Thursday, February 24, 2011

Chamber To Honor Country Club Auto, Erna McReynolds

Annual Dinner April 16 At SUNY

The Otsego County Chamber has announced the winners of two of its top awards:
• County Club Auto Group, operated by partners Tom Armao and Scott Davis, is NBT Distinguished Business.
• Erna Morgan McReynolds, managing director at Morgan Stanley, Oneonta, and a civic leader, is the Eugene A Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen.
The awards will be presented at the chamber’s annual Banquet & Celebration of Business at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom.

“Their dedication to our communities is felt far and wide,” said Roxana Hurlburt, chamber president, of the Country Club Auto Group.  “They are the backbone to many organizations with their continued contributions year after year.”
Said chamber President Rob Robinson of McReynolds, “You look around this area and you will see her many signs of the positive impact on the quality of life here in Otsego County.”
The Country Club dealerships, founded in 1960 as Otsego Automotive by partners Bill Davis and Paul Donowick, has been central to chamber and community efforts for decades.  In 2009, the dealerships were sold to partners Tom Armao, a longtime associate of the firm, and Scott Davis, the founder’s son.
McReynolds, raised in Gilbertsville, was a TV producer and executive in New York before returning to Oneonta with her husband, Tom Morgan, to establish the practice as financial advisers.
Erna has been active in the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, the Girls Scouts, Hartwick College, the United Way, NYSHA and other initiatives and organizations.  She was a founder of the local Executive Service Corps.
Last year’s honorees were Northern Eagle Beverage as Distinguished Business and former mayor Sam Nader as Distinguished Citizen.
Due to limited seating, attendees are encouraged to make reservations for the dinner at pam@otsegocountychamber.com or by calling 432-4500, ext. 201.  Tickets are $77.50, or $750 for a table of 10.

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