The Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce recognized its many volunteers and committees at its annual Volunteer event Friday, Jan. 29. Switching from a luncheon to an online event, this event gave Chamber leadership and staff the opportunity to recognize some of its many dedicated volunteers. This year’s Volunteer of the Year award went to Dr. Jerome A. “Jerry” Gilbert, the president of Marshall University.
“Both through our work at the Chamber and as a member of the Board of Governors, I have seen firsthand Dr. Gilbert’s commitment to this community and those of us who are fortunate to call this region home,” said Toney Stroud, the 2021 Chair of the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce and an attorney with Encova Insurance. “We’re lucky to have him as the president of Marshall University and as part of the leadership of our chamber.”
Other award winners at the event were:
-Generation Huntington award – Anna Adkins, Huntington Area CVB
-Women 2 Women award – Debbie Lewis, Somerville & Co.
-Chamber Spotlight award – Tennyson Thornberry and Wal-Mart
The volunteer event was sponsored by Cabell Huntington Hospital, Community Trust Bank, Encova Insurance, Jenkins Fenstermaker, Marshall University, Mountain Health Network, Mountwest Community & Technical College, Natural Resource Partners, Steptoe & Johnson and St. Mary’s Medical Center.
For more information about the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, visit https://www.huntingtonchamber.org.
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Photo: Marshall University President Dr. Jerome Gilbert with his Volunteer of the Year award from the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy of Chris Michael.