VIDEO: Emotional Moment at Chamber Awards

Each year the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Eminence Awards, recognizing individuals, businesses and volunteers who rise above the every day to make a tangible difference in our community.

This year's slate of nominees and winners were no exception to the usual high standards that go into the choosing.

But of particular note this year was the unexpected revival of the President's Award, which is given out at the discretion of the Chamber president. To that end Chamber President Chris Williams explained that in his seven years with the chamber he'd only opted to give the award out once before, in 2007, to  his mentor Ronald J. Kraus, one of Nashua's outstanding citizens, a philanthropist and dedicated public servant, and who died July 11, 2012.

Please watch the video as Williams pays tribute to his longtime mentor, Kraus, and by virtue of renaming the award in Kraus' honor, pays an equally gracious tribute to the 2013 recipient of the President's Ronald J. Kraus Award, Terry Williams, publisher of the Nashua Telegraph, for his steady and genuine commitment to the greater Nashua community.

2013 Eminence Award Winners:

Business of the Year: Nashua Telegraph

Business Person of the Year: Christine Hallock, CEO of Hunt Senior Living

Small Business of the Year: Educational Outfitters & Custom Logo Outfitters

Chamber Volunteer of the Year: Chris Malloy, of Community Event LLC

Community Volunteer of the Year: Eric Brand, owner P&L Landscaping

President's Ronald J. Kraus Award: Terry Williams, Publisher, Nashua Telegraph