McMinnville Jaycees honor outstanding young adults
Honoring the young adults who make a difference in our community, the annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet of the McMinnville Jaycees was held Saturday night at McMinnville Country Club.
Highlighting the evening was the presentation of the Young Man and Young Woman of the Year awards. Honored with these were Keith Martin and Rita Ramsey.
Other young community members receiving awards Saturday night included Matthew Winkler, Outstanding Young Religious Leader; Sheila Gann, Outstanding Young Educator; Ben Knox, Outstanding Young Public Servant; Donald Hillis, Outstanding Young Business Person; and Tommy Caldwell, Outstanding Young Farmer.
Also honoring their own, club members named Leigh Anne Freeze as Jaycee of the Year and Vanessa Hillis, New Jaycee of the Year.
Saturday’s banquet also served to introduce the Jaycees’ 2003 board of directors. They include Leigh Anne Freeze, president; Vanessa Hillis, vice president Ways and Means; Dwayne Doud, vice president Individual Development; Calisha Craven, vice president Membership; Emily Womack, vice president Community Service; Crystal McBride, secretary; Angela Turner, treasurer; Lila Walker, publicity director; and Janis Young, state director.
Others were Jonathan Jones, Monica Sharpe, Melissa Stover and Jennifer White, club directors; Adam Freeze, sergeant-at-arms; Rob Nunley, parliamentarian; and Harrison Woodlee, chairman of the board.
The banquet’s key note speaker was Channel 5’s meteorologist Lelan Statom.