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)
