Each year the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce hosts a Banquet & Awards Ceremony to honor chamber member business award winners. Winners are nominated by the public in several different categories and voted on by a select committee. In addition to the awards ceremony, the evening entails dinner, fun games with valuable prizes, and a silent auction. To make the event even more fun, each table is decorated by a table sponsor. One lucky winner from each table wins the centerpiece and each table setting has a small take home gift. Three winners are chosen at the end of the night for the best decorated tables.
2019 WINNERS
BUSINESS MAN OF THE YEAR: JIM FAIRWEATHER, Fairweather Financial – Sponsored By: JTEKT
BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR: DIANA MURPHY, Tellico Food Pantry & Thrift Store – Sponsored By: YAMAHA
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
1-50 Employees: Cup Runneth Over Coffeehouse – Sponsored By: CHOTA
151-250 Employees: Wal-Mart Sweetwater – Sponsored By: Cleveland State Community College
251+ Employees: Sea Ray Boats – Sponsored By: Simmons Bank
TOURISM AWARD – Sequoyah Birthplace Museum – Sponsored By: Monroe County Department of Tourism
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: Tellico Food Pantry & Thrift Store – Sponsored By: Capstar Bank
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR: Shannon Wheeler, Monroe County Coordinated School Health – Sponsored By: Hiwassee College
MONROE LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE – Misty Pina, M Salon & Sweetwater Institute of Cosmetology
DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR – Melissa Wiseman, Tellico Mountain Realty
TOASTMASTER’S AWARD – Tommy Millsaps – Monroe County Advocate & Democrat