Manhattan Chamber of Commerce recognizes former legislator Tom Phillips for exemplary community service
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded former Kansas legislator and 2006 Leadership Manhattan graduate Tom Phillips with the Lyle Butler Distinguished Service Award.
The chamber presents the award each year to a Leadership Manhattan alumnus for exemplary community service.
Phillips has served in a number of government and organizational leadership roles over the years, most recently as a member of the chamber’s Business Advocacy Committee and leader of their Growth Task Force.
From 2012 to 2021, he represented the 67th District in the Kansas House of Representatives.