1957 Julian T. Crandall 1958 Minnie Boumenot 1959 Clifford E. Smith 1960 Sallie E. Coy 1961 Helen R. Lovett 1962 Mary Wilcox Vars 1963 Ross A. Aiello 1964 Mrs. A. Cottrell, Jr. 1965 Donald Friend 1966 Thomas Perry 1967 Francis Parkinson 1968 Frank Olean 1969 Edwin X. Greene 1970 Lewis R. Greene 1971 Karl G. Stillman 1972 Joseph Sicilian 1973 Mabelle Burbine 1974 Claudio A. Comolli 1975 Anne H. Utter 1976 Joseph Lewiss 1977 Carl J. Manfred, Sr. 1977 Paul Munsell 1978 Alcino G. Almeida 1978 Jean G. Ladd 1978 Robert A. Wilcox 1979 William Atherton 1979 Francis C. Lathrop, Sr. 1980 Pasquale E. Sposato 1981 Eloise Saunders 1982 Nicholas A. Vuono 1983 Henry J. Nardone   1984 Walter O'Donnell   1985 no award   1986 Joseph Cugini 1987 Farquhar Smith   1988 John Fusaro   1989 Joseph Bottone   1990 Donald Allison   1990 Virginia Allison   1991 George E. Kent   1992 Mary Jo Orsinger   1993 Everett L. Perrin   1994 Joseph J. Kirby 1995 Raymond F. Cherenzia

1995 Norman R. Lagerstrom   1995 Edward P. Morrone   1995 Kenneth J. Parker   1996 Mary Lou Serra   1997 Isaac G. Smith, Jr.   1998 Raymond J. Quinlan   1999 Senator Dennis L. Algiere   2000 Larry J. Hirsch 2001 Paul D. Lynch   2002 Eugenia & Dr. Douglas Raymond   2003 Joseph H. Potter 2004 Frank & Donna Celico 2005 Pamela Crandall   2006 Harvey Perry 2007 Ed Smith 2008 Michael Rauh 2009 Katherine Hoxsie 2010 Richard Holliday

The award was established in 1957 to recognize outstanding leadership and exceptional contributions to the community. Criteria considered in the selection process includes leadership role in the community, specific contributions in business and civic / non-profit organizations, promoting the community image, improving the quality of life in our area, personal and professional characteristics including integrity, creativity, communication skills and broad social perspectives. Every year, nominations are reviewed and recipients are selected by a Chamber committee.