Gail Laux speaks into a microphone standing in front of a black and gold background. She is wearing a black sweater.
Gail Laux earned the 2025 Chairman's Award at the Richland Area Chamber's 126th annual evening of excellence Feb. 12. Laux founded the Ohio Bird Sanctuary with her husband Chris in 1988.

MANSFIELD — Gail Laux struggled to come up with a word for how she felt besides “humbled” after earning the Richland Area Chamber’s Chairman’s Award on Wednesday night.

Laux accepted the award and a big hug from her 3-year-old granddaughter, Eleanor, at the Richland Area Chamber’s 126th annual “Evening of Excellence.”

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