Citizen of the Year/Community Service Award/RYLA Recipients
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD
1962— Dr. Alice Foley, Brighton High School
1963— George E. Gordon, Brighton Town Government
1964— Dr. Henry B. Crawford, MD, Orthopaedic Surgen
1965— Audrey A. Wolfe, Editor, Genesee Valley Newspapers
1966— Richard A. Gilmore, Genesee Valley Paper Company
1967— Dr. Austin H. Truitt, Brighton High School
1968— Hyman Friedman, Shelby Business Forms
1969— Sylvia Kaplan, Al Sigl Center
1970— Brian Ciaglia, Brighton High School
1971— Glen Rochcastle, “New Life Homes”
1972— Milton C. Matthews, PDG, Rotary International, District 7120
1973— Mrs. F. Ritter Shumway, President, Monroe County Board of Health
1974— Marcus N. Barbour, Executive Secretary, Brighton Chamber of Commerce
1975— John Petrossi, Past President, Camp Haccamo
1976— John McNabb, Brighton Citizen
1977— George Anthony, Funeral Director, Brighton, NY
1978— Thomas Hanna, Judge, Town of Brighton, NY
1979— Theodore J. Altier, Civic Leader
1980— Msgr. Leslie G. Whalen, Our Lady of Lourdes Church
1981— Kenneth Geiwitz, Community Activities
1983— William Farrell, Promoter of Area Athletic Events
1984— Harris “Bud” Rusitisky, Civic Leader
1986— Carl Matthews, Master of Service in all Areas
1987— Clark Wackerman, Motivator and Innovator
1988— Charles S. Turner, Leader of Various Charities
1989— Haskell B. Rosenberg, Improved Artistic Life of Commuity
1990— Dr. Thomas M. Jones, Principal, BHS, Promoting Community Service by Students
1991— Robert C. Melech, Organizer of the S.O.B.E.R. Program for Youth
1992— Allen R. Law, MD, Friend, Loyal Rotarian and Dedicated Physician
1993— Marion L. Brown, Town Clerk, Service to Others
1994— Michael J. Miller, A Rare Judge Who Posesses Heart and Head
1995— Jack M. Gallagher, A Civic Leader in All Areas of Service
1996— Rabbi Judea b. Miller (Posthumously), Equal Rights Activist, Interfaith Leader
1997— Peter Finch, Residence Director, Oatka Residential Center
1998— Linda Hampton, Tournament Coordinator, LPGA
1999— Program not held due to sponsorship of District Conference, April-May
2000— Robert M. Pieters, Advocate for People with Developmental Disabilties
2001— Peter D. Schwarz, 30 Years of Rotary Service
2002— Martha Schemammano, Community Involvement
2003— Carol Tometsko, Molding the lives of hundreds of Brighton High’s students
2004— Matha Schemammano, Community Involvement
2005— Tom Vocki, Brighton Police Chief
2006— Jim Morris, Retired Town Judge
2007— Keo Dodd, for his devotion to preserving Brighton’s history
2008— Herb Ross, Brighton resident, for 50 years of community service— fire, department, chamber, scouting & Rotary
2009— Mark Hoyt, Athletic Coach and Teacher, Brighton High School
2010— Rev. W. Kenneth Williams, Gifted Minister and Fire Safety Leader
2011— Sue Gardner Smith, Brighton Farmer’s Market
2012— Judy Schwartz, Community Organizer and Human Rights Activist
2013— Thomas W. Hope III, for a lifetime of service
2015— Julene Gilbert, School Board VP, Brighton Food Cupboard, Brighton Your Wardrobe, plus many other charities
2016— Ron Little, Senior VP of Finance and Agency Development, Heritage Christian Services
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
1992— Megan Clifford, Mercy High School
1993— Ellen Shustorovich, Brighton High School
1993— Johnathan Maurer, McQuaid High School
1994— Beth Anne Diodate, Mercy High School
1995— Heidi Johanna Liegert, Mercy High School
1996— Jennifer Leshmower, Brighton High School
1999— Calder Flynn, McQuaid High School
1999— Brendan Whelehan, McQuaid High School
2003— Raj Srinivasan, Brighton High
PAST ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD (RYLA) RECIPIENTS
1993-1994 Stephen Moore
1995-1996 Jenne Petri
1997-1998 Robert E. Penty
2002-2003 Asmak Abushagur— Brighton High School senior & Interact Club member
2003-2004 Jocelyn Svensouk and Anne-France Pierre
2004-2005 Ethan VanHeerden