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The Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce will honor 40 professionals for their philanthropy, community service and professional excellent at the fifth annual Forty Under 40 Awards.
Also known as The Shaker Awards, local professionals between the ages of 18 and 40 are nominated until Dec. 31 via the Chamber’s website (http://www.gsdcc.org). Anybody can nominate clients, colleagues and coworkers to be chosen in January and celebrated on Mar. 8 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center.
Self-nominations are also welcome, said Ann Meagher, President and CEO of the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce.
Forty Under 40 Award winners are chosen from a pool of 80 to 100 entries and judged on three criteria: career accomplishments, professional expertise and community involvement. The judging committee, made up of past Forty Under 40 winners, also considers any unique aspects that might make nominees stand out.
“It would be a mistake if we tried to put people into really rigid packages because people aren’t like that,” said Meagher. “We’re really looking for the full package of leadership.”
Past winners are chosen to judge the competition due to the diversity of professions and backgrounds of nominees. According to Meagher, nominees range in professions from small business owners to accountants to firefighters.
According to a press release, the ultimate goal of this award is to “recognize business people under the age of 40 who balance bottom line results with a desire to participate in charitable and community activities.”
Meagher said “anyone under the age of 40 who has done incredible things in their community” is eligible for the Forty Under 40 Awards.
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