ANNUAL PUBLIC SERVANT MERIT AWARD
Selection for the Annual Public Servant Merit Award is based upon the recipient's long and faithful service, devotion to duty, wise counsel, unfailing patience and courtesy, and helpfulness to the public, the members of the bench, and the members of the Bar of Portage County. The person selected for the year is saluted and presented with certificates of recognition. This plan to honor deserving public servants has been inaugurated by the Portage County Bar Association to give these public servants the recognition that they so richly deserve.
The honoree was selected by the Portage County Bar Association for outstanding service to the public and legal profession.
Past honorees include:
2025 – Paul Fisher
2024 - Darla L. Bragg
2023 - Norma K. Thomas
2021 - Deputy "Bob" Stanley Jr.
2020 - No Award
2019 - Mary Ellen Timmer
2018 - Gregory Johnson
2017 - Linda Rumsey
2016 - Theresa Spiker
2015 - Lou Anna Fisher
2014 - Vicki Bennett
2013 - Jane Ford
2012 - Cathy Poling
2011 - Hope Given
2010 - Teri Barry
2009 - Frank Bober
2008 - Tammy Dolan
2007 - Henry "Hank" Gibson
2006 - Laura Aylward
2005 - Beverly Lowe
2004 - Mary Jo DelGuzzi
2003 - Pamela K. Witcosky
2002 - David B. Morris
2001 - John W. Berry
2000 - Jody Glenn
1999 - Linda Hoover
1998 - James Eskridge
1997 - Pat Edgar
1996 - Mary Redfern
1995 - Sandra Hartung
1994 - Norma Dustman
1993 - Becky Park
1992 - Linda Doak
1991 - Pam Christy
1990 - Debbie Lee
1989 - (no award)
1988 - Jim Nagella
1987 - Valerie Roan
1986 - Sue Snyder
1985 - Betty Hentz & Shirley Siciliano
1984 - Marguerite McGuigan & Virginia Flynn
1983 - Doris Denison & Walter Kramer
THE NORM SANDVOSS MEMORIAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD
This Award recognizes a member of our Bar Association who not only demonstrates exceptional dedication to the standards of our profession, but also exemplifies integrity and commitment to helping others in our community, and thus becomes an example to others by his/her humanitarian efforts.
Past honorees include:
2025- Eric Fink
2024 - Timothy R. Thomas
2023 - Benito Antognoli
2021 - No Award
2020 - No Award
2019 - Frank Cimino
2018 - Judge Paula Giulitto
2017 - Craig Stephens
2016 - Judge Laurie J. Pittman
2015 - No award given
2014 - No award given
2013 - Jennifer vanDulmen
2012 - Judge Joseph Giulitto
2011 - James Masi
2010 - Robert W. Berger
2009 - William Lentz
2008 - William Nome
2007 - James E. Hogle
2006 - James J. Aylward
2005 - Judge Perry G. Dickinson
2004 - Bernard DelGuzzi
2003 - N. W. Sandvoss
