Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The “Citizen of the Year” award has been presented each year since 1959 to an outstanding citizen of the Gatesville community.
Every adult citizen of our community is eligible to nominate one or more persons who have made outstanding contributions to this community over a significant period. The 2022 Citizen of the Year will be presented at the 2023 Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Nominees who function within the guidelines and requirements of their paid position(s) are not considered. Only one nomination per individual will be considered regardless of the number of letters or signatures received nominating any individual. Anyone who makes a nomination should be available to assist with the presentation of the award.
Nominations were to be submitted by Friday, Jan. 6 at the Cotton Belt Depot Visitors Center. The Depot is located at 2307 S. Hwy 36 in Gatesville.
For further information contact the Gatesville Chamber of Commerce at 254-865-2617.
Previous Citizen of the Year Honorees include:
1987 John Ward; 1988 Belva Knight; 1989 Dr. E.E. Lowery; 1990 Mike Kuzenka; 1991 John Ward; 1992 Ruth Jon Smith; 1993 Robert Lee Powell; 1994 Bobby Hamburg; 1995 Charlie Streetman; 1996 Linda Moten; 1997 Virginia Schitoskey; 1998 Sam Cockrell; 1999 Raymond Leonard; 2000 Allen Jones; 2001 F.W. Jack Straw; 2002 Billy Vaden; 2003 Laura White; 2004 Homer Davis Jr.; 2005 Wilbur “Bud” Davis; 2006 Rosy and Dwain Place; 2007 Bill Ament; 2008 Deral McWhorter; 2009 Don Wolske; 2010 David Barnard; 2011 Nancy Ashcraft; 2012 Mike and Peggy Lam; 2013 Marvin Dean and Jackie Whittenburg; 2014 Gwen Zeigler; 2015 Bob Brown; 2016 Larry Kennedy; 2017 Ronnie Sullins; 2018 Keith and Lisa Steward; 2019 Rhonda Mohler; 2020 Diedra Wuenschel; 2021 Gary Don and R’Lue Gribble.
