TYPros honors locals with inaugural Boomtown Awards event
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Tulsa's Young Professionals recognized local organizations, individuals and businesses for their commitment to the TYPros mission and values in front of a crowd of over 300 attendees Thursday night with the inaugural Boomtown Awards event. Nine honorees received awards in categories based off of TYPros nine areas of focus at a chic event in the Crystal Ballroom of the Mayo Hotel.
Boomtown award recipients partner and support the TYPros initiative of attracting and retaining young professionals in the Tulsa metro region, while working to incorporate, engage and promote young professionals within the community.
"Without the support of these businesses and individuals who partner with us, we wouldn't be where we are today," said Brian Paschal, executive director of Tulsa's Young Professionals. "This is our chance to honor them, and recognize their continued commitment to championing the TYPros mission, which positively affects our local economy, work force, quality of life and so much more. In its sixth year, the TYPros membership has grown to over 8,000 and continues to be the fastest growing YP organization in the nation- none of which would be the case if it weren't for the people in this audience."
The Boomtown Awards went to:
The People People - people who work to promote Tulsa
Kathy Taylor, former mayor of Tulsa
The Visionaries - Support young professional-friendly businesses, entrepreneurs
George Kaiser, Bank of Oklahoma and local philanthropist
The Recruiters - positively represent Tulsa to college and university students
Teach for America
The Inclusives - champion and exemplify the value of diversity and inclusion
Shane Fernandez, Crafton Tull
The Politicians - consider and engage young professionals in issues affecting city growth
INCOG
The Take-Charge People - embody the role of "mentor" for young professionals
Wendy Thomas, Leadership Tulsa
The Green Team - makes Tulsa a sustainable community for generations to come
Stuart Solomon, Public Services Company of Oklahoma
The Social Igniters - work to develop events and activities popular with young professionals
John Bolton, BOK Center
Urbanists - make Tulsa a community of progress that attracts young professionals
Elliot Nelson, McNellies Group
Honorees received a Boomtown Award made out of repurposed scraps of granite donated by Countertop Solutions with a handcrafted, one-of-a-kind piece created at Tulsa's Fab Lab.
Honoree Stuart Solomon said, "Let me first say thank you to the TYPros organization. I'm fortunate enough to be on the TYPros advisory committee and I've been able to see firsthand the positive difference that TYPros has made in this community and its been incredible. I thank each person in this room and the entire TYPros organization for really moving the needle in a positive way and changing this community for the better."
For a full list of nominees and participating supporters, go to www.typros.org.