Annual Awards Dinner
Chamber Salutes Area ‘Stars’ at Dinner
The stars were shining brightly at the Annual Awards Dinner of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. The dinner, held on May 15th in conjunction with Business Appreciation Week, provided Chamber members the opportunity to celebrate the ‘stars’ of education, energy efficiency, entrepreneurship, and business.
2008 Large Business of the Year
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
From left, Danville City Manager Jerry Gwaltney, Goodyear Plant Manager Terry Tennyson, and Pittsylvania County Board. Supervisors Chairman Coy Harville.
2008 Medium Business of the Year
Dewberry
From left, Dan Pleasant of Dewberry; Danville City Manager Jerry Gwaltney; Darren Conner of Dewberry; and Roger Gillispie of Virginia Bank & Trust and chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.
2008 Small Business of the Year
Ross Electric, Inc. / Northern Lites
From left, Coy Harville of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors and Ross Johnson of Ross Electric, Inc./Northern Lites.
Emerging Enterprise Award
Stephen B. Miller
Owner of Smith Mountain Farm & Stables, LLC
From left, Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Chairman Coy Harville and Stephen B. Miller.
Enduring Enterprise Award
Laura Adcock
Owner of Premier Graphics
From left, Danville City Manager Jerry Gwaltney,Laura Adcock, and Chamber Chair Roger Gillispie.
Chamber Salutes Education ‘Stars’
The Chamber realizes that strong schools are the result of a dedicated team including educators, the students, the parents, and the community working together. Each year the Chamber recognizes those on the front line of education in our region – our outstanding educators - who exemplify the highest degree of professionalism, care, and concern for the academic performance of our students. The Chamber selects an elementary, middle, and high school educator from Danville and Pittsylvania County to represent all of our professionals who are fully engaged every day with our students.
Pictured are the Educators of the Year from Pittsylvania County. From left are Cathy McKinney, a 7th grade math and pre-algebra teacher from Dan River Middle School; Joyce Spencer, a Title I teacher at Chatham Elementary School; Marianne Jones, a special education teacher at Tunstall High School; and Clarissa Knight of Pittsylvania County Schools.
Pictured are the Educators of the Year from Danville. From left are Dr. Sue Davis, Superintendent of Danville Public School; Gail George-Ann Gunn, a library media specialist from G.L.H. Johnson Elementary School; Lynn Dillon, a health and physical education teacher at W.W. Moore Jr. Detention Home Education Program; and Catiia Greene, a 6th grade language arts teacher from Edwin A. Gibson Middle School.
Area Companies Applauded for Energy Efficiency
Danville Utilities recognized eight businesses and industries at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Dinner because of their efforts in energy efficiency either through investing in or promoting energy efficiency at their location. Pictured, from left, are Tim Parsons of Nestle USA, Shannon Moon of Lowe’s Home Improvement, Michael Amick of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Mike Jones of Intertape Polymer Group, Robert Anderson of Cloverdale Lumber Company, Calton Weatherford of DanChem Technologies, and Kevin Martin, Key Accounts Manager for Danville Utilities. Not pictured are Bill Adkins of Unarco and Pete Estrada of Corning, Inc. Danville Utilities is a local distributor of natural gas, water, and electricity. They serve about 49,000 home and business accounts in a 500 square mile territory, which includes the City of Danville and parts of Pittsylvania, Henry, and Halifax Counties. Their natural gas operation delivers approximately 47 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year. They treat 20 billion gallons of water annually. Their electric operation peaks at around 250 Megawatts and delivers about 10 billion kilowatthours of electricity per year.
