Chamber Awards Presented at Annual Luncheon
Maggie Sullivan, a 26-year employee at Ocean Reef Resort, was honored with the Hospitality Employee of the Year Award by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce at its recent 2010 Annual Meeting.
Along with Sullivan’s award, the Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau was announced as the 2010 CVB of the Year by the Southeast Tourism Society at this meeting. The prestigious award signifies the Myrtle Beach Area CVB’s considerable contributions to the community and the tourism industry as a whole.
“The Myrtle Beach Area CVB winning the Shining Example Award from the Southeast Tourism Society in this category is very exciting. It helps show that all of our collective efforts within the community to improve tourism to the Myrtle Beach area have been successful,” said Brad Dean, President and CEO of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Southeast Tourism Society Shining Example Awards recognize those that have advanced the cause of travel and tourism in the Southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia.
Other awards given out by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting awards luncheon include:
Volunteer of the Year Award-Deanna Johnson, Studio 303, Inc.
Ann DeBock Leadership Award- William F. Pritchard, Burroughs and Chapin, Inc.
Organization of Excellence Award- Coastal Carolina University
Ambassador of the Year Award- Marty Keene, Regenerating PBS Wrist Band
Ashby Ward Pioneer of the Year Award- Calvin Gilmore, The Carolina Opry
Citizen of the Year Award- Danny Isaac, A & I Fire & Water Restoration
Young Professional of the Year Award- O’Neil McCoy, Burroughs and Chapin
Community Service Award- Sheraton Broadway Plantation
Operating Green Award- Drunken Jack’s/Inlet Affairs Banquet and Catering
Business Innovation Award- Agape Senior of the Grand Strand
Small Business Award- FSA Full Steam Ahead, Inc. Fire and Water Restoration
The Southeast Tourism Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promoting economic development through travel and sustainable tourism throughout the Southeast. The nearly 1,000 members in the Southeast Tourism Society represent a spectrum of travel industry businesses working to promote tourism to the region.
For more information on the Southeast Tourism Society or its Shining Example Awards, visit www.southeasttourism.org.
Source: Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
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