Kitty DeGree and Rambin Silverstein Awards

Honoring Past Leaders By Recognizing Lifetime Achievers

Looking back on the history of Monroe there are names that are synonymous with lifetime achievements and community service. David Silverstein, Melvin Rambin and Kitty DeGree are at the top of the list. Each year your Monroe Chamber of Commerce honors today’s game changers with awards named after these past giants. Ms. Kitty DeGree established her award in 2003 and it is presented annually to an individual who had demonstrated outstanding achievements as a business leader throughout their career. This year Malcolm Maddox was awarded the 2022 Kitty DeGree Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in Business. The Rambin Silverstein award is based on a person’s contributions to the community over many years of service, evidence of their leadership ability, and evidence of their personal, professional, and business integrity. Sue Nicholson was named the winner of the Rambin-Silverstein award for outstanding leadership and service to the Community in 2022. The Monroe Chamber salutes our current winners and thanks them for all they do. They join a long list of community servants who were past winners.

Past Kitty DeGree Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in Business winners include: Glen Post, Sam Rubin, Sister Anne Marie Twohig, Sol Rosenberg, Clyde Webb, Don Beach, Jim Bershen, Dr. Terry King, Bucky McElroy, Dewey Weaver, Elton Kennedy, Charles Marsala, Benny Evans, Jr., Stewart Ewing, John Hunter, Tom Scott, Frank Wilcox and James Moore Jr..

Past Rambin-Silverstein Award Winners include: George Moses, J.C. Loftin, W.L. Howard, Governor James A. Noe, Garland Shell, T. Arthur Grant, H.M. James, George Phillips, Jim Williams, R. Lee Vanderpool, Clifford Strauss, John L. Luffey Sr., T. H. Scott, Grayson Guthrie, Paul Fink, Ed Whetstone, George T. Walker, Pat Regan, Baily Grant, George Roex, George Riser, Saul A. Mintz, June Sherrouse Holmes, Dr. August Danti, Nelson Abel, Jr., Kitty Degree, Clarke M. Williams, James A. Altick, Williams Sanders, Harvey Hales, Hugh McDonald, Lawson Swearingen, Jr., James W. Moore, Jr., Tom Nicholson, Melvin Rambin, B.D. Robinson, George Cummings, III, George Mouck, Guy Barr, Melinda Mintz, Van Pardue, Roy Johns, Joe and Linda Holyfield, Sharon Taylor, Malcolm Maddow, Morris Mintz, Clyde White, Joe Farr, Glen Post, Cindy Rogers, Billy Haddad, Anne Lockhart, Janet Durden, David Hampton, Dr. Nick Bruno, and Susan Hoffman.

The Chamber is currently accepting nominations for both awards. Nomination forms are available.