CHANUTE — Iolan Max Snodgrass and Humboldt’s Chris Bauer were among honorees Thursday at Southeast Kansas, Inc.’s annual meeting.
Snodgrass, a retired accountant, received the Invested In People award, for his leadership in business and community affairs, his business achievements, involvement in professional or trade organizations and for his responsiveness to business challenges and problems.
Bauer, a postal worker in Humboldt, earned the Spirit Award, in recognition of his dedication to the Humboldt area through volunteerism, as well as his multi-year commitment to “the vitality, growth and sustainability of southeast Kansas” and his leadership and positive contributions to the business climate in the area.
In other matters, Crawford County’s Kathryn Richard was appointed to the SEK, Inc. Board of Directors for 2013. She replaces Kent Myers on the board and joins Karen Emerson, Allen County, Dennis Arnold, Linn County, Lindsay Madison, Bourbon County, and Sonny Zetmeir, Labette County.
Southeast Kansas, Inc. is regional economic development organization covering, Allen, Coffey, Anderson, Linn, Woodson, Bourbon, Wilson, Neosho, Crawford, Montgomery, Labette and Cherokee counties.
The organization formerly was known as Mid-America, Inc.