Office Professional of the Year

The Greater Smithfield-Selma Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes the tremendous role that office staff contributes to the overall sucess of business in the area. The Chamber holds an Office Professionals Luncheon on National Administrative Professionals Day in April.

As part of the event, the Chamber presents the Office Professional of the Year Award, selected from nominees submitted by Chamber members. The winner is someone who has contributed not only to business but to the community as well. In recent years, the award has been sponsored by GoldCraft Jewlers and Dees, Jackson, Jackson & Associates, both of Smithfield. Previous recipients are:

2008 - Elaine Richardson (Tobacco Farm Life Museum)
2007 - Shirley Galloway (Cummins Atlantic)
2006 - Crystal Todd (Corestaff Services)
2005 - Karen Wilkinson (Cummins Atlantic)
2004 - Tabitha Lee (Partnership for Children of Johnston County)
2003 - Pat Bridgers (Four Oaks Middle School)
2002 - Louise Davis (Johnston County Schools Admin. Office)
2001 - Lynn Carroll (Dees, Jackson, Watson & Associates)
2000 - Priscilla Overby (Armstrong & Armstrong, PA)
1999 - Lisa Johnson (Standridge Construction Company)
1998 - Patricia Coor (Mast, Schulz, Mast, Mills & Stem, PA)