Submit Your Nomination for “A Celebration of Diversity” Business Recognition Tuesday, November 11, 2014 During an awards luncheon on November 11th, we will recognize several women or minority-led businesses of merit whose owners/managers demonstrate a spirit of achievement and ethnic/gender diversity. Please use the information below to nominate a business to be recognized. Criteria: Business must be a member of the San Angelo Chamber and exhibit one or more of the following: * Minority Business (Black, Hispanic, Asian, Female-Owned or Managed, etc.) * Increase in sales and/or unit volume * Substantiated history as a diverse employer in San Angelo * Growth in number of employees * Innovation in leadership or products/services provided * Positive public reputation and image * Response to adversity, demonstrating problem-solving ability * Contributions to community and/or Chamber Name of Business: ___________________________________________Owner/Manager (if known):_________________________ Years in Business (if known): ________ # of Full-Time Employees ______________ # of Part-Time Employees ___________ In what ways does this business or business person demonstrate any of the above criteria? Please relate your experience with this business and SPECIFICS for recognition (attach additional sheets if necessary) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nomination submitted by: ____________________________________________________ Phone #______________________ Return nomination form to: San Angelo Chamber of Commerce * 418 W. Avenue B - 76903 * Phone 655-4136 Fax Nomination to (325) 658-1110 Email Nomination to [email protected] Deadline to submit nominations: October 10, 2014, 5:00 p.m. OVER Help us honor local women or minority-owned or managed businesses Celebration of Diversity Business Recognition Luncheon Please use this form to submit your nomination by October 10th. Previous Recipients of the Chamber's Diversity Recognition Award 1999 Rose & Sam Ng - Mathis Field Café Diana Kirking - Merle Norman & Carole's Ike Tapia - Tapia Dairies 2008 Rita & Jose Carranco—Celebraciones Bellas Linda Martin—Linda Martin Photography Jose Garcia—Julio’s Corn Chips 2000 Robbie Andrews - Strawberry Patches Clothing Store Henry Hogeda, Jr. - Enrique's Restaurant Betty Zentner - Zentner's Daughter Restaurant John Fuentes - Fuentes Café Downtown 2009 Lorenzo & Leslie Lasater—Company Printing & ISA Cattle Company Vic & Charlotte Anderson—Angelo Burger Company Russell & Kristi Reed—Trend Furniture Co. Roxie Brown—Roxie’s Diner 2001 Rudy Castenada - Area Appliance Service Henry & Sandra Gray - Gray's Transmission Service Manuel & Estella Santos - Angelo School & Teacher's Supply 2002 Louis Gomez - Gomez Bookkeeping Service Manuel Fernandez - Mejor Que Nada Restaurant Pat Houston-Logan - Thrifty Nickel 2003 Raymond Meza - Twin Mountain Fence Company Joyce Wilde - J. Wilde's Rudy Rodriguez - Ethicon, Inc. 2004 Linda Rasor, Loleta Barnhart, Laura Gillis - Barney's Studio Betsy Lehnert - Halfmann's Cake Cottage Barbara Riley - Olio, Inc. 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Mayberry - R.M. Electrical Contractor, Inc. Darlene Jones & Patsy McIntire - Bug Express Pest Control Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas - RJ's BBQ Restaurant 2006 Rudy & Ricky Menchaca - The Carpet Shop Lydy Tabor - Tabor Interiors Robert Aguilar - San Angelo Standard-Times 2007 Amy Atkins - Suddenlink Communications Susan Ball - City Café and Bakery Mary Valva - The Glass Prism 2010 Tim Vasquez—San Angelo Police Department Rick DeHoyos—Rick DeHoyos Law Firm Kathy Muñoz—KLST/KSAN Deanna & Stanley Mayfield—Mayfield Paper 2011 A.L. Harrington—Holiday Cleaners Beth & Michael Martinez—The Venue, Horizon Signs Joe Ramos—Tejas Manufacturing 2012 Binnie Dierschke - Dierschke & Dierschke REALTORS Fred Hernandez - AEP Texas Jose Rivero - Pepe’s Diner 2013 Oscar Casillas - Business Excellence Professional Consulting Charlyn Ocker - Meals for the Elderly Eric Sanchez - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council for the CV