BG Chamber of Commerce

Welcome to the
Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce

Bowling Green, Ohio

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Chamber Events & Programs:
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Mon 5/28

Chamber of Commerce OFFICE CLOSED

Chamber of Commerce OFFICE CLOSED x

CHAMBER OFFICE CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day

Date: Mon 5/28

Time: 1:01 am - 11:59 pm

Location: TBA To Be Announced Bowling Green, OH 43402


Falkon Nutrition

Perry Corporation - SMS Pro TECH

Shirley Sei Bella Salon

Erik Homemade

First Baptist Church

Piece of Pi, Inc DBA Pita Pit Bowling Green

Good To Go

El Patron Mexican Restaurant

YWCA Child Care Resource & Referral

Habitat for Humanity of Wood County, Inc.


All Chamber forms are in PDF format.  If you are unable to view these forms, please click here to download the latest version of Acrobat Reader.


Outstanding Citizen Award

Candidates for the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award must live and/or work in the Bowling Green area.  Candidates must have demonstrated an active leadership role for the betterment of the community through involvement in business, civic, social and /or service organizations.  A candidate should have demonstrated a continuing interest in serving the community.  Nominations for the 2012 Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award are due by January 7, 2012.

Click here for the Nomination Form


Past Outstanding Citizens of the Year Winners

1957
Gladys Cook ††
Jim Staley †

1958
Bud Gallier †
Etta Richards †

1959
Adeline Halleck †
Larry Holley †

1960
Gilbert Cooke †
Blanche Naugle †

1961
Grace Knepper †
Fred W. Uhlman Sr. †

1962
Katherine Haswell †
Walter Zaugg †

1963
F.V. Boyle †
Helen Janzer †

1964
Arch Conklin †
Margaret Robson †

1965
Elon Priess †

1966
Margaret Kohl
John Parlette †

1967
Ernest Littleton †
Berniece Smith

1968
Lorin Janzer †
Helen Morris †

1969
Walter Hadley †

1970
Jack Armstrong †

1971
Harry Bavis †
Tillie Sloan †

1972
Elizabeth Bivins †
Franklin Skibbie †

1973
Donald King †
Bertha Younkin †

1974
Ervin Kreischer †
Evelyn Reddin †

1975
Joan Gordon
Arthur Sloan †

1976
Alva W. Bachman †
Annabelle Kinney †

1977
Floyd Coller †
Esther Hayhurst †

1978
Roy Klever †
Virginia Nader

1979
William C. Jordan †
Marvalene Day †

1980
Harry C. Boileau †
Ruth Putnam †

1981
Bruce Bellard
Marilyn Beattie

1982
Lyle Fletcher †
Beryl Parrish †

1983
Charles Barrell †
Marilyn Singleton †

1984
Ashel Bryan
Sheilah Fulton

1985
Sam Cooper †
Margaret Tucker

1986
Paul Jones
Lynn Long

1987
Albert Newlove
Patricia McGinnis

1988
Francis Dahms †
Lolita Guthrie

1989
Wesley K. Hoffman
Amy Torgerson †

1990
Norma Barr
Edward Reiter
Daniel Reddin III †

1991
Thomas Stubbs

1992
Charles Bartlett †
Nanie Gamble
Richard E. Schmidt †

1993
Shirley Hilyard
Edwin Miller †

1994
William T. Culbertson
Maxine Miller

1995
Dorothy Bryan †
Kenneth Harger †

1996
Richard Newlove
Kay Sergent

1997
Richard Powers
Colleen Smith

1998
Joyce Kepke
Robert Spitler

1999
Suzanne Crawford
Michael J. Marsh

2000
Diane Huffman
Alvin Perkins

2001
Elaine Goodwin
Galen Ash

2002
Eric Myers
Evelyn Bachman

2003
Paul Windisch
Jan Larson

2004
Jack Richie
Cathleen Newlove Wenig

2005
Roger Anderson
Barbara Rothrock

2006
Matthew Reger
Linda Dobb

2007
Jack Whittaker
Mary Watt

2008
Richard Edwards
Nadine Edwards

2009
Doug Valentine
Karen Seeliger

2010
John Newlove
Debra Manley

2011
Bob Blinn
Carla Blinn

† Denotes deceased

Visit the website for all of BG:
City of Bowling Green, Ohio
cityofbowlinggreenohio.com


Bowling Green City Map


Wood County &
BGSU Campus Map


Executive Board

President Ann Stott
Frances Ann Stott, CPA

Vice President Bruce Stevens
Stevens Law, LLC

Treasurer Michelle Evans
Evans Home Loans & Evans Insurance

Secretary Sandy Milligan
Milligan Workshops, Inc

Rep.-At-Large Greg Kegler
Kellermeyer Company

Past President Dave Shilling
Drs. Shilling & Peiffer, Inc.

Board of Directors

Michael Bankey
Owens Community College

Charlie Bechstein
First Federal Bank

Suzanne Clark
BG Community
Development Foundation

Greg Esposito
InTech IT Solutions

Pam Fahle
Adecco Employment Service

John Fawcett
City of Bowling Green

Kevin Fowler
KeyBank

Stan Korducki
Wood County Hospital

Wanda Mason
Fifth Third Bank

Ann McVey
Bowling Green
City Schools

Tom Moser
Ag Credit
Agricultural Credit Assn.

Andy Newlove
Newlove Realty, Inc.

Ronald J. Newlove
John Newlove
Real Estate, Inc.

Barbara Ruland
Downtown BG

Timothy Smith
BGSU

Van Spears
The Copy Shop, Inc.

Ginny Stewart
Bowling Green Hats & Apparel

Wendy Stram
BG Convention &
Visitors Bureau

Chamber Staff

General Information
Chamber@bgchamber.net

Executive Director
Earlene Kilpatrick
E.KilpatrickDirector@bgchamber.net

Office Manager
Sandy Kerr
SandyKerr@bgchamber.net

Chamber Interns
intern@bgchamber.net


Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce
163 N Main Street, PO Box 31, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Ph. 419-353-7945             Fax: 419-353-3693
www.bgchamber.net