Business & Community Excellence Awards
Each year, the North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce recognizes outstanding individuals, businesses, and organizations with the Business & Community Excellence Awards. Award recipients represent the best of who we are as business and community leaders.
Awards will be given in one or more of the following categories:
- Business Excellence
- Chamber Champion
- Corporate Ally
- Employee Group of the Year
- Excellence in Arts
- ExtrAA Mile Community Service
- Supplier Diversity Champion
Click on the button below to complete the online Awards Nomination Form.
New Process for 2023
Make a nomination: Complete the (very short) Nomination form online. We will contact your nominee and ask them to complete the Award Application.
Self-Nominate/Appy: You may skip the nomination form if you or your business is the nominee. You don't need to complete the nomination form; you can go straight to the award application.
Past Award Recipients
2023
Business Excellence
Chamber Champion
Corporate Ally
Employee Group of the Year
Excellence in the Arts
ExtrAA Mile Community Service
sponsored by American Airlines
Supplier Diversity Champion
2022
Business Excellence
Caven
Business Excellence
Burch Law
Business Excellence
MT Associates
Employee Group of the Year
Spectrum at Toyota
Excellence in the Arts
TACA The Arts Community Alliance
ExtrAA Mile Community Service
sponsored by American Airlines
Dustin Vyers
Supplier Diversity Champion
PepsiCo
2021
Business of the Year
Dallas Wings Basketball
Extra Mile*
Community Service
Ahmad Goree
Abounding Prosperity
Corporate Ally
Children's Health
Member Service
Ron Allen, CPA
Ron Allen CPA, PC
Supplier Diversity Champion
Toyota Motor North America
Employee Group of the Year
Unity at EY
Community Champion
Hon. Adam Medrano
2020
Business Excellence
Uptown Physicians Group
Excellence in Community Service
Chris Schlarb
Dallas College
Employee Group of the Year
TI Pride Network
Texas Instruments
2016
Business of the Year
Fastsigns - Irving/Las Colinas
Extra Mile*
Community Service
Rafael McDonnell
Resource Center
Corporate Ally
American Airlines
Member Service
Waylon Tate
Waylon & Associates
Supplier Diversity Champion
Doug Roark
Staff Perm
Emerging Leader
Joshua Cogan
Outlast Youth
2015
Business of the Year
Fantastic Moves
&
AIDS Arms, Inc.
Extra Mile*
Community Service
David Mack Henderson
Fairness Fort Worth
&
Kimberly Kantor
Rainbow Roundup
Corporate Ally
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Member Service
Marsha Thomas
TNT Promotions
Supplier Diversity Champion
David Gifford Robinson
Brinker International
Emerging Leader
Jaime Duggan
Duggan Law Firm
2014
Business of the Year
Liberty Burger
Extra Mile*
Community Service
Pride Pharmacy
Corporate Ally
Haynes & Boone, LLP
Member Service
Michael Henshaw
TravelOUT
Supplier Diversity Champion
Robin Pulford
American Airlines
Emerging Leader
Christopher Gorrie
Fort Worth Police Department
Community Impact
ilume Management Services
Chairman's Award
Tony Vedda
North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO
2013
Business of the Year
Hunky's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
ExtrAA Mile*
Community Service
Caven Enterprises
Corporate Ally
Wells Fargo
Member Service
Gib Murray
Raytheon
Supplier Diversity Champion
Tim & Thom DeWitt
OBOX Solutions
Emerging Leader
Pam Bowers, PhD
Fort Worth Police Department
Chairman's Award
Justin Williams
Capital Title of Texas Uptown
2012
Business of the Year
Law Office of Rob Wiley, PC
Community Service
Cooper Smith Koch
Corporate Ally
Southwest Airlines
Member Service
Jeremy Bradford
American Cancer Society
Supplier Diversity Champion
Nancy Minchillo
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Emerging Leader
Kristopher Parker
Chairman's Award
Marsha Thomas
TNT Promotions
2011
Business of the Year
UPS Store Highland Park
ExtrAA Mile*
Community Service
Hon. Chris Luna
Corporate Ally
AT&T
Member Service
Debbie Hoff
Raytheon (Retired)
Emerging Leader
Travis Gaspar
Business Person of the Year
Dr. Kevin Terrell
Kevin Terrell, DDS
Chairman's Award
John Ambler
Headington Companies
2010
Business of the Year
Fashion Optical
ExtrAA Mile*
Community Service
ilume Management Services
Corporate Ally
Raytheon
Member Service
ilume  Management Services
Emerging Leader
Justin Williams
Uptown Capital Title
Business Person of the Year
Bob McCraine
Texas Pride Realty
Chairman's Award
Jamie Sloan
2009
Business of the Year
Crain & Craig, LLC
Extra Mile*
Community Service
Hon. Joel Burns
Fort Worth City Council
Corporate Ally
Texas Instruments
Member Service
David Wickham
Warwick Melrose Hotel
Emerging Leader
Matt Burckhalter
Business Person of the Year
Rebecca Covell
Covell, PC
Chairman's Award
Candy Marcum
Stonewall Behavioral Health
2008
Business of the Year
FASTSIGNS Irving/Las Colinas
ExtrAA Mile*
Community Service
Gina Menicucci &
Susan Amick
Corporate Ally
Hewlett Packard
Member Service
Thom Dance
UPS Store on Cedar Springs
Emerging Leader
Brandon Dowdy
Business Person of the Year
Christopher Watts
The Petropolitian
Chairman's Award
Jeff Youngblood & Cory Merchant
FASTSIGNS Irving/Las Colinas
2007
Business of the Year
UPS Store on Cedar Springs
ExtrAAÂ Mile*
Community Service
Youth First Texas
Corporate Ally
Brinker International
Member Service
Texas Instruments
Business Person of the Year
Lorie L. Burch
Law Office of Lorie L. Burch, PC
Chairman's Award
Amy Moreland
Southwest Office Systems
2006
Business of the Year
Dallas Tavern Guild
ExtrAA Mile*
Community Service
Michael Doughman
Dallas Tavern Guild
 Corporate Ally
American Airlines
Member Service
Tony Vedda
Chairman's Award
Teresa Cain
Mills & Williams, PC
* Sponsored by American Airlines