November 2016 Chamber Matters

Vol 14/Issue 11

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calendar CANDANCE BRAKE PRESIDENT & CEO cbrake@owensboro.com SUSAN HIGH BUSINESS MANAGER shigh@owensboro.com JESSICA KIRK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP OWENSBORO/ PROGRAMS & EVENTS MANAGER jkirk@owensboro.com JACLYN GRAVES MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER jaclyn@owensboro.com LAUREN NUNEZ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT lnunez@owensboro.com Chamber Matters is published monthly in the Messenger-Inquirer for the Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 825, Owensboro, KY 42302-0825 • (270) 926-1860 • www.owensboro.com/chamber Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @GOCHAMBER

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Chamber Issues Forum – State Representatives OCTC, Blandford Lecture Hall 5 p.m.

Fishback to speak at Rooster Booster breakfast

Daymeon Fishback is Kenball scholarship to Auburn tucky native who has created University, graduating in a highly successful career 2000 with a bachelor’s dein not only the financial gree in International Busiservices sector as a Finanness. While a player at Au3 Rooster Booster Breakfast cial Advisor and Relationburn, Fishback was named

Owensboro Convention Center ship Manager for Morgan the team’s “Captain” and

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Stanley’s Cahaba led the nationally Group in Birmingranked Tigers to the 3 Chamber Issues Forum – ham, Alabama, Southeastern Con Mayor & City Commission but also in the ference champion Owensboro High School sports entertainship. Fishbacks Auditorium ment industry was named to

5 p.m. where he is now the SoutheastDAYMEON FISHBACK a part of the ESPN ern Conference 4 Ribbon Cutting – Byron & Barclay college basketball broadcasting and All-Academic Team, and finished

121 East 2nd Street, Suite 100 analyst team. his career as the fifth most prolific Fishback hails from Bowling three-point shooter in Auburn bas 12:15 p.m.

Green, Kentucky. He played high ketball history. school basketball at Greenwood Fishback has over a decade of 10 Leadership Owensboro – High School, graduating in 1996. experience in the financial services

Education in Our Community At Greenwood he was named the industry after a professional bas“Gatorade National Player of the ketball career in Italy, Yugoslavia, 10 Ribbon Cutting – Studio 105 Art Year” and Kentucky’s “Mr. BasketFrance and the National Basketball

& Frame Gallery ball” in 1996. He led Greenwood Association. He has worked as a

105 West Third Street to the KHSAA State Tournament. color analyst for Fox Sports South

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Fishback has also been inducted in and the Auburn Network before the Warren County Public Schools joining ESPN, where he can be 10 CYP Lunch Meeting “Hall of Distinguished Alumni”. seen all winter long on national

Old National Bank Fishback then accepted a baskettelecasts.

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KWC receives state, national awards and recognition Everyone is familiar with the rich history of Kentucky Wesleyan College, which has called Owensboro its home since 1951. What you might not be familiar with is the cutting edge of innovative higher education currently taking place at Wesleyan. Just last month, Washington Monthly ranked Wesleyan as the No. 1 ranked bachelor’s degree institution in Kentucky, while U.S. News and World Report ranked the College 13th on its list of Best Regional Colleges in the South. Since the arrival of President Bart Darrell two years ago, Wesleyan has seen higher retention rates, larger freshman classes, and record-setting fundraising totals.

Our guiding principal at Kentucky Wesleyan College is The Wesleyan Way, which is the driving force for everything we do: We succeed with honor; we support one another; we compete with integrity; and we love one another.

We also love our community. Last year alone, Wesleyan students completed 20,316 hours of ser vice throughout Owensboro and

Daviess County. Wesleyan’s second annual Day of Ser vice will take place Nov. 28, where students, faculty, staff, and alumni will spend the day ser ving our beautiful community.

As Wesleyan continues to immerse itself throughout the community, our alumni and friends have responded by investing in the college like never before. Wesleyan has seen nearly $10 million in charitable giving over the last two years, including a 32 percent increase in those giving $1,000 or more to the institution through the President’s Circle, the school’s most prestigious annual giving society.

Wesleyan graduates are civic and professional leaders who, along with the citizens of Owensboro and Daviess County, shape the landscape to sustain, and build upon, the high quality of life our community continues to enjoy.

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member renewals 323 Staffing Solutions Benchmark Properties, Inc. Bickett Farms Browns Valley Truck Equipment Cambron Body Shop, Inc. Carpet One Floor and Home Carroll Hayden Appraisals Century 21 Partners, Brenda Loyal Chandler Park Apartment Homes Charlie Castlen, Daviess County Commissioner Connor Enterprises Diane’s Bakery Delights Dr. Mark Fort DMD Ebelhar Farms Edward Jones, Tycen Brock, Financial Advisor Evergreen Lawn Care Inc./ Weedman First Baptist Church Fischer Farms Inc. Gulfstream Commercial Services, LLC Heritage Christian School Hilliard Lyons, Inc. Hollison, LLC Hometown IGA House-Hoffman Insurance Services, Inc. Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Chris Hoskins

Marty G. Jacobs, Attorney Metalsa Structural Products Modern Welding Co. of Owensboro, Inc. Musick Studios Ohio Valley Nephrology Associates, P.S.C. Old Hickory Bar-B-Q, Inc. OMICO, Inc. Owensboro Christian Church Owensboro Daviess County Regional Airport Owensboro Dermatology Associates PSC Owensboro Family Eye Care Owensboro Health Healthpark Owensboro Lions Club Regional Water Resource Agency Reid’s Orchard Risner & Associates, JoAnn Risner Schrecker Supply Co., Inc. Scott Baird Plumbing & Heating Co. Inc. Southern Recycling LLC The Cotton Cottage The Olive Garden Restaurant Towne Square Animal Hospital UniFirst Corporation Wathen Pest Control Company Worth Insurance Group

Ambassador of the Month – Kevin Dorth WKU Owensboro Kevin is the Campus Evening Manager and History Instructor at WKU Owensboro. He teaches American history for KCTCS. He received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky, and Master’s degrees from WKU. He enjoys working with students and helping them achieve their academic and career goals.

He serves on the Board of Directors for the Owensboro Area World Affairs Council, Right to Life of Owensboro, and the Friends of the Daviess County Library.

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