Citizens of the Year
Mayor to announce 2016 Citizens of the Year
Jefferson Township Mayor Russ Felter will announce his choice of the 2016 Citizens of the Year at 8:05 pm on the main stage on Jefferson Township Day, Saturday, July 9.
Since 2000 when he began this tradition, Mayor Felter has named his Citizens of the Year at the annual Jefferson Township Day event to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the community of Jefferson Township. The first award was presented to Jack Kelly for his never-ending involvement as a volunteer in Jefferson Township, and the award was actually named after him.
Past recipients are:
2000 The Jack Kelly Citizen of the Year Award
2001 Paul “Joe” Mikowski & Andrea “Gig” Coley
2002 Deborah Smead& Art Bonito
2003 Carol Punturieri & Brooke Hardy
2004 Julie Mastricola & Phil Leavitt
2005 Christine Williams & Richard West
2006 Margit Rahill & Neil VanDyke
2007 Doris Roberts & Cliff Williams
2008 Bill Craig & Kathy Valva
2009 Larry Parr & Marge Babich
2010 Kim Finnegan & Irv Ackerson
2011 Rose Jackameit & Tom McCarthy
2012 Eileen Grady & John Focacci
2013 JT Emergency Services: Jefferson Township Fire Company #1 (represented by Chief Dave Van Veen); Jefferson Township Fire Company #2 (represented by Chief John Tovo): Milton First Aid Squad (represented by Jody Burr): Jefferson Township Rescue Squad (represented by Tommy Wood); Jefferson Township Office of Emergency Management (represented by Andrew Schmidt): Jefferson Township Police Department (represented by Police Chief Kevin Craig); and Community Emergency Response Team - CERT (represented by Pamela Graham and Linda Hamer)
2014 Debi Merz & Eric Wilsusen
2015 Kathleen Damerel & James Perrier
2016 ? ?