Falmouth Citizen of the Year Forms Now Available

Falmouth Citizen of the Year Nomination Forms Are Now Available

Chamber's Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet to be held on May 22nd

FALMOUTH - The 2008 Citizen of the Year nomination forms are now available at the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce for its Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet to be held on Thursday May 22 at the Coonamessett Inn.  The Outstanding Citizen of the Year should be someone who has made a lasting impact on the Falmouth Community.

Entries may be sent to:

Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
Citizen of the Year Selection Committee
20 Academy Lane
Falmouth, MA 02540

 or via fax to 508.548.8521.  Entries must be received no later than Friday April 11, 2008.

The following criteria should be taken into account when nominations are made.

• Nominees must live in the Town of Falmouth and his/her activities should be centered here.
• Recognition will be given for leadership and performance for work done above and beyond his/her paid profession. 
• The individual recognized does not need to be a member of the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce.
• There are no requirements or restrictions relating to gender, race, religion or ethnic background.
• The nominee should have participated in a broad scope of activities over the course of more than one year. This is not an award for a single activity no matter how well it was executed.
• The award will not be given posthumously.

Past recipients of the Falmouth Citizen of the Year Award are:

1979 Manuel Rapoza -- 1980 Marguarite “Rita” Kendall  -- 1981 Josiah K. Lilly, III
1982 Helen Sullivan -- 1983 Edwin Tripp, M.D.  --  1984 Robert Antonucci
1985 George Souza  --  1986 Walter Carlson  --  1987 Eileene Finnell
1988 Dr. Langdon Burwell  --  1989 Frank L. Nickerson  --  1990 George DeMello
1991 Henry G. Behrens  --  1992 Marina Andrews  --  1993 Arnold W. Dyer
1994 Larry M. McCarthy  --  1995 Arthur Ratsy  --  1996 Vicki Lowell
1997 Arthur D. Calfee  --  1998 Kitty Baker  --  1999 Bruce S. MacKilligan
2000 John V. Magnani  --  2001 E. Joel Peterson  --  2002 Andy Dufresne
2003 Margaret Gifford  --  2004 Wilson Smith  --  2005 Mary K. Bishop
2006 Samuel A. Lorusso  --  2007 Margaret Hough Russell

Release courtesy of the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce.