Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Selects Business Leadership Awards Winners

Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by PNN Editor in Business, Events, News

The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce selected this year’s Business Leader, Entrepreneur and Innovator of the Year award winners. Additionally, the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced the recipients of the inaugural Community Leader of the Year Award. The award winners will be honored at the Chamber’s Annual Business Leadership Awards Gala being held on December 2, 2009 at the Tournament Players Club Jasna Polana. Cocktail reception begins at 5:30, with dinner and awards at 7:00.

Jim D’Ovidio, President of Brown Dog Marketing located in Cranbury New Jersey, has been named as the recipient of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Award is sponsored by Bank of America.

William Rue, President and CEO of Rue Insurance, located in Hamilton, New Jersey has been named the recipient of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Innovator of the Year Award. The Annual Innovator of the Year Award is sponsored by NRG Energy.

Phillip Griffin, Co-Chair, Fox Rothschild, LLP located in Lawrenceville, NJ has been named as the recipient of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year Award. The Annual Business Leader of the Year Award is sponsored by WithumSmith+Brown.

William and Judith Scheide, of the Scheide Fund, located in Princeton NJ, have been named as recipients of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s inaugural Community Leader of the Year Award sponsored by Glenmede.

Each year, the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual Business Leadership Awards Gala in order to devote an evening to reflect on the accomplishments and achievements of its Members throughout New Jersey. This annual event, which has been occurring since the Chamber’s inception in 1960, is an opportunity to honor Members, friends and colleagues.

For further information on the Business Leadership Awards Gala, contact Cheri Durst, Director of Special Events, at cheri@princetonchamber.org or (609) 924-1776, x105.

Caption for Photo –
(l-r upper row) Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Chair-Elect – J. Robert Hillier, Founder and Principal of J. Robert Hillier; Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board- Larry Krampf, Marke Communications; Leader of the Year – Phillip Griffin, Fox Rothschild, LLP; Innovator of the Year – William Rue, Rue Insurance; Entrepreneur of the Year – Jim D’Ovidio, Brown Dog Marketing; Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Vice-Chairman of the Board – Jerry Fennelly, NAI Fennelly; Community Leader Award Sponsor – Fred Young, Glenmede; (l-r lower row) Community Leaders of the Year – William and Judith Scheide, The Scheide Fund; Anne O’ Neill, The Scheide Fund; Chair of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation – Karen Jezierny of Princeton University.