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FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Shelby County Chamber and Shelby County Mayors’ Association are now accepting nominations for the “Alex Dudchock Community Leadership Award.”

The award was created in 2019 by the Mayors’ Association and the chamber to honor Alex Dudchock’s 30 years of service to Shelby County and his tireless efforts to improve the lives of those around him. The award will be presented to an outstanding civic or business leader in Shelby County who has demonstrated the values by which Dudchock carried himself throughout his career.

Dudchock was the inaugural recipient of the award presented at the Chamber’s 2020 annual meeting in January of that year. The award is not presented every year subject to nominations received and reviewed. Other past recipients include: James E. Purvis, CEO of A.C. Legg, Incorporated in 2022 and Thomas Walker, Jr., founder and president emeritus of The American Village in 2023.

Nominations are open to the public. The nominee, or the person submitting the nomination, does not need to be an investor with The Shelby County Chamber. Nominees will be judged on both the quality and quantity of materials used to substantiate the award nomination. In order to qualify. the nominated individual should meet either of the following criteria: lives—or lived—in Shelby County and works—or worked—in Shelby County.

Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

– How the individual has made a positive difference in the County or a specific municipality,

– Significant accomplishments achieved by the individual

– How the individual has improved the county or a specific municipality.

The nomination form is available by contacting The Shelby County Chamber by phone at 205-663-4542, or e-mail at info@shelbyhamber.org.

The completed Nomination Form and information must be received (to allow for judging) by no later than Noon on January 10. The recipient will be recognized during the Chamber’s Annual Meeting Luncheon program scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at the Pelham Civic Complex. The program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition, each recipient’s name will be engraved on a wooden plaque which hangs permanently in the chamber’s office.