Since 1960, the Lifetime Achievement Award has honored individuals whose leadership, dedication, and impact have helped shape Ontario County.
These recipients represent a legacy of commitment — to their work, their communities and the people around them.
Through decades of service and influence, they have left a lasting mark on Ontario County.
Mary Ferris
2026
Tim Chaapel
2025
Daniel Fuller
2024
Laurie O'Shaughnessy
2023
Jeff Friend
2022
Susanne Kennedy
2020
Richard McGavern
2019
John A. "Jack" Schuppenhauer
2018
Byron Delavan
2017
Jack Moran
2016
Benedict Gullo
2015
Ellie Fralick
2014
Richard Sands
2013
Linda Farchione Hawks
2012
Ralph Calabrese
2011
Randall Farnsworth
2010
Robert G. Sheridan
2009
William B. Rayburn
2008
Earl Coleates
2007
Ellen Polimeni
2006
Jane Stickler
2005
Clifford E. "Bob" Murphy Jr.
2004
Fred W. Sarkis
2003
Richard Hawks Jr.
2002
Richard W. Appel
2001
Caroline A. Delavan
2000
Paul Kellogg
1999
Judge Joseph Cribb
1998
Frieda O'Hanlon
1997
George W. Hamlin IV
1996
James Holden
1995
Buddy Rockmaker
1994
Tarry Shipley
1993
Joseph Delforte
1992
James Doran
1991
Bernard Hagerman
1990
Robert Craugh
1989
Marvin A. Rapp
1988
Richard E. Ogden
1987
George M. Ewing Sr.
1986
Alton U. Farnsworth
1985
Ella Dunham
1984
Bruce Kennedy
1983
Marvin L. Sands
1982
Anthony M. Symigs
1981
William J. Mitchell
1980
Louis M. Kiesewetter
1979
James F. Kellogg
1978
Rose Comella
1977
Richard H. Hawks Sr.
1976
Isobel S. Sainsbury
1975
George G. Hayes
1974
Arthur S. Hamlin
1973
Lester A. Boyce
1972
T. Hamilton Kennedy
1971
Frank A. Baker
1970
Herbert J. Ellis
1969
Robert A. Hoekelman
1968
Collins W. Carpenter
1967
Albert A. Moore
1966
Walter C. Benham
1965
Arthur R. Munson
1964
Burrall S. Case
1963
Howard J. Samuels
1962
William W. Muar
1961
Raymond A. Lake
1960