Gwinnett Chamber Event Has a Suwanee Touch

The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s 64th annual dinner at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth on Friday had some touches of Suwanee.

Jordan Humphrey, a Suwanee resident who attends Lanier High, sang the national anthem.

Also in the crowd were Suwanee resident Nick Masino, the chamber's vice president for business development, and Gwinnett school board member Mary Kay Murphy, whose district includes several Suwanee schools.

Other highlights of the event:

• Jim Maran, president and CEO of the Gwinnett Chamber, presented the awards along with Outgoing Gwinnett Chamber Chair Terri Jondahl, incoming Chair Raymer Sele and others.
• Public Service Awards were presented to Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson; L.C. Johnson; Bartow Morgan Jr., Brand Banking Company; Sean Murphy, Canvas Systems; Cathy Petty Nichols, Mobile Communications of Gwinnett; and Perry Tindol, Allgood Pest Solutions.

• Congressman Rob Woodall, R-Lawrenceville, and Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle delivered brief remarks at the dinner.

• The Rev. Nancy Yancey, CEO of Duluth-based Rainbow Village, accepted the D. Scott Hudgens Humanitarian Award. Founded 20 years ago, Rainbow Village provides transitional housing and support services to homeless families with children.