Fox Cities Chamber Announces 2021 Professional Leadership Award Recipients

Press release from the Fox Cities Chamber:

December 13, 2021

The Fox Cities Chamber last week announced the recipients of its 2021 Professional Leadership Awards, including the newest inductee into the Fox Cities Business Hall of Fame. The 2021 award recipients, selected in the fall by a distinguished Chamber volunteer community of Fox Cities professionals, include:

Company Innovation Awards:

• Large employer: C3 Corporation
• Small employer: A2Z Design

Rising Star Awards:

• Prepd
• McFleshmans Brewing Co.

Joyce Bytof Exceptional Mentor Award:

• Irene Strohbeen, Entrepreneur in Residence; Lawrence University

Gus A. Zuehlke Distinguished Award:

• Sharon Hulce, President/CEO; Employment Resource Group Inc.

Athena Leadership Award®:

• Maria Van Laanen, President/CEO, Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

Businesses of the Year:

• Large employer (service category): Sure-Dry
• Large employer (manufacturing category): Menasha Corporation
• Small employer (service category): Weidert Group

Business Leader Hall of Fame:

• Tom Wiltzius, President; Wiltzius Associates, LLC

Honorees will be publicly recognized throughout the month of January, including at the Chamber’s first-ever Celebrate Fox Cities Annual Dinner Jan. 20 at The Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley. More information about the event is available online at https://foxcitieschamber.com/community/celebrate-fox-cities-annual-dinner/.

Learn more about the awards online at https://foxcitieschamber.com/awards. Nominations for the 2022 awards will be available next summer.

This press release was produced by the Fox Cities Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.