Log in

Persons of Distinction

Nominate your Paradise Valley Person of Distinction today!

Posted 10/2/20

The Town of Paradise Valley Independent presents its 2020-21 Person’s of Distinction Awards, a celebration of individuals identified for their local achievements and distinguished contributions …

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers for as little as $5 per month and support local, unbiased journalism.


Already have an account? Log in to continue.

Current print subscribers can create a free account by clicking here

Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

To Our Valued Readers –

Visitors to our website will be limited to five stories per month unless they opt to subscribe. The five stories do not include our exclusive content written by our journalists.

For $6.99, less than 20 cents a day, digital subscribers will receive unlimited access to YourValley.net, including exclusive content from our newsroom and access to our Daily Independent e-edition.

Our commitment to balanced, fair reporting and local coverage provides insight and perspective not found anywhere else.

Your financial commitment will help to preserve the kind of honest journalism produced by our reporters and editors. We trust you agree that independent journalism is an essential component of our democracy. Please click here to subscribe.

Sincerely,
Charlene Bisson, Publisher, Independent Newsmedia

Please log in to continue

Log in
I am anchor
Persons of Distinction

Nominate your Paradise Valley Person of Distinction today!

Posted

The Town of Paradise Valley Independent presents its 2020-21 Person’s of Distinction Awards, a celebration of individuals identified for their local achievements and distinguished contributions in the Town of Paradise Valley.

Independent Newsmedia will be selecting a nominated Person of Distinction of Paradise Valley and honor them in our monthly Person of Distinction feature pages. We will also host a Persons of Distinction Award celebration at the end, honoring all award winners of Paradise Valley. The community can join the celebration, which includes the acknowledgment of recipients and achievements.

Nominations sought

Submissions are being sought from the Paradise Valley community in multiple categories. All nominations will be reviewed, and monthly winners will be selected based on their distinguished contributions.

Nominations should include name, email address and phone number along with the category of nomination, some details about the person being nominated and what accomplishments they have done. A nomination form is provided below or email AZnews@newszap.com information on your nominee.

A nomination form is here.

And the categories are...

  • Legacy Award: Recognizes a long-standing community member, who has consistently made significant contributions and exemplified a passion for giving back to Town of Paradise Valley Community within any category.
  • Art & Cultural Award: Celebrates an individual with excellence in the arts and has outstanding achievements and contributions to the cultural vitality of Town of Paradise Valley.
  • Emergency Responder Award: Presented to a person who steps forward during an emergency.
  • Entrepreneur Award: Presented to individual with visionaries, launches ideas, and is instrumental in the success of business in the Town of Paradise Valley community.
  • Innovator Award (under 30 years): Honors next generation leaders who are leveraging processes in a new way to achieve growth.
  • Educator Award: Recognizes a teacher who inspires students beyond their ow learning expectations.
  • Mentor Award: Presented to an individual who is making significant contributions and dramatically impacts the life of others.
  • Technology Award: Presented to an innovative individual in science, technology, or related fields with an original design, research, an outstanding product, or implementation of technology.
  • Volunteer Award: Recognizes an individual for donating their time, skills, leadership to assist others and rallies for improvement for the Town of Paradise Valley community.
  • Veteran Award: Honors a member of the veteran community for their continued service through leadership, employment, education and continues to serve the Town of Paradise Valley.
  • Vanguard Award: Honors an individual that spearheads paths for other to follow through unsettled endeavors.
  • Young Leader Award (17 or younger): Honors a youth who demonstrates ambition, leadership, and involvement within the Town of Paradise Valley Community.