The annual Westfield Lanterns Awards is a time-honored tradition of the Westfield Chamber of Commerce. The signature community recognition event began in 1982.
The event celebrates the community of Westfield and is a semi-formal dinner reception designed to bring the community together for an evening of fellowship while recognizing and honoring outstanding residents and businesses. This year’s Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Prairie Waters Event Center, 4180 Westfield Road, Westfield.
This year’s Lanterns Awards is powered by title sponsor, Duke Energy.
The Chamber will hand out awards in 11 categories at the awards ceremony. Seven of the award winners are a surprise and will be announced the evening of the event.
Four of the awards have finalists, those individuals and companies are listed below. All winners will be announced at that Lantern Awards event.
Westfield Citizen of the Year
- Lisa Brandenburg
- Shelly Brown
- Matthew Deck
- DeLayne Lefevre
- Gina Terrill
Young Professionals Hall of Fame Inductees
- Joshua Andrews, Westfield Washington Schools
- Kayla Arnold, City of Westfield
- Thea Snelly, The Zulu Group, Keller Williams Realty
- Matt Trnian, Grand Park Sports Campus
- Brian Tomamichel, Westfield Washington Schools
Westfield Chamber Board of Directors Business of the Year Cup
- Large Business: Abbott Labs, Community First Bank of Indiana, and Heartland Growers
- Mid-Size Business: Greeks Pizza, Meijer, and Sobczak Construction
- Small Business: Dean Ballenger Agency, Hittle Floral, and Quack Daddy Donuts
Community Leadership Award of Distinction
- Humane Society for Hamilton County
- Open Doors
- Student Impact