Business Excellence Dinner

Held in June, The Business Excellence Dinner is designed to call attention to the importance of outstanding achievement within the business community. The dinner includes the presentation of the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence."

The Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence honors an individual who, during the course of at least twenty-five years, has been regarded as a business leader in the region and who has positively impacted the Blair County business community. The awardee must be a member of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce, should have some involvement - past or present - with the Chamber and be regarded as a strong corporate citizen.

A Selection Committee, comprised of members of the Chamber’s Executive Committee, Chamber Staff and Past Award Recipients will review nominations and select the honoree.

*The 2020 nomination period has ended. 

Previous Recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award
Ernie Wissinger - 2002 
G. William Ward - 2003
Stephen Sheetz - 2004
Donald Devorris - 2005 
Willard Campbell - 2006 
John Wolf - 2007 
Lee Hite - 2008 
Donald Detwiler - 2009  
Michael McLanahan - 2010 
Barry Smith - 2011 
Fred Imler - 2012 
Ben Stapelfeld - 2013  
William Thompson, Jr. - 2014 
Timothy Sissler - 2015
Marty Marasco - 2016
Harry Sickler - 2017 
Ann Benzel - 2018
​Rex Kaup - 2019

A special thank you to our 2019 ​Business Excellence Sponsors:

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 Premier   Sponsor

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  Reception Sponsor

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​Dinner Sponsor

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​Commemorative Book Sponsor

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Award Sponsor:
Kooman & Associates, LLC

Bronze Sponsors: 
Altoona Mirror
ARC Federal Credit Union
Beard Legal Group
Benzel’s Bretzel Bakery, Inc.
Blair Companies
Central PA Community Foundation
Central PA Physicians Group
FirstEnergy
Grannas Bros.
Horseshoe Curve NHL Railroaders Memorial Museum
Irwin Financial
J C Orr & Son, Inc.
PSECU
Reliance Bank
Roaring Spring Water
Seltzer Financial Strategies
Smith Transport, Inc.
The Hancock Group, Inc.
Your Building Centers