The Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year for is Cheryl Morphew, the organization announced Sept. 3 during its annual ceremony.
Morphew is the president of CRMorphew Consulting and serves on several economic development boards in Montgomery County. She leads the “workforce roundtable” meeting each month at Fusion 54 and serves a vital role for the Crawfordsville Christmas Parade each year.
“The receipt of this prestigious award was an unbelievable surprise,” Morphew said. “From day one I loved working with this community and felt its welcoming warmth.”
The annual award is given to a woman in Montgomery County who owns a business or runs a nonprofit and has shown high standards of business ethics as a leader.
Nominees may be women who have founded and run their own company, are exceptional leaders in the workplace and community, have achieved professional accomplishments in the last year and have invested in the development of other women in business.
“We are exceptionally pleased to present the inaugural Woman of the Year Award to (Morphew),” presenter Steve Zachary of Carpenter’s Realtors said.
Morphew has shined through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, he said.
“Since the pandemic struck in our community, (Morphew) has been a constant source of information and resources for our member businesses,” Zachary said. “She is a cool and collected consistent presence during the most uncertain of times. We cannot thank her enough for her work for us.”
Morphew said she is honored to be recognized as Woman of the Year.
“I feel blessed to get the opportunity to work with the elected leaders, business and community leaders and the influencers who collaborate to build a better and sustainable future for Crawfordsville and Montgomery County,” she said. “It is with sincerest heartfelt thanks to the staff and board of directors ... for this incredible honor.”
Reach Morphew and CRMorphew Consulting LLC at 317-410-2048.
