2025 Gatesville Citizen of the Year Nomination

The “Citizen of the Year” has been presented each year since 1959 to an outstanding citizen of the Gatesville community. Every adult citizen of our community is eligible to nominate one or more people who have made outstanding contributions to this community over a significant period of time. The 2025 Citizen of the Year will be presented at The Gatesville Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Banquet on January 16th, 2026.

Nominees who function within the guidelines/requirements of their paid position(s) shall NOT be considered. Only one nomination per individual shall be considered regardless of the number of letters/signatures received nominating that individual. The person who is making a nomination should be available to assist with the presentation of the award.

This nomination form must be completed and signed to be eligible for consideration.  Nominations must be submitted by January 3, 2026, to the Chamber of Commerce office in The Cotton Belt Depot Visitors Center, 2307 S. Hwy 36.  

Previous Citizen of the Year Honorees include:

1987 - John Ward 1988 - Belva Knight

1989 - Dr. E E Lowery 1990 - Mike Kuzenka

1991 - John Ward 1992 - Ruth Jon Smith

1993 - Robert Lee Powell 1994 - Bobby Humberg

1995 - Charlie Streetman 1996 - Linda Moten

1997 - Virginia Schitoskey 1998 - Sam Cockrell

1999 - Raymond Leonard 2000 - Allen Jones

2001 - F W (Jack) Straw 2002 - Billy Vaden

2003 - Laura White 2004 - Homer Davis Jr

2005 - Wilbur "Bob" Davis 2006 - Rosy & Darwin Place

2007 - Bill Ament 2008 - Deral McWhorter

2009 - Don Wolske 2010 - David Barnard

2011 - Nancy Ashcroft 2012 - Mike & Peggy Lam

2013 - Marvin Dean & Jackie Whittenberg 2014 - Gwen Ziegler

2015 - Bob Brown 2016 - Larry Kennedy

2017 - Ronnie Sullins 2018 - Keith & Lisa Steward

2019 - Rhonda Mohler 2020 - Diedra Wuenschel

2021 - Gary Don & R'Lue Gribble  2022 - Jason "Kyle" Matthews

2023 - JoAnn Suggs 2024 - Doug Davidson