The Chapel Hill – Carrboro Chamber of Commerce held its Salute to Community Heroes ceremony at University Place on Thursday night.

Those citizens honored at the event included:

Carrboro Police Officer of the Year: Sergeant James Walker
UNC Public Safety Employee of the Year: Sergeant Michael Laffan
Chapel Hill Police Officer of the Year: Officer Brad Kramer
Orange County ES EM Coordinator of the Year: Emergency Management Coordinator Kirby Saunders
Orange County ES EMS Employee of the Year: EMS Logistics Officer James Lunsford
Orange County Sheriff’s Employee of the Year: Chief Deputy Jamison Reed Sykes
Chapel Hill Firefighter of the Year: Master Firefighter James R. Spero
Carrboro Firefighter of the Year: Driver Josh Asbill
Citizen of the Year: Mark Kleinschmidt, Town of Chapel Hill
Jim Gibson Volunteer of the Year: Archie Daniel, Orange County Sheriff’s office
Town and Gown Award Recipient: Anna Wu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Irene Briggaman Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Fred Battle and Rev. Dr. Robert Seymour, Binkley Baptist Church