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Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ Presents 2023 Organization Partner of the Year Award

By Jon Young | 03/08/2024

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Celebrating Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æâ€™s 2023 Organization Partner of the Year Award to the Alamance Chamber included (from left): Kelly Roberts, Senior Director of Investor Engagement, Alamance Chamber; Reagan Gural, President & CEO, Alamance Chamber; Kevin Szostak, Director of Economic Development Projects, Alamance Chamber; Jackie Cole, Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ Foundation President; Justin Snyder, Vice President of Workforce Development, Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ; Bettina Akukwe, Associate Vice President for Corporate Education and Economic Development, Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ; Dr. Ken Ingle, Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ President.

Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ has announced that the Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce is the recipient of its 2023 Organization Partner of the Year Award in recognition of its outstanding partnership with Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ across all levels of education and workforce development.

 

The award was presented by Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ Foundation President Jackie Cole on March 7 during the 5th Annual Alamance County Employers Luncheon, an event sponsored by the Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board and Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Corporate Education Division.

 

“The Alamance Chamber is proud of the partnership we have with Alamance Community College,� said Reagan Gural, Alamance Chamber President and CEO. “We share the same values, and we both work to provide access, inclusion, collaboration, innovation, excellence, integrity, and success for businesses.�

 

“Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ has long valued the close and productive partnership with our friends at the Alamance Chamber,â€� said Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ President Dr. Ken Ingle. “As an alumna of Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ, President and CEO Reagan Gural has been a strong supporter of all our programs, and her leadership at the Chamber has only solidified that relationship. We at Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ cherish our joint endeavors with the Chamber that continue to impact the success of our workforce development goals.â€� 

 

Here is a look at the key components that resulted in the Alamance Chamber’s selection as Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Organization Partner of the Year:

 

  • The Alamance Chamber has a decade’s long relationship with Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ. Several of its employees volunteer with Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ, and the College’s faculty and staff routinely partner over long periods of time on programs of benefit to both entities. 
  • The Chamber engages Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ personnel in many of its initiatives and on advisory committees. Under the leadership of President and CEO Reagan Gural, it is a close partner to the college in the Career Accelerator Program (CAP) and in the Eastern Triad Workforce Initiative. 
  • During the Biotechnology Center of Excellence equipment campaign, the Chamber helped secure $100,000 from a closely related foundation. 
  • The Chamber has helped many Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ employees to learn about the community and shares common goals with the College. 
  • The Chamber helps recognize the Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ Faculty Member of the Year, and encourages tours of the College by teachers and students from many local K-12 schools. 
  • President and CEO Reagan Gural is an Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ alumna, and represents Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ in a positive way in all her endeavors. 

 

Previous winners of Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Business Partner of the Year Award are:

  • 2006: LabCorp and ARMC (tie)
  • 2007: Duke Energy
  • 2008: Kernodle Clinic
  • 2009: Chandler Concrete Company, Inc.
  • 2010: Honda Power Equipment
  • 2011: Twin Lakes Community
  • 2012: Glen Raven
  • 2013: County of Alamance
  • 2014: Pro Feet
  • 2015: Color Landscapes, GKN, Sandvik Coromant
  • 2016: Carolina Biological Supply
  • 2017: Fairystone Fabrics
  • 2018: LabCorp
  • 2019: IBM
  • 2020: Elon University
  • 2021: Truist
  • 2022: Alamance-Burlington Schools System (Organization Partner)
  • 2022: Engineered Controls International (ECI) (Business Partner)