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Annual Dinner Past Event

MCCC 52nd Annual Dinner - June 1, 2011

More than 700 guests, sponsors, business leaders and elected officials celebrated the extraordinary talent and organizations that attract, retain and build a workforce that propel us to WIN THE FUTURE.
 

MCCC 2011-2012 Chairman of the Board Carrie Harris-Muller, Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan-Mid Atlantic States delivered an inspirational speech before the torch was passed to her with fireworks. She and her fellow incoming MCCC Board officers and directors were installed officially into office for service effective July 1, 2011.

Thomas J. McElroy, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Hughes Communications, Inc. received the Chairman's Award for his tremendous service as the Vice-Chair of the MCCC Legislative Affairs Committee. Watch the video.
 
Dr. Stewart Edelstein, Executive Director of The Universities at Shady Grove (USG), received the MCCC Visionary Award. A member of the Chamber Board’s Executive Committee, Dr. Edelstein has led USG during nine years of extraordinary growth and transformation. A regional higher education center of the University System of Maryland, USG brings together top academic programs from nine state universities to a single campus, serving 4,000 under-graduate and graduate students. This award was sponsored by Human Genome Sciences and presented by Susan Bateson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Human Genome Sciences Management Committee Member. Watch award presentation and watch Dr. Edelstein's acceptance speech.
 
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission received the MCCC Public Sector Partner of the Year Award. Commissioner William D. Magwood accepted the award on behalf of the NRC which has been named the "Best Place to Work" among large Federal Agencies for the past three years. This award was sponsored by the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and presented by Ruben Burnett, Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Business Development, Kaiser Permanente. Watch the video.
 

THANKS TO ALL THE 52ND ANNUAL DINNER SPONSORS!

MCCC PUBLIC SECTOR CHAMBER PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD SPONSOR
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
 

VISIONARY AWARD SPONSOR
Human Genome Sciences

PLATINUM SPONSORS
Adventist HealthCare
Colonial Parking, Inc.
Comcast Business Class
Hughes Network Systems
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Marriott
MedImmune
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
PNC Bank
QIAGEN
Skanska USA Building, Inc.
Sodexo
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

RECEPTION SPONSOR
Watkins Meegan

GOLD SPONSORS
Aronson LLC
BB&T Bank
BDO USA, LLP
Capital One Bank
CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield
Choice Hotels International
Clark Construction Group, LLC
Cordia Partners
Discovery Communications
EagleBank
Federal National Payables, Inc.
Federal Realty Investment Trust
Gazette Newspapers
GlobalNet Services, Inc.
HESS Construction + Engineering Services
Holy Cross Hospital
HSBC
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Johns Hopkins University
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
Linowes and Blocher LLP
M&T Bank
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
Montgomery General Hospital - MedStar Health
OFFICEPRO, Inc.
PEPCO
PilieroMazza PLLC
Red Coats, Inc., Admiral Security and Datawatch Systems
Reznick Group, P.C.
Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez
Sterling Construction Services
Suburban Hospital
SunTrust Bank
TD Bank
The Chevy Chase Land Company
The JBG Companies
The Universities at Shady Grove
Washington Gas

SILVER SPONSORS
Beveridge & Diamond
Capital One Bank
CB Richard Ellis
Coakley and Williams Construction, Inc.
Constellation Energy
GEICO
Intervise
LCOR
McMillan Metro, P.C.
Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
Van Eperen and Company

MCCC'S 51st ANNUAL DINNER

JUNE 9, 2010

On June 9, 2010, the newly installed MCCC 2010-2011 Board of Directors and other business leaders, elected officials and additional special guests connected at the Chamber’s 51st Annual Dinner to recognize that THE FUTURE IS HERE.

For the first time in its history, MCCC recognized two government agencies with prestigious awards. The Chairman’s Award was presented to three outstanding leaders from the Chamber’s Executive Committee: Pam Mazza of PilieroMazza PLLC, Doug Brown of PNC Bank and Gus Bauman of Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

The MCCC Partner of the Year Award was presented to the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and accepted by Robert G. Hoyt, Director. MCCC recognized DEP for its partnership on the Montgomery County Green Business Certification Program, which boasts 20 green-certified businesses since its launch in late 2009. The partners, which include Montgomery College, also launched a "Get on the Bus" ad campaign before the Annual Dinner.
Learn More about Green Business Certification and watch the "Get on the Bus" video

The MCCC Visionary Award was presented to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and gracefully accepted by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Director. The Visionary Award recognized NIST for its innovation and tremendous contributions to the County and beyond through its leadership in such critical industries as Health IT, Cyber Security, and the Energy Smart Grid.
View Dr. Gallagher's acceptance speech and NIST Video

MCCC welcomed incoming Board Chairman Sterling Crockett, Chairman & CEO of Sterling Construction and Senior Financial Officer of R4 Incorporated. He received a standing ovation after his inaugural address which spoke of the importance of contributing to "the greater common good."

"In the general scheme of things in this world…we members of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, are the fortunate few. We are fortunate to reside in this country, in this County, at this particular moment. We live in a free capitalist society and we are permitted to say what we want and to live out our dreams of success. I will be successful in [my role of Chairman] if I can continue and grow the plan of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, along with all of you, to serve the business community and to contribute to the greater common good."

— 2010-2011 MCCC Chairman, Sterling Crockett

Read Sterling Crockett's complete remarks

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