Bakersfield.com<\/a> Saturday night after the conclusion of the event.<\/p>\nA Better Bakersfield<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Kern County<\/p>\n
Honors an annual event, project, or initiative that greatly improves the quality of life in Bakersfield.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield Prosthetics & Orthotics Center (BPOC)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield Women\u2019s Business Conference<\/p>\n
\u2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County \u2013 Summer Jobs Program<\/p>\n
\u2022 CALM HolidayLights<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ford Dimension and Dream Builders Student Leadership<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kern County Career & STEM Expo<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pathways to Health Symposium<\/p>\n
Architecture & Design<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Ordiz-Melby Architects<\/p>\n
Celebrates the completion of an innovative new building or space, showcasing an outstanding interior or exterior design that harmonizes with its environment.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Adventist Health Bakersfield Emergency Department<\/p>\n
\u2022 Avanza Autos by Jim Burke<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield College \u2013 Combined Gym & Field House (Renegade Athletic Complex)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Habitat for Humanity Golden Empire Inc.<\/p>\n
\u2022 North of the River Recreation & Park District<\/p>\n
\u2022 Terra Vista at Tejon<\/p>\n
Arts & Culture<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Tejon Ranch Company<\/p>\n
Honors the efforts by a group or individual to enrich and elevate arts and culture within the Bakersfield community.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Digital Marketing & Media Design program at CTEC<\/p>\n
\u2022 Laurel Powell \u2013 Powell Gallery<\/p>\n
\u2022 Southwest Library \u2013 Leadership Bakersfield Team 4<\/p>\n
\u2022 Spotlight Academy of the Arts<\/p>\n
Urban Core<\/p>\n
Sponsored by City of Bakersfield<\/p>\n
Recognizes individuals, businesses, or coalitions working to make downtown Bakersfield safer, more vibrant, and economically thriving.<\/p>\n
\u2022 ELEV8 Gyms<\/p>\n
\u2022 Live Well Give Well Community Cookout<\/p>\n
\u2022 Woolworth\u2019s Building<\/p>\n
Educational Excellence<\/p>\n
Sponsored by California Resources Corporation<\/p>\n
Recognizes educators, projects or institutions advancing educational opportunities and achievement across all levels in the community.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield College<\/p>\n
\u2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County \u2013 ENABLE Program<\/p>\n
\u2022 Industrial Technology Skills Challenge<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kern County Superintendent of Schools STEAM Yard<\/p>\n
\u2022 Valley Strong Credit Union<\/p>\n
\u2022 Youth Against Commercial Tobacco (Y-ACT) Summit<\/p>\n
Next-Gen<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Kern County Superintendent of Schools<\/p>\n
Honors a young individual or group (grades K-12) with exceptional citizenship and community involvement.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ella Jane Magdalene Porter<\/p>\n
\u2022 Juan Antonio L\u00f3pez Morales<\/p>\n
\u2022 Luna Zelda-Sol New<\/p>\n
\u2022 Paikea Solei Cota<\/p>\n
Health & Wellness<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Heart Vascular and Leg Center<\/p>\n
Honors individuals, groups or organizations that go beyond their normal activities to promote healthy living through education, prevention or medical services.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Adventist Health High-Risk Genetics Clinic<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield Family Medical Group- Health Education Department<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bakersfield Marathon<\/p>\n
\u2022 Blue Zones Project Bakersfield<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dr. Shweta Agarwal<\/p>\n
\u2022 Hoffmann Hospice<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Haven Yoga Studio<\/p>\n
Heart of Hospitality<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Hard Rock Casino Tejon<\/p>\n
Honors outstanding hospitality professionals in lodging, dining, events, travel, and recreation who go above and beyond to deliver exceptional guest experiences.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Amanda Goforth \u2014 Mossman\u2019s Catering<\/p>\n
\u2022 Heather Dewar \u2014 Dewar\u2019s Candy Shop<\/p>\n
\u2022 Marie Joseph \u2014 Seven Oaks Country Club<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ryann Florez- Hard Rock Casino Tejon<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tyler Simone Bloomer \u2014 The Padre Hotel<\/p>\n
Humanitarian Individual<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Dignity Health \u2013 Mercy & Memorial Hospitals<\/p>\n
Recognizes an individual whose volunteer efforts have made a significant and lasting impact in the community.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cornelio Gutierrez-Lozano<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dr. Albert Ma<\/p>\n
\u2022 Heather Pennella<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jaubrae Ryan Dixon<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pawan Gill<\/p>\n
Humanitarian Group<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Chevron<\/p>\n
Celebrates a group whose dedicated volunteer work has made a meaningful difference in the lives of Bakersfield residents.<\/p>\n
\u2022 American Red Cross Disaster Action Team<\/p>\n
\u2022 C.H.A.N.G.E.S.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jamison Children\u2019s Intake Center \u2013 Leadership Bakersfield Team 2<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kern County Law Enforcement Foundation<\/p>\n
\u2022 Love From Above Community<\/p>\n
Emerging Nonprofit<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Kern Community Foundation<\/p>\n
Recognizes a nonprofit organization (1-10 years old) for its significant impact on the community through its grassroots initiatives.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Beyond the Stars No Limits<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gridstone Inc.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Motherhood Project<\/p>\n
\u2022 Upside Academy, Inc.<\/p>\n
\u2022 White Wolf Wellness Foundation<\/p>\n
Nonprofit of the Year<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Kern Family Health Care<\/p>\n
Honors a nonprofit organization for its significant and lasting impact on the community.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Independent Living Center of Kern County<\/p>\n
\u2022 La Vida Nueva<\/p>\n
\u2022 Special Needs Network<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Open Door Network<\/p>\n
\u2022 TigerFight Foundation<\/p>\n
\u2022 United Way of Central Eastern California<\/p>\n
\u2022 Valley Center for the Blind<\/p>\n
Small Business of the Year<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Bank of America<\/p>\n
Celebrates a small business (25 employees or fewer) whose contributions, products, or services instill pride and benefit the community.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Barton Marketing Group<\/p>\n
\u2022 Green Clean Pros<\/p>\n
\u2022 LinQride Inc.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Maverick Medical<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pilates Barre<\/p>\n
\u2022 Saint Florian Leather Company<\/p>\n
\u2022 TM Signs and Graphics<\/p>\n
\u2022 Whitestone Industries<\/p>\n
Large Business\/Corporation of the Year<\/p>\n
Sponsored by ARRC Technology<\/p>\n
Recognizes a larger business (26 employees or more) for its substantial impact through volunteer work, donations or community engagement.<\/p>\n
\u2022 California Resources Corporation<\/p>\n
\u2022 Centre for Neuro Skills<\/p>\n
\u2022 Houchin Community Blood Bank<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kern Family Health Care<\/p>\n
Young Professional of the Year<\/p>\n
Sponsored by AFC Urgent Care<\/p>\n
Recognizes an individual (ages 18-40) whose contributions have significantly enhanced the quality of life in Bakersfield.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gabriel Adame<\/p>\n
\u2022 Joe Garcia<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lindsay Erin Barnes<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rafael Molina<\/p>\n
\u2022 Savannah Oates<\/p>\n
Business Person of the Year<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Tri Counties Bank<\/p>\n
Honors a local business owner or manager whose work has made a lasting positive impact on the community.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Buffie Norby<\/p>\n
\u2022 Michelle Penn<\/p>\n
\u2022 Morey Mirkazemi<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nik Boone<\/p>\n
\u2022 Patrick Beck<\/p>\n
\u2022 Priya Saha<\/p>\n
\u2022 Quon Louey<\/p>\n
Harvey L. Hall Lifetime Achievement Award<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Hall Ambulance Service<\/p>\n
Presented to a long-standing community leader (age 55+) who has made an enduring impact on Bakersfield and its residents.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bryan Burrow<\/p>\n
\u2022 Emmanuel Strategos, M.D. and Stephen Strategos, M.D.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Greg Gallion<\/p>\n
\u2022 Renee Bhaiji<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sen. Shannon Grove<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Greater Bakersfield Chamber will celebrate the 36th Annual Beautiful Bakersfield Awards, presented by Valley Strong Credit Union,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253607,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,760,153,152,179,12086,735,328,38951],"class_list":["post-360060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-college","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news","tag-community","tag-dignity-health","tag-kern-county","tag-kget","tag-valley-strong-credit-union"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}