The Westfield Chamber of Commerce 2016 Lantern Awards won’t take place until Sept. 23, but the recipients have already been announced.
The Lantern Awards, originally known as Community Night, have been conducted since 1982 for the chamber to honor residents, businesses and city employees at a dinner and awards presentation. The recipients receive awards named after parts of the lantern to commemorate the city’s ties to the Underground Railroad.
This year’s Lantern Awards will be 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Palomino Ballroom, 481 South CR 1200 East, Zionsville.
“I love the Lantern Awards because we just focus on our community and all the great people and great businesses that are here,” Westfield Chamber of Commerce President Jack Russell said.
For more, visit lantern-awards.org.
The Westfield Chamber of Commerce 2016 Lantern Awards recipients:
- The Lantern Award/Business of the Year: Wittler Orthodontics
- The Spark Award/New Westfield Business: Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality & Restaurant Group
- The Globe Award/Outstanding Service Organization: Stilts Spirit: A Giving Tree
- The Beacon Award/Citizen of the Year: Bruce Watson
- The Wick Award/Volunteer of the Year: Courtney Nichols, Angie Edwards
- Shamrock Excellence Award/Westfield Washington Schools: Glen Hunsucker
- Exemplary Employee Award/City of Westfield: Dennis Hays
- STAR Award/Westfield Public Works: Zach Davis
- Above and Beyond Award/Westfield Police Department: Billy Adams
- Leading with an Attitude of Servitude Award/Westfield Fire Department: Michael Sherley
