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Past Award Recipients:

                Business Person              Community Service
                of the Year                           Award

1986        Gordon Long                       
1987        Stanley Martin                       George S. Scofes
1988        Richard Neller                        Clem Laurion
1989        Robert Soltow                        Michael DeRose
1990        Jack Dykstra                          Richard Williams
1991        Michael DeRose                    Alfreda Schmidt
1992        David Nussdorfer                   David Patterson
1993        Ed McRee/Robert Miller         Don Funk
1994        Napoleon Ching                     Joseph Maquire
1995        Dave Patterson                      Art Lopes
1996        Paul Covert                           Joseph Polack
1997        Jim Schmidt                           Derwood Boyd
1998        Yulanda Bellingar                  Jan Williams-Mayhew
1999        Kellie Dean                            Stuart D. Goodrich
2000        Ralph, Dan & Jim Shaheen     Larry Meyer
2001        Mitchell Tomlinson                  Rollin Dart
2002        Charlie Creamer                     Lance Lynch
2003        Sandy Draggoo                      Carol Wood
2004        Kelly Rossman                      Sheri Jones
2005        Ron Rycus                            Chris Holman
2006        Spartan Oil                            Tony Benavides
2007        Ingham Medical                      Boys & Girls Club of Lansing
2008        Lee Hladki                             Carol Wood and Ruth Holman
2009        David Hollister                        Todd & Kim Gavin
2010        Michele Hirschfield                 Ronald McDonald House
2011        Sarah King                             RJ Scheffel Memorial Toy Project
2012        BJ Rycus                               Kathie Dunbar
2013        John Williams                        John Bush
2014        Dr. Barry Saltman, MD           Mary Ellen Sheets
2015        Randy Israel                          Amanda Hayhoe-Krueger
               Dave Wenglekowski
2016        Mike Nussdorfer                    Sandy Wriggelsworth
2017        Tom Bishop                           Jane Aldrich
2018        Foresight Group                    League of Enchantment
2019        Gillespie Group                     Tuesday Toolmen
                    

Alfreda Schmidt Life Time Achievement Award

2008    Alfreda Schmidt
2009    Chris Holman
2010    Kellie Dean
2011    Ron Jones, Sr.
2012    Art Lopes
2013    Walt Sorg
2014    Jan Mayhew
2015    Mary Ann Harkema
2016    Dart Bank
2017    Joan Bauer
2018    Julie Pingston
2019    Lolo Robison