Congratulations to the following award recipients from the Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner held at the Morgan Center at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel:
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![Chairmans Award Ben Hartman Hunter Maclean.jpg Chairmans Award Ben Hartman Hunter Maclean.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3764/download/Chairmans%20Award%20Ben%20Hartman%20Hunter%20Maclean.jpg?cb=5532106297cada5647fc4f57e61e3601&w={width}&h={height})
The Chairman’s Award was presented by Chairman Mason Waters to Ben Hartman, HunterMaclean.
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![Entrepreneurial Spirit Award DeeDee Cate Daddy Cates Coffees.jpg Entrepreneurial Spirit Award DeeDee Cate Daddy Cates Coffees.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3766/download/Entrepreneurial%20Spirit%20Award%20DeeDee%20Cate%20Daddy%20Cates%20Coffees.jpg?cb=f947c91aac1e434cde92eb624ebc5380&w={width}&h={height})
DeeDee Cate of Daddy Cate's Coffees was awarded the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.
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![Afred W Jones Sr Award W Ron Maulden.jpg Afred W Jones Sr Award W Ron Maulden.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3761/download/Afred%20W%20Jones%20Sr%20Award%20W%20Ron%20Maulden.jpg?cb=426473ba71929d1d3750cf135838a23f&w={width}&h={height})
Immediate Past Chair Catina Tindall presented the Alfred W. Jones, Sr. Award to W. Ron Maulden, recognizing him for his longstanding community leadership and “contributing unselfishly of his time and talent to improve the quality of life in Brunswick and the Golden Isles.”
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![College of Coastal Georgia 2015 Business Partner of the Year h2o creative group.jpg College of Coastal Georgia 2015 Business Partner of the Year h2o creative group.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3765/download/College%20of%20Coastal%20Georgia%202015%20Business%20Partner%20of%20the%20Year%20h2o%20creative%20group.jpg?cb=7c9f15dfcc7adc935db021b9be2deba4&w={width}&h={height})
John Daniel accepted the College of Coastal Georgia 2015 Business Partner of the Year award from Dr. Gregory Aloia, President, College of Coastal Georgia, on behalf of h2o creative group.
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![Ambassador of the Year Valerie Barnett Hodnett Cooper.jpg Ambassador of the Year Valerie Barnett Hodnett Cooper.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3763/download/Ambassador%20of%20the%20Year%20Valerie%20Barnett%20Hodnett%20Cooper.jpg?cb=8b0b350138ad0e0326fa9c028b904c3e&w={width}&h={height})
Greer Ward, V.C. Membership Retention & Recruitment presented the Ambassadors of the Year Award to Valerie Barnett, Hodnett Cooper Real Estate (seen here, left) and Catherine Boyne, Bank of the Ozarks.
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![Ambassador of the Year Catherine Boyne Bank of the Ozarks.jpg Ambassador of the Year Catherine Boyne Bank of the Ozarks.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3762/download/Ambassador%20of%20the%20Year%20Catherine%20Boyne%20Bank%20of%20the%20Ozarks.jpg?cb=b74a8c5f60a9d16783caac2b3ccb7972&w={width}&h={height})
Greer Ward, V.C. Membership Retention & Recruitment presented the Ambassadors of the Year Award to Valerie Barnett, Hodnett Cooper Real Estate and Catherine Boyne, Bank of the Ozarks (pictured here).
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![Volunteer of the Year Kay Hampton President of Glynn Community Crisis Center.jpg Volunteer of the Year Kay Hampton President of Glynn Community Crisis Center.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3769/download/Volunteer%20of%20the%20Year%20Kay%20Hampton%20President%20of%20Glynn%20Community%20Crisis%20Center.jpg?cb=88510b64a41fb96f753b947d90ca7cdd&w={width}&h={height})
Kay Hampton, President of Glynn Community Crisis Center received the Volunteer of the Year Award.
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![Small Business of the Year Southeast Adventure Outfitters.jpg Small Business of the Year Southeast Adventure Outfitters.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3768/download/Small%20Business%20of%20the%20Year%20Southeast%20Adventure%20Outfitters.jpg?cb=7f1f168371a99f08a13b9f5398cb7d1b&w={width}&h={height})
Millard Allen, Vice Chair Commercial Affairs presented the Small Business of the Year award to Southeast Adventure Outfitters.
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![Passing of the gavel to 2015-16 Chamber Chair Donna Gowen Poe Ameris Bank.jpg Passing of the gavel to 2015-16 Chamber Chair Donna Gowen Poe Ameris Bank.jpg](https://www.elegantislandliving.net/downloads/3767/download/Passing%20of%20the%20gavel%20to%202015-16%20Chamber%20Chair%20Donna%20Gowen%20Poe%20Ameris%20Bank.jpg?cb=5c2c410b2e212ce491ff7f4bdcace503&w={width}&h={height})
The gavel was officially passed from Mason Waters, United Community Bank to to the new FY 2015/2016 Chamber Chairman, Donna Gowen Poe, Ameris Bank.
The Chairman’s Award was presented by Chairman Mason Waters to Ben Hartman, HunterMaclean.
Greer Ward, V.C. Membership Retention & Recruitment presented the Ambassadors of the Year Award to Valerie Barnett, Hodnett Cooper Real Estate and Catherine Boyne, Bank of the Ozarks.
Kay Hampton, President of Glynn Community Crisis Center received the Volunteer of the Year Award.
John Daniel accepted the College of Coastal Georgia 2015 Business Partner of the Year award from Dr. Gregory Aloia, President, College of Coastal Georgia, on behalf of h2o creative group.
Millard Allen, Vice Chair Commercial Affairs presented the Small Business of the Year award to Southeast Adventure Outfitters.
DeeDee Cate of Daddy Cate's Coffees was awarded the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.
Immediate Past Chair Catina Tindall presented the Alfred W. Jones, Sr. Award to W. Ron Maulden, recognizing him for his longstanding community leadership and “contributing unselfishly of his time and talent to improve the quality of life in Brunswick and the Golden Isles.”
The gavel was officially passed from Mason Waters, United Community Bank to to the new FY 2015/2016 Chamber Chairman, Donna Gowen Poe, Ameris Bank.