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MAY 2021 / ISSUE 1 / VOLUME 1
2021 HORIZON AWARDS ISSUE
NOMINEES SEE THE PRELIMINARY NOMINEES Find out who's up for the biggest awards including Young Professional of the Year.
INSIDER GET THE LATEST SCOOP ON THIS YEAR'S AWARDS SHOW We talk about what people can expect to see at this year's event.
THEME FIND OUT THIS YEAR'S THEME FOR THE 2021 HORIZON AWARD. See what Tiffany Johnson had to say about this year's theme.
FIRE & ICE THE STORY BEHIND THE THEME
Find out how this theme was chosen from co-host, Tiffany Johnson. To say that 2020 was a hard year for everyone is the biggest understatement of the century. Many business were forced to shut down, some temporarily and other permanently. It became a dark year for many, including young professionals. Mental health amongst young professionals is already a much discussed topic. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, "by age 18, 35 percent [of young adults] will be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, 25 percent will be diagnosed with a substance addiction, and 20 percent will have a behavioral disorder." ""We chose Fire & Ice as the theme this year because of what all has happened in 2020," said Johnson. "Fire and ice are both powerful elements. Both can destroy but I believe together, they can keep things balanced. And this year, I think everyone just wants to restore that natural balance."
There's Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Awards, Album of the Year at the Grammys, Best Picture at the Oscars and Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. At the OKC Young Professionals' Horizon Awards, our biggest award of the night is Young Professional of the Year. This award is given to a member who has become the exemplar for what it means to truly be an outstanding young professionals in all facets of their lives.
LORI HARLESS Lori Harless became the first recipient of this award in 2016. She became the first person to win this award twice when she took home the honor again in 2017. She remains the only person in history to win this award twice.
BRENT BROWN Brent won this coveted award in 2018 in a very competitive category that included other nominees like Shana Lewis, Alisha Gardner, Bailey Perkins and Lee Briggs. Brent remains the only insurance professional to win this award.
TIFFANY JOHNSON Tiffany Johnson received her first nomination in this category. If you ask her, she would tell you that she didn't think she was going to win. Tiffany became the first person to win this award along with another award in the same night. Previously, all winners of YP of the Year had only won one award during the event.
TERRANCE CRAFT Many were surprised to learn that Terrance has never been nominated for the organization's top honor, like ever. He eventually just thought he would never have a chance at the award. All that changed last year when he not only received his first nomination, but won the award! He also won Young Business Owner of the Year. Terrance made history by winning in every category he was nominated in.
WHO WILL IT BE THIS YEAR? Preliminary Nominees: Blake Bullard, Tiffany Johnson, Taelor Connell, Christian Cody, Nicole Powell, Jamie Kostelac, Constanzia Nizza, Eliud Villarreal, Kaylee Vaughn & Bansari Mehta
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR A LOOK BACK AT PAST WINNERS
PRELIMINARY NOMINEES 2021 HORIZON AWARDS
Outstanding Young Professional: Female: Kaylee Vaughn Taelor Connell Chaunte Gilmore Jessica Hooker Corian England Nicole Powell Michelle Williams Dr. Andrea Allison Raegan Mach Tiffany Johnson
Business of the Year: Arvest Bank First Liberty Bank Pristine Hospitality Polston Tax First United Bank Primerica Cornerstone Bank Paycom First Citizens Bank True Sky Credit Union Edward Jones
Outstanding Young Professional: Business Owner: Brett Alcorn Eliud Villarreal Alisha Gardner Jamie Kostelac Tyler Cox Zack Porter Jeremiah Perryman Brent Brown Aaron Phillips Brad Simmons
Small Business of the Year OSSO Sports & Social 1-800-Got-Junk – Oklahoma City AP Technology Eales Electronics Corp Easy Time Clock Running Wild Catering Black Cube Tax & Accounting PuroClean of Midwest City MTJT Agency Exotic Motorsports of Oklahoma
Nonprofit of the Year Cavett Kids Foundation OIC of Oklahoma County Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma Dress for Success OKC Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Redline 4 Kids ONE: One Neighborhood Empowered
The 2021 Voting Academy has selected its preliminary nominees for the 2021 Horizon Awards. The Academy shortlists ten nominees in all categories. The showcase will end on June 1. The purpose of the showcase is for members to get to know the preliminary nominees in each category. Preliminary nominees will also have the opportunity to showcase / campaign on this page. This is the only approved platform where preliminary nominees are able to campaign. View the complete list on okcyp.com.
Visionary of the Year Tiffany Johnson Constanzia Nizza Christian Cody Chaunte Gilmore Blake Bullard Kaylee Vaughn Alisha Gardner Bradley Kirouac Brent Brown Taelor Connell
THE 2021 HORIZON AWARDS