Morrison seeks Citizen of the Year
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The club’s 28th annual citizenship banquet, at which this year’s winner will be honored, is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, at the Ruritan building. The club established the award in 1975 and last year’s winner was Bobby Prater.
Morrison Ruritan has set up the following guidelines as the basis for selecting the honoree:
• Nominations are to be made by the general public.
• Persons nominated must live in the Morrison area or have some connection, past or present, with the Morrison community.
• Nominees will be judged on either church work, community activities or public service, or a combination of the three.
Selection will be made by a panel of judges, who will base their decision on the r?sum?s submitted. The judging will be based primarily on the activities of the nominees during the past 12 months, but consideration will also be given to contributions made over the years.
Ruritan members are not eligible, but a Ruritan of the Year will be named and will receive the Arry Youngblood Memorial Award during the banquet. The selections will be made by a secret ballot of club members, but the identity of the recipient will not be revealed until the banquet.
All nominations for Citizen of the Year should be mailed to Mike Holland, 1796 Cooper Road, Morrison, Tenn., 37357 and marked “Citizen” on the outside of the envelope. This will assure the nomination will not be opened until it is turned over to the judges for their consideration.
Holland, chairman of the Citizenship Committee, urges those who send in nominations to state why their nominee should be considered. In the past, nominations have been received that only contained the person’s name.