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.

Mr. Dietrich, a Norwich native and Colgate graduate, joined NBT Bank in 1981, advancing to senior management in 1995, and ultimately to President and CEO of NBT Bancorp in 2006. He was elected Chairman in May of 2016, and retired from active employment last December. His community leadership roles include creation of the Norwich Building Together Foundation; renovation of Norwich's East and West Parks; and the Norwich Streetscape Project. He is in his seventh year of service on the Regional Economic Development Council of the Southern Tier and is a former member of the Commerce Chenango and United Health Services boards of directors.