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Community champion and Galveston native Barbara "BJ" Herz was named The Daily News' Citizen of the Year for 2020 on Thursday evening.
The nomination period has ended and judging has begun for the 2021 Citizen of the Year.
From the nominations, The Daily News will select 20 finalists and, from those, one Citizen of the Year. The finalists will be honored and the Citizen of the Year revealed during a special event on May 27 at the WaterGrove Event Venue in Dickinson.
All 20 finalists will be featured in a glossy magazine to be published in The Daily News on May 26, the day before the event.
Want to be there for the big reveal? Purchase tickets to the event. A donation will be made to the Citizen of the Year’s charity of choice.
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The Daily News on Aug. 20 hosted a hybrid/virtual event honoring the 2020 Citizen of the Year finalists and announcing our winner. You can watch a replay of the live event below.
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Meet the finalists for the 2020 Citizen of the Year. The winner was revealed in a livestream on Thursday, Aug. 20.
See the long list of distinguished past honorees, a who’s who of movers and shakers whose influence has shaped life in Galveston County.
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