The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Harvey Cowell Businessman of the Year Award.
The award is given in honor of Harvey Cowell (seen left), one of 15 visionary businessmen who on June 2, 1949 founded the Avalon Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce. Cowell was the proprietor of Island Pharmacy, was a prominent leader of the Catalina Island business community, served as an Avalon City Council member and mayor, and remained active in the community until his death at the age of 98 in March 2011.
The Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Harvey Cowell Businessman of the Year Award.
The award is given in honor of Harvey Cowell (seen left), one of 15 visionary businessmen who on June 2, 1949 founded the Avalon Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce. Cowell was the proprietor of Island Pharmacy, was a prominent leader of the Catalina Island business community, served as an Avalon City Council member and mayor, and remained active in the community until his death at the age of 98 in March 2011.
The Harvey Cowell Business of the Year Award was established to recognize an extraordinary contribution by a business to the furtherance of tourism to Avalon and Catalina Island.
To nominate a business for this award, go to the Catalina Island online nomination form. The “extraordinary contribution” of this business should have been made between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Nominations will be accepted through June 14.
