Annual Award Recipients
Business of the Year
2004 Robinson Fin Machines
2005 Kroger Company
2006 Ada Technologies, Inc.
2007 Michael Angelo's Pizza
2008 Hardin Memorial Hospital
2009 Heritage Cooperative, Inc.
2010 Buckeye Machine Fabricators, Inc.
2011 Tice Construction and Tice Enterprises
2012 Hempy Water Conditioning, Inc.
2013 Brim's Imports and Auto Salvage
2014 Quest Federal Credit
2015 International Paper
2016 Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative, Inc.
2017 Rick's Auto Sales
2018 Hensel Ready Mix
2019 Wilson Sporting Goods
2021 Liberty National Bank
2022 Associated Plastics Corp.
2023 HSLC
Small Business of the Year
2015 Twirl
2016 Iron Fit Gym
2017 235 Grill
2018 Home Town Media 95.3 WKTN
2019 Golden Graphics Ltd.
2023 Silver Creek Supply
Community Service of the Year
1975 BKP Ambulance Services
1976 Rev. ER Koch
1977 Tootsie Cavin
1978 Bill & Ilo Musgrave
1979 John Cook
1980 George Smith
1981 Citizens Advisory Committee
1982 Orland King
1983 Tom Becker
1984 Linda Smith
1985 Dottie Obenour
1986 Winnie Rogers
1992 Dr. Carol Oates & John Siemon
1993 William Furbush
1994 Dick McClain
1995 Janet Dearing
1996 Thelma Musselman
1997 Ron Dysert
1998 Anne Berger
1999 Gene & Sharon Good
2000 Linda Kuk
2001 Society Singers
2002 Sara Brown
2004 Marion Cavin
2005 MOM's Club
2006 Joe Krock
2007 Gary Dunahue & Keith Kissling
2008 Deanna Wages
2009 Hardin County Agricultural Society
2010 Sandy Moore
2011 Ridgemont High School FFA Chapter & Stephanie Jolliff, Advisor
2012 Not By Choice Outreach
2013 The Hardin County Pioneer Aktion Club
2014 Maddie Kugel & Wesley Lowery
2015 Hardin County Upward Sports Program
2016 OSU Extension, Hardin County Master Gardeners Program
2017 Crossroads Crisis Center, Inc.
2018 Mitzi Crawford
2019 ONU Healthwise
2021 Chris Burns-DiBiasio
2022 Kenton Lions Club
2023 Beatitudes
Citizen of the Year
1967 Lester Ward
1968 Mary Lou Johnson
1969 Lloyd Calfin
1970 Dr. Louis Black
1971 Frank Bondi
1972 Sister Agnes Zita
1973 Paul Oaklief
1974 Herb Flower
1975 Harry Case
1976 Edison Klingler
1977 Cliff Biddinger, Jr.
1978 J.D. Smith
1979 Donald Oates
1980 Stuart Rogers
1981 Mondo Baldwin
1982 Ora Winzenried
1983 James Jackson
1984 Marie Price
1985 Carl Russell
1986 John Jester
1987 Gerald McNutt
1988 LaMoyne "Lum" Lingrel
1989 R.E. & Joan Allen
1990 Edith Spencer
1991 Dr. Jack C. Lindsey
1992 Tim & Tom Carrig
1993 Dr. Calvin Jackson
1994 Glen Stearns
1995 Jerry Fiebiger & Dick Tiffany
1996 Dick Hubbard
1997 Mariann Royer
1998 Charles Jacobs
1999 Ruth Haushalter
2000 Edward O. Elliott II
2001 Ed Rogers
2002 Charlene Hilty
2003 Mike Mauk
2004 Tom Roof
2005 Roberta Flinn
2006 Howard Watkins, Jr.
2007 Arden Searson
2008 Russell Norman
2009 Robert White
2010 Stephen McCullough
2011 Pastor Jason Manns
2012 Norma Umberger
2013 Donna Martin
2014 Margaret Carmean
2015 John Hohn
2016 Deb Curlis
2017 Charlotte Hamm
2018 Roger Crowe
2019 Sue Bailey
2021 Randy Rogers
2022 Matt Jennings
2023 Kathy Oliver
Nonprofit of the Year
2019 Harco Industries
2021 United Way of Hardin County
2022 Lake of Lights
2023 Kan Du Group
RE Allen Lifetime Achievement Award
2015 Richard E. Allen
2016 Fred & Ruth Haushalter
2017 Elliott Family
Emerging Business of the Year
2015 Crimson Lane Venue
Ambassador of the Year Award
2017 Kim Reisinger
2018 Julie Jordan
2019 Kolt Buchenroth
Young Professionals Alliance Young Professionals Award
2017 Dustin McCullough
2018 Brian Sprang
2019 Shannon Barnes
Women LEAD Professional Excellence Award
2016 Christina Cross
2017 Sheryl Haushalter
2018 Jennifer McMurray
2019 Julie Crowe