Annual Awards

Chamber annual awards are announced at the Annual Meeting. [Plan to attend in 2009; Learn more about Annual Meeting here!]

Olathe Citizen of the Year
   2007 (announced Jan. 2008) - Mayor Michael Copeland, President, Anthem Resources, LLC

Olathe Corporate Citizen of the Year
   2007 (announced Jan. 2008) - Opus Northwest - Dave Harrison, Vice President and General Manager

2007 Volunteers of the Year Laurie Minard, Pene Maurer

2007 Ambassador of the Year Doug Sanders

Bartlett-Olson Membership Achievement Award
   2007 (announced Jan. 2008) - Nancy Carr, Kurt Reinke, Sherm Olson, and Garry Poore

The prestigious Bartlett-Olson Membership Achievement Award is presented in recognition of significant accomplishments in membership development by recruiting a minimum of 25 new member investors or by gaining $4,000 in new membership investments in a given calendar year. The award is named in honor of five-time Lifetime Member Award recipient, Joe Bartlett, and ten-time recipient Sherman Olson.

Jerry Albert
Joe Bartlett (5-times)
Jack Becker
Tom Bell
Nancy Carr (4-times)
JonAnn Cavanaugh
Dan Brune
George Chesney
Dick Clinton
Bill Crooks
Drew Dieterich (2-times)
Eric Eicher
Lavone French
Bill Garton (2-times)
Joe George
Betty Hougland
Eric Hughes (2-times)
Joel Johns
Keith Johnson
Mary Mattheis (2-times)
Jerry Meadows
Sherman Olson (13-times)
Harlan Parker
Garry Poore (4-times)
Roger Mason (2-times)
Randy Richardson (2-times)
George Schlagel (3-times)
Dale Schwader
Scott Sidwell
Lloyd Sleezer
Ron Wimmer

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