SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL AWARDS RECEPTION
Friday, March 28, 2025
Location: The Meadows Event Venue
11049 State Highway ZZ, Dexter
RSVP by Friday, March 14, 2025
For More Info: info@dexterchamber.com
573-624-7458
Tickets: $50/ person
Nominations: We are seeking nominations, please submit the applications by clicking the links below.
Nomination deadline: submitted by January 24, 2025
Application Forms:
Previous Recipients:
2023
Business of the Year – Bootheel Pediatric Therapy
Organization of the Year – Dexter Friends of the Park
Industry of the Year – Republic Services
Educator of the Year – Mrs. Jessica Jinkerson
Citizen of the Year – Mrs. Ashley Miller
Lifetime Achievement – Mr. Greg Mathis
2022
Organization of the Year: Music for the Mind
Business of the Year: El Cabrito
Educator of the Year: Lindsay Woods
Citizen of the Year: Patty Shell
Organization of the Year - Past Award Recipients
1995 Dexter Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
1996 Dexter Community Betterment
1997 Friends of the Library
1998 Dexter Rotary Club
1999 Dexter Senior Center
2000 Dexter Bearcat Booster Club
2001 Heartland Quilters Guild
2002 Dexter Kiwanis
2003 Dexter Elks Lodge
2004 Dexter Eagles Aerie & Aux. 4062
2005 Girl Scouts–Cotton Boll Area Council
2006 Stoddard County Gospel Mission
2007 Missouri Southern Healthcare Aux.
2008 Dexter Senior Center – O.A.K.S.
2009 Dexter Lions Club
2010 Dexter Bearcat Booster Club
2011 Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life
2012 Kenady-Hanks American Legion Post #59
2013 Stoddard County Fair Board
2014 Stoddard County ARC
2015 Dexter Lions Club
2016 Historic Downtown Dexter Association
2017 Relay for Life of Stoddard County
2018 SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County Auxiliary
2019 Communities Loving And Supporting Students
2020 Dexter School Board
2021 Stoddard County Gospel Mission
2022 Music for the Mind
2023 Dexter Friends of the Park
Business of the Year - Past Award Recipients
1991 Hickory Log Restaurant
1992 Joe Craig Photography
1993 McDonald’s Restaurant
1994 Daily Statesman/S. C. News
1995 Hudson Foods, Inc
1996 Allen Walker Construction
1997 Weber’s Ben Franklin
1998 Super Town & Country
1999 Plaza Tire
2000 Hubbard’s Jewelry
2001 Watkins & Sons Funeral Services
2002 County Wide Ins. & Real Estate
2003 Missouri Southern Healthcare
2004 First Midwest Bank
2005 Wal-Mart Super Center
2006 Williams Moving Company
2007 Dexter Implement Company
2008 Southern Bank
2009 Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home
2010 Heartland Furniture and Appliance
2011 Allen Christian Buick GMC
2012 Brown Construction Company, Inc.
2013 First Midwest Bank
2014 SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County
2015 The Loft
2016 Pizza Hut
2017 Jacksons Florist and Gifts
2018 The Metro Gallery & Powder Room Boutique
2019 First Missouri Bank of SEMO
2020 Southeast HEALTH
2021 Dexter Cinema
2022 El Cabrito
2023 Bootheel Pediatric Therapy
Educator of the Year - Past Award Recipients
2009 Karen Pippins
2010 Mary Ruth Boone
2011 Jeannie L. Cato
2012 Jana Flannigan
2013 Melanie Stoelting/Debbie Essner
2014 Anita Joyner
2015 Laura Lee Stone
2016 Katrina Prance
2017 Nicole Guethle
2018 LeeAnn Nelson
2019 Peggy Potts
2020 Whitney Horton
2021 Brenda Mason
2022 Lindsay Woods
2023 Jessica Jinkerson
Small Business of the Year - Past Award Recipients
2010 D&S Drugs
2011 LeGrand’s Communications
2012 Smith’s Properties
2013 Young Real Estate LLC
2014 Corner Cottage
2015 Combined with Business in 2015
Distinguished Citizen - Past Awards Recipients
2015 Sam Huey
2015 John W. Ringer
2016 Mary Ann Taylor
2017 Joe Weber
2018 Dr. W T Kane
2020 Dee Loflin
2021 Scott Kruse
2022 Patty Shell
2023 Ashley Miller
Industry of the Year - Past Award Recipients
2009 Duley Machine Shop
2010 Holden Pallet Company
2011 U. S. Poly Enterprises
2012 Gateway Shoes
2013 Republic Services, Inc.
2014 Bootheel Recycling
2015 Tyson
2016 Faurecia Emissions
2017 BA Promotions and Marketing
2018 Bootheel Tool and Machine
2019 Jim Gibson Trucking, LLC
2020 Tyson Foods
2021 Rick Shipman Construction
2023 Republic Services
Dexter Community Lifetime Achievement Award
2019 John William Ringer
2020 John Mark Stidham
2023 Greg Mathis