Awards Gala
100th Annual Awards Gala
A full house of some 150 members and guests celebrate the close of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Centennial Celebration at our 100th Annual Awards Gala held in the main floor ballroom at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel on January 25.
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2019 ECCI Board of Directors Chair Kevin Kost of Edward Jones Investments presents the A.J. “Toche” Terrones Business of the Year traveling trophy to Owner/Publisher Pete Cruger, Editor Dee Longfellow and Ad Sales Representative Debbie Hamilton of The Elmhurst Independent.
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Local access cable TV producer and author Genie Urick is inducted into ECCI’s Civic Hall of Fame by Ken Bartels of Community Bank of Elmhurst and Ken Bartels Consulting.
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Betsy Hanisch joins Thomas O. Myers Jr. and John Zawaksi as a three-time Ambassador of the Year honoree.
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Director and Executive Committee member Lori Murray of Inland Bank is Ken Bartel’s 2018 Chairman Award recipient.
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On behalf of the Executive Committee, Ken Bartels and Kevin Kost surprise John Quigley with a special gift in recognition of his 20 years as ECCI’s President and CEO.
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Awards Gala Emceee Julie Miller of IRS Trouble Solvers receives special recognition for her service as Chair of ECCI’s Centannial Celebration Committee.
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Nine Past Board Chairs–Ken Bartels, Tom Cathcart, Tim Gurrie, Scott Levin, Dee Longfellow, Julie Miller, Ralph Pechanio, Rich Reichert, Jennifer Speaker–join current Board Chair Kevin Kost and John Quigley on stage for a ceremonial photo.
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Julie Miller, Kevin Kost, John Quigley and Ken Bartels lead the room in a champagne toast.
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Diane McGinnis, 2017 Civic Hall of Fame inductee Jack Island and Dan Gibbons share stories with Ralph Pechanio, who is a two-time Ambassador of the Year (1993 and 2011), Chairman’s Award recipient (2017) and Civic Hall of Fame inductee (2015).
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The pasta station draws a hungry crowd during the Post-Awards Party.
