Annual Award Nominations

2021 Award Recipients: Corey Vaughn, Chamber Board Chair; Kevin Cox, Young Professional of the Year; Dr. Greta Kumpf, Citizen of the Year; Aaron Mauk, Mauk Cabinets by Design, Small Business of the Year; Liz Sonnanstine, Chamber Executive Director.

Annual Award Recipients

The Tipp City Chamber of Commerce recognizes those individuals and businesses who serve our community. Nominations are accepted annually in these categories:

Citizen of the Year
Young Professional of the Year
Business of the Year
Small Business of the Year

Award Recipients will be announced at the Annual Chamber Holiday Gala the first Wednesday in December. Nominations are accepted annually between September - October.
2022 Annual Holiday Gala is Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Click here to go to the online nomination form.

2019 Award Recipients: Liz Sonnanstine, Chamber Executive Director; Chris Spejna, Odawara, Inc.; Rod Martino, Miami Valley Wine & Spirits; Heather Salazar, Pink Ribbon Girls, Distinguished Chairman's Award; Rebecca Schinaman, Citizen of the Year; Brandon Cox, Young Professional of the Year; and Nathan Rentz, Chamber Board Chair.

2018 Award Recipients: Liz Sonnanstine, Chamber Executive Director; Jon Glaser, Glaser Softwater; Tammy Wick, Randall Residence; Dee Gillis, Citizen of the Year; Rachel Billups, Young Professional of the Year; and Kelly Markely, Chamber Board Chair.

2017 Award Recipients: Michelle Ireton, YP of the Year; Deborah Dungan, Broadway Hair Studio as Business of the Year; Mashell Stith, Field Property Management as Small Business of the Year; and Matthew Buehrer, Citizen of the Year. Also pictured is Aaron Mauk, chamber chairman and Liz Sonnanstine, chamber director.

2016 Award Recipients: Gordon Pittenger, Sr., Kristy Reis, Lewis Renollet - Monroe Federal, Jim Bayliff - Frings & Bayliff Funeral Home. Also pictured: Liz Sonnanstine, director and Kevin Cox, 2017 Chamber Chairman

Past Award Recipients

Citizen of the Year Recipients
1961    Wilmer Leiss
1962    L.T. Ball
1963    Tom Kyle, Jr.
1964    Dr. M. C. Kiser
1965    Clayton Finch
1966    Tom Kyle, Sr.
1967    Joe Nies
1968    Paul Shearer
1969    Howard Hiegel
1970    Russell Flora, Jr.
1971    Dr. John Lorms
1972    Marie Lewis
1973    Robert Spencer
1974    Dr. E. G. Puterbaugh
1975    Harry J. Yetter
1976    Grace Kinney
1977    Ron Re
1978    Otto Frings
1979    Phylis Giesseman
1980    Russell Lehman
1981    Emmert Studebaker
1982    Donn Davis
1983    Clarence Drewing
1984    Nelson Borchers
1985    Mary Butler
1986    Jesse Chamberlain
1987    Rhoda Hausfeld
1988    Zay Jones, Jr.
1989    Becky Mohr Brown
1990    Phil Wampler
1991    V. Jack Bowling
1992    Jim Kyle
1993    Marilyn Fennell
1994    Richard Long
1995    Jackie Wahl
1996    Jim Flesher
1997    Thomas Dysinger
1998    John Borchers
1999    Ron Thuma
2000    Patricia Wampler
2001    Carol Sue Cook
2002    James Bayliff
2003    Diana Borchers
2004    Mike Jackson
2005    Peggy Hadden
2006    Ron Re
2007    Phillip G. Cox
2008    Dr. Martin English
2009    Dr. Andrew Davidson
2010    Gordon Honeyman
2011    Dr. Charles Smith
2012    Ruth Safreed
2013    Tim Evans
2014    Stan Evans
2015    Heather Bailey
2016    Gordon Pittenger, Sr.
2017    Matthew Buehrer
2018   Dee Gillis
2019    Rebecca Schinaman
2021    Dr. Greta Kumpf

Business of the Year Recipients
1998     Winco
1999     SK Mold & Tool
2000    Repacorp Label Products
2001    Bruns General Contracting
2002    Dysinger, Stewart, & Downing
2003    Tip Top Canning Company
2004    Tipp City Veterinary Hospital
2005    Health Park Dentistry
2006    A.O. Smith (now REGAL)
2007    Meijer Distribution Center
2008    Captor Corporation
2009    Harrison’s Restaurant
2010    Hickory River Smokehouse
2011     Coldwater Café
2012    Voss Honda
2013    Indian Creek Fabricators
2014    Energy Optimizers, USA
2015    Proto Plastics
2016    Monroe Federal Bank
2017     Broadway Hair Studio
2018    Randall Residence
2019    Odawara Automation, Inc.

Small Business of the Year Recipients
1999    Schroeders Tennis Center
2000   Cairns Collectibles
2001    The Tipp Eye Center
2002    Benkin Antiques Gallery
2003    R.J. Mains & Associates Inc.
2004    Tower Office Products, Inc.
2005    Evans Title Agency
2006    Midwest Memories
2007    Phillip G. Cox Agency
2008    Bud Polley’s Floor Center
2009    American Veterans Institute
2010    Tipp Cyclery
2011     Sharon Elaine Photography
2012    Curves of Tipp City
2013    Midwest Memories
2014    Living Simply Soap
2015    Bash Foo
2016    Frings & Bayliff Funeral Home
2017    Field Property Management
2018   Glaser Softwater
2019   Miami Valley Wine & Spirits
2021    Mauk Cabinets by Design

Young Professional Recipients
2007 Reed Spencer
2008    Greg Enslen
2009 Lori Spencer
2010 Michael McDermott
2011   Carli Amlin Dean
2012 Katie Wahl
2013    Diana Featherstone
2014    Matt Tarzinski
2015    Simon Patry
2016    Kristy Reis
2017    Michelle Ireton
2018    Rachel Billups
2019    Brandon Cox
2021    Kevin Cox