The Winston County Journal

The Winston County Economic Development District Partnership will celebrate the successes and people of Winston County February 22 at the annual Winston County Chamber Banquet.

Tickets for the event are on sale now and maybe purchased at the Chamber or from any board member.

The event will feature a night of awards including Man and Woman of the Year, Life Time Achievement Award, Tree Farmer of the Year, Farmer of the Year, Retailer of the Year, and Industry of the Year.

"This will be a great celebration and an extremely good time to see the chamber at work," said 2006 Chamber President Bruce Lee.

As part of the event, the East Central Community College Accents will be performing.

Nominations for the awards were deadlined on January 19.

The guidelines for the awards are as follows:

€ Life Time Achievement Award may go to a man or a woman. It is based on lifetime contributions toward making Winston County a better place to live and work.

This award may not be awarded each year and cannot be received twice by any one person. This award will be highest award given in Winston County.

The Winston County Economic Development District Partnership sponsors this award. The award winner will be selected by former Man and Woman of the Year members until at least 5 winners are recognized, then these winners will become selection committee. The award will be presented, when awarded, at Annual Chamber Banquet

€ Man and Woman of the Year Award is based on contributions made during the previous 12 month period toward making Winston County a better place to live and work. It can be won more than one time and will be awarded each year.

The Man of the Year award is sponsored by the Winston County Journal and will be presented at the Annual Chamber Banquet, which is set for Feb. 22. Pilot Club of Louisville sponsors the Woman of the Year Award.

The awards will put emphasis on achievements made during previous 12-month period but lifetime achievements will be noted. Former Man and Woman of the Year Winners will select the winners of the award.

For more information on the event or nominations please call 773-3921. Past award winners include:

Man and Woman of the Year

1958 R.B. Fulcher, Mrs. H.O. Fancher, Sr.

1959 W.A. Taylor, Mrs. Everette Watkins

1960 David McCool, Mrs. Mineola Melton

1961 Charles D. Fair, Mrs. Tom Majure

1962 Howard F. Hamill, Mrs. William R. Parkes

1963 Harry B. McNeel, Mrs. Jessie Graham Mitchell

1964 Frank L. Fair, Sr., Mrs. Wayne Fulton

1965 R.E. Hinze, Mrs. H.D. McKay

1966 Rev. Prentiss Gordon, Mrs. D.L. Fair, Sr.

1967 Robert E. Kennington, Mrs. Sadie Giffin

1968 Henry F. McGraw, Mrs. Gloria Ledoux (tie)

1969 Harry W. Bennett, Mrs. Mary Young (tie)

1970 Mose W. Triplett, Mrs. Walter Bennett

1971 Dr. John A. Crawford, Mrs. Randolph Moore

1972 Ebb Horton, Mrs. W.H. Hight

1973 Allen Gold, Mrs. Eugene Robinson

1974 Paul Thompson, Mrs. Ernest White

1975 Randolph Moore, Mrs. Betty Jane Chatham

1976 J.T. Smith, Mrs. Doris Ward

1977 Paul Simmons, Miss Cecile Moore

1978 Grady H. Barnhill, Miss Bernice Pearson

1979 Wendell Rogers, Miss Lena Langley

1980 Rev. W.B. Abel, Mrs. Robert E. Clark, Jr.

1981 William R. Parkes, Mrs. Babs Fulton

1982 Davis L. Fair, Mrs. Virginia Ward

1983 Giles K. Ward, Mrs. Mildred Thompson

1984 Jack McCart, Mrs. JoAnn Brandt

1985 J. Hoy Hathorn, Mrs. Margaret Weeks

1986 James M. Ward, Mrs. Joyce McGraw Staggers

1987 W.A. (Bill) Taylor, Jr., Mrs. Millie Wood

1988 John S. Fair, Jr., Mrs. Gwen Monk

1989 Ralph L. Hathorn, Mrs. Marguerite Fulton

1990 John Jernigan, Mrs. Sarah Ward

1991 Pruitt Calvert, Mrs. Audrey Webb

1992 Terry Woods, Mrs. Marsha Eaves

1993 Allen Watts, Mrs. Fern King

1994 Lex Taylor (tie), Joel O'Briant (tie), Miss Teresa Taylor

1995 Bobby Moody, Mrs. Dot DePriest

1996 Jack Warner, Mrs. Emma McNeil

1997 Robert "Bob" Schwanebeck, Mrs. Mary Snow

1998 J.E. Calloway, Mrs. Janice Hunter

1999 Larry Woodward, Mrs. Frances Ball

2000 Tommy Lee Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Maggie Crenshaw

2001 Dr. Dewitt Crawford, Mrs. Edna Bell

2002 Grady Suttle, Louise Kemp Finch

2003 Randall Johnson, B.J. Kelleghan

2004 Michael Cravens, Laura Harris

2005 Rob Faulk, Beth Edwards

Lifetime Achievement Awards

2002 Jerry Donald

2003 Bernice Pearson