Carol Hagan is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas B. Herring Community Service Award. She received the award Monday at the Galesburg Chamber of Commerce’s 44th Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon at Cedar Creek Hall.
Hagan was selected from a nomination pool of several candidates. Hagan has a long history of community service to Knox County including numerous nonprofit endeavors including her current position as President of the United Way of Knox County Board of Directors. Hagan’s further involvement in the community includes Carl Sandburg College Foundation, First Presbyterian Church, Red Cross and Galesburg Noon Lion’s Club.
Hagan was nominated by Hayleigh Miller, executive director at the United Way of Knox County. Miller said, “Carol LIVED UNITED every week during the height of the pandemic as a sandwich maker, lunch packer, and tireless board member of the United Way of Knox County.”
LISTEN: Carol Hagan joined “Galesburg’s Morning News” to discuss her award.
“For our last event of 2022, we saw a record-breaking attendance at this year’s annual event which included fourteen local and state elected officials. We were extremely delighted to see Carol win this prestigious community service award,” said Pam Gaither, executive director at the Galesburg Area Chamber of Commerce.
The event included a state of the city update from Mayor Peter Schwartzman, a keynote speech from Scott and Melany Baldwin from Orange Cup Java Station and Orange Cup Side Hustle and the presentation of this year’s award by Anthony Law, the 2021 award recipient.
