NORWICH – Commerce Chenango, The Chenango Foundation, and the Leadership Chenango Advisory committee are pleased to announce that Martin A. Dietrich, Chairman of Norwich-based NBT Bancorp, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Harry Tecklenburg Leadership Award.

The award is given biennially to an individual who demonstrates strong leadership, and whose vision, expertise, and involvement have made a difference in the community. Tecklenburg honorees also must possess high ethical standards and the capacity to inspire others. The late Harry Tecklenburg, general manager of Procter and Gamble, Norwich, is fondly remembered as one who exemplified these traits, and as a strong supporter of the Leadership Chenango program.