The Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2009 Citizen of the Year Award.

The chamber annually presents its Citizen of the Year Award to honor a man or woman who has made significant contribution to the Greenville-Pitt County community.

Presented at the chamber’s annual membership celebration, the award represents a prestigious recognition by the community of the recipient’s commitment and dedication to the advancement of the Greenville area.

David Vaughn received the honor last year, and Les Garner was presented the Legends Award.

Citizens and chamber members may nominate persons they feel are deserving of this recognition. To be considered for the award, the nominee should be someone who enjoys a reputation for continuous community service in areas such as civic involvement, quality of life improvement, support of business and economic development and humanitarian issues.

Nomination forms are available at the chamber office and the chamber’s Web site, www.greenvillenc.org/citizenoftheyear. Nomination forms must be submitted by Dec. 21.

The award will be presented at the annual membership celebration on Jan. 28.