The Robert E. Russ Award recognizes one individual for outstanding contributions to the Ruston-Lincoln business community or overall economic development of the area, in honor of the founder of Ruston, Louisiana, Robert E. Russ. This award is one of the highest honors given by the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce (RLCOC) to an individual. Nominations will be accepted through December 3, 2018. The award will be presented at the Chamber’s 100th Annual Banquet on the evening of Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
This award will be open to any resident of Lincoln Parish, male or female. It is not required that this person be a member of the RLCOC.
The nominee cannot be a paid professional leader, an elected official who currently holds office, or a current member of the RLCOC Board of Directors.
The nominee must have made several contributions to the betterment of the business community.
An individual can be nominated in multiple and successive years but can only be honored by the award one time.
It is the selection committee’s responsibility to critique and consider nominations and select a recipient based on the nominee’s personal contributions toward business and/or economic advancement or development of this region in an outstanding manner during the year. However, the committee can take into account the activities of the individual over the last three years.
It is not required that the Russ Award be given every year.
For more information contact Ivana Flowers at the Chamber, 255-2031 or email iflowers@rustonlincoln.org.
2007 John F. Emory, Sr.
1989 William A. Marbury, Jr.
1988 Clarence E. Faulk, Jr.