GREATER MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT and "M" AWARDS
The purpose of the GMCC Community Achievement Award, and the "M" award which preceded it, is to recognize and honor
individuals for outstanding community service in the Manchester or Bolton area.
Recipients must have a time-proven history of involvement in community-oriented projects; must have demonstrated
outstanding service to the business community and must show leadership and commitment to making the community a better
place.
Brief letters of recommendation with the person's qualifications, generally requested in early March, may be sent to:
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Community Achievement Award
20 Hartford Road
Manchester, CT 06040
More information about the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce:
GMCC, or phone the chamber at 860-646-2223.
| Year | Recipient | Information |
Community Achievement Award Recipients | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sarah Howroyd | Licensed social worker, co-founder of HOPE Initiative with police chief; leader in counseling in fields of mental health, substance abuse, other addictions. |
| 2019 | Alan Lamson | Architectural firm founder, leadership roles in Chamber of Commerce, Manchester Silk City Chorus, Boy Scout Troop 27. |
| 2018 | Stephen Penny | Former mayor, Economic Development Commission, Pension Board, Rotary Club. |
| 2017 | Tom and Jana Tierney | Tierney Funeral Home; volunteers with Manchester Arts Commission, Manchester Scholarship Foundation, St. James School, MARC, Central CT Celtic Cultural Committee. |
| 2016 | Kevin Zingler | Executive Director MARC, Inc. |
| 2015 | Robert Bycholski | Retired Fire Chief and firefighter, volunteer with MARC, Mayor's Campaign. |
| 2014 | Beth Stafford | Executive Director of MACC Charities, volunteer with Rotary Club. |
| 2013 | Steve Carter | Owner Carter Chevrolet, volunteer MACC Charities, Food Share, American Cancer Society; active in Downtown Manchester Special Services District. |
| 2012 | Malcolm & Susan Barlow | Manchester Land Trust, Manchester Historical Society, MISAC (Manchester Interfaith Social Action Committee), CT Forest and Park Association. |
| 2011 | Molly Devanney | Highland Park Market. |
| 2010 | Dotti Cannon | Brown Sugar Catering. |
| 2009 | Marty Fins | Silk City Print Shoppe. |
| 2008 | Dr. Jonathan Daube | Past President, Manchester Community College. |
| 2007 | Dave Prindiville | Prindiville, Perrachio, Saunders dentists. Volunteer, Manchester Road Race Committee. |
| 2006 | Anne Miller | Anne Miller Real Estate. |
| 2005 | Hans Weiss | Hans Weiss Fine Art Gallery & Studio. |
| 2004 | Craig Lappen | Twenty First Century Financial Advisors. |
| 2003 | Rich Cohen | ShopRite of Manchester. |
| 2002 | John & Bernice Reig | Shady Glen Dairy Stores. |
| 2001 | Nate Agostinelli | Mayor and a founder of Manchester State Bank. |
| 2000 | James McCavanaugh | State legislator, active in Manchester politics. |
| 1999 | Tim Devanney | Highland Park Market. |
| 1998 | Bernie Apter | Former owner, Regal Men's Shop. |
| 1997 | Lauri Prytko | Former Executive Director, MARC, Inc. |
| 1996 | Richard Meduski | Former President, Savings Bank of Manchester. |
"M" Award Recipients | ||
| 1986 | Joseph Garman | J. Garman Clothier, active in community and GMCC for 30 years |
| 1985 | John A. DeQuattro | Volunteer and leader in healthcare and business organizations, Board of Directors of ECHN; MMH Cancer Center named after him |
| 1984 | --- | |
| 1983 | R. Bruce Watkins | Watkins Bros. Furniture; author of Brothers in Battle on service in WWII as US Marine |
| 1982 | William R. Johnson | VNA Comm. Service Award, active in many civic and health-related organizations |
| 1981 | Judge William E. FitzGerald | Judge of Probate 1973-1994, instrumental in the effort to save Cheney Hall |
| 1980 | Phillip Harrison | Manager and senior partner of Harrison's Stationers; member of Town Board of Directors. Economic Development Commission, Parking Authority and head of Downtown Coordinating Committee |
| 1979 | William B. Thornton | Head of Manchester Sand & Gravel, member of numerous local and state civic organizations |
| 1978 | Nathan G. Agostinelli | Mayor, head of Manchester branch of Rockville Bank |
| 1977 | Francis J. Mahoney | Mayor, State Representative, member of Manchester Board of Directors |
| 1976 | Dr. John E. Rogers | Author, historian, and University of Hartford lecturer; introduced courses in Afro-American history in Greater Hartford schools |
| 1975 | Harold A. Turkington | First selectman and Mayor five terms, deputy mayor two terms and secretary of the Board of Directors for three years |
| 1974 | N. William Knight | Banker and civic leader, instrumental in founding Manchester Scholarship Foundation, Civic Music Association, and Manchester Heart Foundation |
| 1973 | Dr. Charles E. Jacobson, Jr. | Head of numerous medical and civic organizations, including Lutz Museum, Pitkin Glassworks, Instructors of Handicapped (IOH), Manchester Historical Society |
| 1972 | Robert P. Fuller | Civic fund-raiser, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lydall, Inc., a company merged from Colonial Board and Superior Steel Ball |
| 1971 | William N. Sleith | Pioneer for handicapped employment, Iona Company |
| 1970 | Hon. Charles S. House | Justice of State Supreme Court |
| 1969 | Edson M. Bailey & Elizabeth T. Bailey | Edson: Principal, Manchester Hign School Elizabeth: Trustee, Manchester Memorial Hospital |
| 1968 | William E. Buckley | Manchester historian, teacher and author |
| 1967 | Alice Madden | Commander of Women's Ambulance Corps (WW-II), leader of Instructors of the Handicapped |
| 1966 | C. Elmore Watkins | Leader of Manchester civic, Mem. Hospital activities |
| 1965 | Richard Martin | (posthumous) Manchester's 2nd General Mamager |
| 1964 | Matthew M. Moriarty, Sr. | Automobile dealer, leader of many civic organizations, including those for sports and Town youth, trustee of Manchester Memorial Hospital, director of Savings Bank of Manchester, Manchester State Bank, and Manchester "Y" |
| 1963 | Helen J. Estes | 27 years teaching English at Manchester High School; Connecticut teacher of the year |
| 1962 | Emily W. Smith | Long-standing Girl Scout leader and mentor; led Troop 1 on trips abroad promoting international friendship |
| 1961 | Hon. Jay E. Rubinow | Chief judge of the new Connecticut Circuit Courts |
| 1960 | Hazel P. Lutz | Founder, Lutz Children's Museum, artist and teacher |
| 1959 | Edward J. Thoms | Admin., Manchester Memorial Hospital; originated Progressive Patient Care Plan |
| 1958 | Manchester Kilties Bagpipe Band | A leading band of its type in the country; winner of numerous awards, and a local-events favorite |
