HSV Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 winners named

February 19, 2016 at 4:00 a.m.

by Lorien Dahl

The Sentinel-Record/Lorien E. Dahl AMBASSADOR AWARDS: The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce honored Chamber Ambassadors, from left, Carole Lacey and Carol Cook, who each received bronze star pins, award sponsor Ike Eisenhauer State Farm, Ambassador of the Year Deb Seibert of Hot Springs Village Real Estate, and Becky Elderton, who earned a gold star pin.
The Sentinel-Record/Lorien E. Dahl AMBASSADOR AWARDS: The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce honored Chamber Ambassadors, from left, Carole Lacey and Carol Cook, who each received bronze star pins, award sponsor Ike Eisenhauer State Farm, Ambassador of the Year Deb Seibert of Hot Springs Village Real Estate, and Becky Elderton, who earned a gold star pin.

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce honored winners for 2015 during its eighth annual awards banquet, held Tuesday in the Coronado Community Center.

Guests were treated to a cocktail social, dinner prepared by Ouachita Mountain Smokehouse, and a 20th Anniversary Salute to the HSV Area Chamber of Commerce, established in 1996. The evening’s emcee was Mandy Golleher.

The evening’s premier sponsor was Entergy Inc.

Awards were presented for Ambassador of the Year, Non-Profit Organization of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Excellence in Customer Service, Business of the Year, and Citizen of the Year.

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The Sentinel-Record/Lorien E. Dahl NONPROFIT WINNER: The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce honored Village SCAT as its 2015 Non-Profit Organization of the Year. Accepting were, from left, Village SCAT board members John Plautz, Sam Stout, Lynda Grasse and Tom Grasse, with award sponsor Todd Green of Relyance Bank, and Chamber Ambassador Monita Collins.

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The Sentinel-Record/Lorien E. Dahl TOP ENTREPRENEUR: The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce named Amanda Kennedy of Kennedy & Company, left, as the 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year. The award’s presenting sponsor, RE/MAX Hot Springs Village, was represented by Clara Nicolosi.

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The Sentinel-Record/Lorien E. Dahl EXCELLENT SERVICE: The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce honored Big Red Realty with the 2015 Excellence in Customer Service award. From left are Chamber Ambassador Becky Mason, Big Red Realty’s Shawn Futch and Linda Buss, and award sponsor representative Donna Aylward of Arvest Bank.

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The Sentinel-Record/Lorien E. Dahl BUSINESS LEADER: The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce named Bank of the Ozarks as its 2015 Business of the Year. From left are Chamber Ambassador Joe Stewart, award sponsor representative John Hurst of Simmons Bank, and Bank of the Ozarks Executive Vice President Kevin Bingham.

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The Sentinel-Record/Lorien E. Dahl STANDOUT CITIZEN: The Hot Springs Village Area Chamber of Commerce named Rolland White, left, as the 2015 Citizen of the Year. The award’s sponsor, Hot Springs Village Voice, was represented by Jennifer Allen.

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