monroe County, F.C. Tucker/Bloomington Realtors, First Financial Bank, Hoosier Energy, Hurlow Wealth Management, ISU/The May Agency, Ivy Tech Community College - Bloomington, Mallor Grodner, Morgenstern Books, Monroe County YMCA, Nature's Way, RE/MAX Acclaimed Properties, Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Smithville, United Way of Monroe County, Visit Bloomington, and WFIU & WTIU.

The Chamber would also like to recognize Elite and Chairman members, who have chosen to invest further in the Chamber: Cook Group, IU Credit Union, IU Health Bloomington, Old National Bank, Catalent Biologics, First Financial Bank, and Indiana University.