57TH ANNUAL
Pace Awards
Bryan Ball & Clay Ingram
Paul Glisson & Mike Idoni
Ashton Hayward & Steve Moorhead
Julie Dyson & Megan Fry
VIP Pensacola at the Hilton Pensacola Beach
Justin & Loretto Sullivan
Nicole Stacey & George Coolbaugh
Thomas, JT, Deidre & Joseph Young
photos & story by
Catherine Rowan
T
he 57th Annual PACE Awards was held on February 1 at the Hilton on Pensacola
Beach. The Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards are
presented each year by the Greater Pensacola Chamber to honor individuals in
our community who have made important contributions to Greater Pensacola’s
overall economic progress. This event is the Pensacola Region’s pre-eminent celebration of
the community’s visionary entrepreneurs, business and civic leaders and exemplary corporate
citizens. This is a formal event with more than 400 community and business leaders in
attendance.
There are eight awards given out each year which include Emerging Leader of the Year,
Emerging Advocate Leader of the Year, Professional Leader of the Year, Community Leader of
the Year, Business Leader of the Year, Spirit of Pensacola Award, Pioneer Award and Leader in
Education Award. This formal event was a wonderful way to celebrate our community.
For more information on the recipients of the awards or about The Chamber please visit
pensacolachamber.com
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