2023
Belkin, Jules – Belkin Productions
Belkin, Myron (Mike) – Belkin Productions
Klonk, Robert – Oswald
2022
Lee Fisher – Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University
Matt Kaulig – Kaulig Cos.
Deborah Read – Thompson Hine LLP
2021
Johnson, Dr. Alex – Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)
Marinucci, Joe – Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Schron, Jack – Jergens Inc.
2019
Gilbert, David – Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Destination Cleveland
Lucarelli, Jason “Jay” – MinuteMen Staffing and HR Services
Lucarelli, Samuel (posthumously) – MinuteMen Staffing and HR Services
Moreno, Bernie – Bernie Moreno Cos.
2018
Conway, Dan – Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Conway, Pat – Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Perry, Pat – ERC
2017
Berg, Jodi – Vitamix
Humphries, Thomas – Youngstown/Warren
Regional Chamber
Kahl, Jack – ShurTech Brands LLC
Maron, Rick – MRN Ltd.
Richard, Ronn – The Cleveland Foundation
2016
Byrnes, Marc – Oswald Cos.
Heinen, Tom – Heinen’s Grocery Store
Heinen, Jeff – Heinen’s Grocery Store
Moore-Hardy, Cynthia – Lake Health
Oatey, Gary – Oatey Co.
2015
Fowler, Chuck – Fairmount Minerals
Mooney, Beth – KeyCorp
Nance, Fred – Squire Patton Boggs
Snyder, Barbara – Case Western Reserve University
2014
Dalton, Ray – PartsSource
Howley, Nicholas – TransDigm Group Inc.
Kohl, Stewart – The Riverside Cos.
Morrison, Richard – Molded Fiber Glass Cos.
Proenza, Luis M. – The University of Akron
2013
Albanese, Virginia – FedEx Custom Critical
Falco, Art – Playhouse Square
Summers Jr., William B. – McDonald Investments
Thornton, Dr. Jerry Sue – Cuyahoga Community College
Bares, Jack (posthumously) – Milbar Corp.
2012
Church, Roy – Lorain County Community College
Clark, Paul – PNC Bank
Linsalata, Frank N. – Linsalata Capital Partners
Nottingham, John – Nottingham Spirk
Smith, C. Robert – Spero-Smith Investments Advisers
Spirk, John – Nottingham Spirk
2011
Briggs, Robert W. – GAR Foundation
Chiricosta, Rick – Medical Mutual of Ohio
Egger, Terrance E. Z. – The Plain Dealer
Hambrick, James L. – The Lubrizol Corp.
Harmon Sr., Lute – Cleveland Magazine
Pianalto, Sandra – Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
2010
Coleman, Lonnie – Coleman Spohn Corp.
Fedeli, Umberto P. – The Fedeli Group
Ratner, Charles – Forest City Enterprises
Strauss, Thomas J. – Summa Health System
Woods, Jacqueline F. – AT&T Ohio
2009
Bishop, Paul – H-P Products Inc.
Considine, William – Akron Children’s Hospital
Conway, Bill – Fairmount Minerals
Siegal, Michael – Olympic Steel
Hyland Sr., Packy (posthumously) – Hyland Software
2008
Keegan, Robert J. – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Shearer, Robert J. – Shearer’s Foods Inc.
Wolstein, Scott A. – Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
Zenty III, Thomas F. – University Hospitals
2007
Clapp, Kent – Medical Mutual of Ohio
Connor, Chris – The Sherwin-Williams Co.
Crawford, Ed – Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
Hall, Brian – Industrial Inventory Solutions
2006
Alexander, Tony – FirstEnergy Corp.
Anderson, Warren – The Anderson-DuBose Co.
Cosgrove, Delos “Toby” – Cleveland Clinic
2005
Covelli, Sam – Covelli Enterprises
Gund, Gordon – Gund Investment Corp.
Heisler, Yank – Key Bank
Wolstein, Bert – Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
2004
Burg, H. Peter – FirstEnergy Corp.
Cutler, Sandy – Eaton Corp.
Schwebel, Joe – Schwebel Baking Co.
Smucker, Richard – J.M. Smucker Co.
Smucker, Tim – J.M. Smucker Co.
2003
Ahuja, Monte – Transtar Inds. Inc.
Brennan, David – White Hat Management
Lerner, Alfred – Cleveland Browns
Smith, Clarence – Compco Inds.
2002
Loop, Fred – Cleveland Clinic
Madison, Bob – Robert P. Madison International Inc.
Mahoney, Bob – Diebold Inc.
Meyer, Henry – KeyCorp
Tod, David – Civic leader
2001
Davey, John – The Davey Institute of Tree Surgery
Lennon, Fred – Swagelok
Machaskee, Alex – The Plain Dealer
Nord, Eric – Nordson Corp.
Ong, John – The B.F. Goodrich Co.
Timken, Tim – The Timken Co.
Wean, Raymond John – Wean Engineering Co.
2000
Beeghly, Leon – Standard Slag Co.
Debartolo Sr., Edward J. – DeBartolo Realty
Embry, Wayne – Cavaliers/Gund Arena Co.
Firestone, Harvey – Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
Flood, Howard – FirstMerit Corp.
Gault, Stan – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Hoover, William Henry – Hoover Co.
Patient, Bill – Cleveland State University
Payiavlas, John – AVI Foodsystems Inc.
Tullis, Dick – Harris Corp./University Circle Inc.
Walters, Farrah – University Hospitals
1999
Daberko, Dave – National City Corp.
Davis, James C. – Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Reavis, Jack – Jones Day
Schey, Ralph – Scott Fetzer Co.
Sullivan, Tom – RPM Inc.
1998
Baker, Richard T. – Ernst & Ernst
Gorman, Joe – TRW Inc.
Hoag, Dave – LTV Corp.
McDonald, C. Bert – McDonald & Co. Investments
Ratner Miller, Ruth – Forest City Enterprises
Walker, Skip – M.A. Hanna Co.
1997
Austin, Samuel – The Austin Co.
Bruening, Joseph M. – Bearings Inc.
Gillespie, Bob – KeyCorp
Harrison, H. Stuart – Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.
McCartan, Pat – Jones Day
Ratner, Albert – Forest City Enterprises
1996
Bell, Jess – Bonne Bell Inc.
Biggar, Jim – Glencairn
Bonda, Alva “Ted” – Cleveland Indians, APCOA
Brandon, Edward B. – National City Corp.
Breen, John G. “Jack” – The Sherwin-Williams Co.
de Windt, E. Mandel – Eaton Corp.
Eaton, Henry F. – Dix & Eaton Inc.
Jacobs, David H. – Richard E. Jacobs Group
Jacobs, Richard E. – Richard E. Jacobs Group
Lewis, Peter – Progressive Corp.
Malley, Adele – Malley’s Chocolates
Malley, Bill – Malley’s Chocolates
Maltz, Milton – Malrite Co.
Mandel, Jack C. – Premier Industrial Corp.
Mandel, Joseph C. – Premier Industrial Corp.
Mandel, Morton L. – Premier Industrial Corp.
McCormack, Mark – IMG
Mixon, A. Malachi – Invacare Corp.
Miller, Samuel H. – Forest City Enterprises Inc.
Pogue, Richard W. – Jones Day
Robinson, Larry – J.B. Robinson Jewelers
Stone, Irving I. – American Greetings Corp.
Strawbridge, Herbert – The Higbee Co.
Wain, Norman – WIXY 1260
Historical
Andrews, Samuel – Standard Oil Co.
Baker, Newton D. – Baker & Hostetler
Beaumont, Louis D. – May Co.
Boiardi, Hector – Chef Boyardee
Bradley, Alva – Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co.
Brush, Charles F. – Inventor
Carter, Lorenzo – First Cleveland settler
Case Sr., Leonard – Commercial Bank of Lake Erie
Chisholm, Henry – Cleveland Rolling Mill
Cleaveland, Moses – Founder of Cleveland
Cox, Sr., John D. –Cleveland Twist Drill
Crawford, Frederick C. – Thompson Products Inc.
Doan, Nathaniel – Cleveland’s first industrialist
Eaton, Cyrus S. – Republic Steel Co.
Eaton, Jr., Joseph O. – Eaton Corp.
Ernst, Alwin C. – Ernst & Ernst
Fawick, Thomas L. – Fawick Clutch Co.
Flagler, Henry M. – Standard Oil Co.
Foster, Claud H. – Gabriel Co.
Girdler, Tom M. – Republic Steel Co.
Goff, Frederick H. – The Cleveland Foundation
Grasselli, Caesar A. – Grasselli Chemical Co.
Grdina, Anton – Slovenian Building and Loan Association
Gund II, George – Cleveland Trust Bank
Halle, Samuel H. – Halle Bros.
Halle, Salmon P. – Halle Bros.
Handy, Truman P. – Merchant National Bank
Hanna, Marcus A. – M.A. Hanna Co./U.S. Senate
Harshaw, Wiliam A. – Harshaw, Fuller & Goodwin Co.
Holden, Liberty E. – The Plain Dealer
Holmes, Allen C. – Jones Day
Humphrey, George M. – U.S. Dept. of Treasury/National Steel Corp.
Jack, William S. – Jack & Heintz Inc.
Johnson, Tom L. – Civic leader
Kelley, Alfred – Civic leader
Lincoln, James – Lincoln Electric
Lincoln, John – Lincoln Electric
Lindseth, Elmer – Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
Mather, Samuel – Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.
Mather, William G. – Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co./Republic Steel Corp.
Metzenbaum, Howard – Sun Newspapers/APCOA/U.S. Senate
Morgan, Garrett – Inventor
Myers, George – The Hollenden Barbershop
Otis Jr., Charles A. – Otis & Co.
Parker, Arthur L. – Parker Appliance Co.
Pile, Lionel A. – Hough Bakery
Ratner, Leonard – Forest City Materials Co.
Ratner, Max – Forest City Materials Co.
Richman, Charles L. – Richman Bros.
Richman, Henry C. – Richman Bros.
Richman, Nathan G. – Richman Bros.
Robinson, J. French – East Ohio Gas Co.
Rockefeller, John D. – Standard Oil Co.
Saltzman, Maurice – Bobbie Brooks Inc.
Sapirstein, Jacob – American Greetings Corp.
Sherwin, Henry A. – Sherwin-Williams & Co.
Shulman, Bernie – Revco/Bernie Shulman’s
Smith, A. Kelvin – The Lubrizol Corp.
Smith, Harry C. – The Cleveland Gazette/civic leader
Smith, Kent H. – The Lubrizol Corp.
Smith, Vincent K. – The Lubrizol Corp.
Squire, Andrew – Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Stone, Amasa – Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad
Stouffer, Vernon – Stouffer’s
Strong Taylor, Sophie – William Taylor & Son Co.
Swasey, Ambrose – Warner & Swasey Co.
Tankersley, Jack – Consolidated Natural Gas
Taplin, Frank E. – North American Coal Corp.
Taylor, William O. – Taylor Chair Co.
Thompson, Charles E. – Cleveland Cap Screw Co.
Van Sweringen, Mantis – Real estate and railroad tycoon
Van Sweringen, Orris – Real estate and railroad tycoon
Wade, Jeptha H. – Western Union Telegraph Co.
Warner, Worcester R. – Warner & Swasey Co.
Wellman, Samuel T. – Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co.
Westropp, Clara – Women’s Federal Savings Bank
Westropp, Lillian – Women’s Federal Savings Bank
White, Rollin H. – Cleveland Tractor Co.
White, Thomas H. – White Sewing Machine Co.
Wills, Sr., J. Walter – House of Wills
Winton, Alexander – Winton Motor Carriage Co.
Worthington, George – Cleveland Iron & Nail Works
