The Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the annual Pioneer Citizen Awards, which are given out each year during the chamber's annual banquet.
Since 1984, the Pioneer Citizen Award has been given to members of the Siloam Springs community who lead with their heart, who face new challenges, and who pave the way for new frontiers.
Recipients must be a resident of Siloam Springs for at least 10 years and be 65 years old or older.
The recipients must be heavily involved, past or present, in various activities or committees of the city of Siloam Springs or the Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce.
The recipient's activities are to have either enhanced the economic or cultural development of Siloam Springs, or promoted Siloam Springs on a state, national, or international level.
The recipients of the Pioneer Citizen Award for the past ten years are:
2008 -- Myron "Pete" Peters and Doris Elrod Ramsey
2009 -- Delbert "Pete" Allen and Janice Mounger
2010 -- Walter Gray and Donetta Samuels
2011 -- Chandler "Bub" Gunter and Art Morris
2012 -- Lloyd Fagan and Bep Morrison
2013 -- Bob Wasson and Mary Benjamin
2014 -- Louie Thomas, James Fuller (posthumously) and Linda Brown
2015 -- Mike Moss and Mark Simmons
2016 -- Sid Townsend and Suellen Coleman Chase
2017 -- Jerry Cavness and Judy Omo
General News on 10/11/2017