Join us for our 2025 Awards banquet
Our 2025 Awards Banquet will be held on Friday evening, January 17th beginning at 6:00pm at the Magnolia Event Center. We will award our prestigious Ambassador of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Business of the Year, New Business of the Year and Chairman's Awards!
We will enjoy a fun-filled Casino Night as we celebrate our annual award winners!
Registration for sponsors and attendees opening soon!
2023's Event was Awesome!
Our 2023 Awards Banquet was held on Thursday evening, January 26th beginning at 5:30pm at the Magnolia Event Center. We awarded our prestigious Ambassador of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Business of the Year and Chairman's Awards!
The Charlie Riley Band provided the entertainment for the evening and we enjoyed a boot-scootin' time as we celebrated our annual award winners!
2023 Volunteer of the Year: Katelyn Trulove, Trulove Webworks
2023 Small Business of the Year: Trulove Webworks - Katelyn Trulove
2023 Business of the Year: SpeedPro Magnolia - Kathy De Noble
2023 Ambassador of the Year: Linda Berger - Berger Geosciences LLC
2023 Chairman's Award: Dona Hunt
2023 Gavel Award: Kathy De Noble
A Wonderful Evening! Thanks for joining us!
Our 2025 Awards Banquet Sponsors
Business Of The Year
The Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year award recognizes notable entrepreneurial and business accomplishments. Chamber members may nominate or self-nominate eligible businesses for this award based on the following criteria. The Board of Directors selects the final recipient from all nominations.
- Nominee must be an active business.
- Nominee must be a member in good standing with the Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce.
- Nominee must have been in business for at least 3 years.
- Nominee must have demonstrated one or more of the following characteristics:
- Nominee must support community and charitable organizations
- Nominee must support GMPCC events and functions
New Business Of The Year - New for 2023!
The Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year award recognizes notable entrepreneurial and business accomplishments. Chamber members may nominate or self-nominate eligible businesses for this award based on the following criteria. The Board of Directors selects the final recipient from all nominations.
- Nominee must be an active business.
- Nominee must be a member in good standing with the Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce.
- Nominee must have been in business for less than 3 years (as of December 31, 2023).
- Nominee must have demonstrated one or more of the following characteristics:
- Nominee must support community and charitable organizations
- Nominee must support GMPCC events and functions
The Dona Hunt Volunteer Of The Year
The Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce annually honors an individual for their commitment to outstanding volunteerism and making a difference in the Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber business community. The Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes one outstanding volunteer for their valuable and selfless commitment to the growth and vitality of the Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce.
The Travis D. Whitaker Chairman's Award
The Greater Magnolia Parkway Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman’s Award is the organization’s pinnacle award designed to honor one community leader who has made significant contributions to the quality of life in our Greater Magnolia Parkway community. The Chairman’s Award recognizes an outstanding individual who has demonstrated leadership in the community beyond the Chamber and impacted the lives and livelihoods of many across the community. These individuals will have greatly advantaged their companies and indeed the community as a whole with their selfless contributions of time and leadership as a whole.