The Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition is looking for people who are new to Corvallis to help determine some of the winners at the 2010 Celebrate Corvallis event.

The event honors people, businesses and agencies that have helped to improve the community. During the Jan. 20 event, 11 awards will be presented.

The award winners are determined by a number of different committees, and chamber guidelines govern the makeup of each of the committees. The guidelines require that the committees each include one person who is relatively new to the community.

The chamber does not publish or share the names of selection committee members.

People interested in serving on one of the selection committees can send an e-mail to Michelle Davis, one of the organizers of the event, at mdavis@cb

chambercoalition.com. For questions about the process, call chamber President Mysty Rusk at 757-1505.

Meanwhile, nominations remain open for each of the awards.

- Robert C. Ingalls Business Person of the Year

- Business of the Year

- Entrepreneur of the Year

- Good Steward of the Planet

- Jim & Ruth Howland Lifetime Achievement

- Patron of the Arts

- Community Organization/Nonprofit of the Year

- Senior First Citizen (age 66 and over)

- First Citizen (age 40-65)

- Junior First Citizen (age 20-39)

- Future First Citizen (age 16-19)

For more information about each of the awards and how to submit nominations, go to the chamber's Web site at www.cbchambercoalition.com. Nominations close on Dec. 1.