Jeff Mowry to headline Chamber’s Awards of Excellence Celebration
Jeff Mowry, head coach of the Sheridan Bronc’s five-time State Champion Football team, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Chamber’s 27th Annual Awards of Excellence celebration Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the WYO Theater.
Mowry is a dedicated educator who has spent more than 20 years working with young people in both academic and athletic settings. For the past 19 years, he has been part of Sheridan County School District #2, where he serves as a math teacher, teacher coach and football coach. In the classroom, Jeff focuses on helping students build strong problem-solving skills while also developing perseverance and confidence. As a teacher coach, he works alongside colleagues to support professional growth and encourage collaboration. Since 2007, Jeff has been involved with the Sheridan High School football program, helping student-athletes develop their skills and character on and off the field.
Mowry approaches teaching and coaching with the belief that education extends beyond academics and athletics to the development of well-rounded individuals. He strives to create a supportive environment where students, athletes and colleagues feel encouraged to work hard, grow and contribute positively to their community. Outside of school, Jeff values time with his family. He and his wife, Melissa, are the parents of three children—Hannah, Bryce, and Claire—and enjoy spending time together outdoors, taking advantage of everything Wyoming has to offer.
The Awards of Excellence celebration recognizes excellence in the Sheridan community. During the awards program, all nominees in the following awards categories will be recognized, and the recipient of each award will be announced.
Community Champion: This award honors a Chamber member individual, business or organization that has made a significant impact in Sheridan County. Understanding that a community thrives when those in it invest and contribute to its success, the nominees demonstrate vision, ambition and drive to address needs in the community and strive for the betterment of the local area.
Nominees:
Chase Christensen
Rosemary Rieder
Dave Schwend
Sheridan County Conservation District
Sheridan County Travel and Tourism
Strength of Sheridan: This award honors a Chamber member business or organization that has a distinguished tenure of 20 or more years in the community. This business or organization demonstrates consistent service, continually invests in the community, meets challenges with innovative solutions and demonstrates sustained quality performance.
Nominees:
Babe’s Flowers
Best Out West Antiques and Collectibles
Sheridan Media
Ucross Foundation
Business of the Year: This award honors a Chamber member business that positively impacts the economic health of the Sheridan area through exceptional business practices, customer service and innovation. This business shows steady growth and consistent strong performance, excels in community relations, practices exemplary business conduct, responds positively to adversity and shows proven business achievement.
Nominees:
Catering by Bino’s and Bino’s Corner and Wholesale
Innominate Coffeehouse and Bakery
Kid Curious
Modern Merchant
Peak Consulting
Business Person of the Year: This award honors a Chamber member business person who shows outstanding business acumen and strong leadership in business and community efforts. This person is a champion for economic development, strives to exceed customer expectations, delivers industry leading standards of service and quality and exhibits innovation in business development.
Nominees:
Emily Betzler
Chad Franklin
Susie Garber-Johnson
Ryan Gregory
Karen Schumacher
The event begins at 5 p.m. with a reception featuring hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. The awards program begins at 6:15 p.m.
Tickets will be available for purchase through the WYO Theater beginning Wednesday, Feb. 4. Tickets are $67 for adults or a package of five adult tickets for $285, $37 for those ages 12-18 and free for children under 12.
To purchase tickets, call the WYO Theater Box Office at (307) 672-9084 or purchase online at http://www.wyotheater.com. For more information about the Chamber’s Awards of Excellence celebration, visit sheridanwyomingchamber.org or call (307) 672-2485.
