Past Award Recipients
Please note: award recipient places of employment are listed as they were when the recipient received the award.
Excellence in Medina County Leadership
2004 – Cary Blair, Westfield Group Foundation
2006 – Don Simmons, Simmons Bros., Construction
2008 – David B. Jones, Old Phoenix/FirstMerit Bank
2010 – James Gerspacher, Gerspacher Real Estate Grp
2012 – George Paidas, Embros, LLC
2014 – Chuck Hawley
2016 – Ron Paydo, Huntington Bank
2018 – William Bittner
2020 – Linda Randall, DVM, One Smart Dog!
Excellence in Business Leadership
2004 – Becky Shotwell, Stop N Go of Medina Inc.
2006 – John Root, A.I. Root Company
2008 – Jon Park, Westfield Bank
2010 – Denise (“Nizi”) Pozderac, Transitional Living Centers
2012 – Michael K. Baach, The Philpott Rubber Company
2014 – Bill Frantz, Frantz Companies, LLC
2016 – Larry Johns, McJak Candy Company, LLC
2018 – Doug Williams, Securitec
2020 – Mark Priebe, Proximity Marketing
Excellence in Education Leadership
2004 – James Boyes, Medina County Schools’ ESC
2006 – Linda Bowers, Medina County Career Center
2008 – Dale Fortner, Wadsworth City Schools
2010 – Jim Hayas, Brunswick City Schools
2012 – William Koran, Medina Co Educational Service Center
2014 – Marcus Neiman, Kent State University
2016 – Dr. Elizabeth Watson Schnabel, Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District
2018 – Dr. Kristine Quallich, Medina City Schools
2020 – Daryl Kubilus Jr., Ed.D., Cloverleaf Local Schools
Excellence in Health Care Leadership
2004 – Pat Stevens, Medina County Health Department
2006 – Joyce Giles, Medina General Hospital
2008 – Gail Houk, Alternative Paths, Inc.
2010 – Gary Hallman, Medina General Hospital
2012 – Dr. Kim Bowen, Medina Health Ministry
2014 – Bev Kreiner, Medina County Health Department
2016 – Mary Kennedy, Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital
2018 – Krista Wasowski – Medina County Health Department
2020 – Richard Shewbridge, MD, Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital
Excellence in Public Service Leadership
2004 – William Lyren, City of Wadsworth
2006 – Jim Doutt, Medina County Economic Development Crp
2008 – Barbara J. Dzur, Gerspacher Real Estate Group
2010 – Charles Calvert, Calvert Promotions
2012 – Pamela Miller, Gramercy Gallery
2014 – Linda Hoffmann, Palecek, McIlvaine, Hoffmann & Morse Co. L.P.A.
2016 – Thomas James, Medina County Park District
2018 – Jeff Holland, Holland & Muirden, Attorneys at Law
2020 – Ronald V. Stollar, Medina County Juvenile Detention Center
Excellence in Emerging Leadership Award
2018 – Suzie Muniak, Medina County District Library
2020 – Ashley Powell, Evanko Dental Group of Medina