Past Outstanding Citizens of the Year
One truly remarkable citizen is honored each year as the Outstanding Citizen of the Year. This is the highest honor the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce bestows on an individual, and the awardee is kept a secret until the night of the Annual Awards Banquet.
*Norval Bovee - 1957
*Earl Hartman - 1958
*Mary Clare - 1959
*Malcom McShea - 1960
*Elmer Graham - 1961
*Vivian Ledbeter - 1962
*Frank White 1963
*Irene Otteman - 1964
*Chelsea Utterback - 1965
*Dr. Lionel Davis - 1966
*George Wheeler - 1967
*Dean Eckersley - 1968
*Betty Elliott - 1969
*Don Gould - 1970
*G. Rollie Denison - 1971
*Douglas McFarlane, Sr. - 1972
*L.A. Johns - 1973
*Clarence Tuma - 1974
*Evelyn Bovee - 1975
*Dr. Charles Anspach - 1976
*Daniel Kostrzewa - 1977
*Virginia Kjolhede - 1978
*William F. Sowle, Jr. - 1979
*Ann Louise Welch - 1980
*William Theunissen - 1981
*Jack Anson - 1982
*Charles E. Anthony - 1983
*Shirley Martin Decker - 1984
*Dr. Carlo Barberi - 1985
Sibyl Ellis - 1986
*Chief Arnold Sowmick - 1987
*Olga Denison - 1988
*Dr. Mary Ellen Brandell - 1989
Governor John Engler - 1990
Douglas McFarlane, Jr. - 1991
W. Sidney Smith - 1992
Robert A. Janson - 1993
Barton LaBelle - 1994
*Nancy Carey - 1995
James Fabiano - 1996
Ken Bovee - 1997
*Jack & Sally Weisenburger - 1998
*Dr. Gilbert Klickstein - 1999
*Mary Ruth Fortino - 2000
Mike Carey - 2001
Jim Wojcik - 2002
*Daniel Breidenstein - 2003
Jeff & Vicki Tuma - 2004
Richard J. Barz - 2005
*Kay Smith - 2006
Judith French Smith - 2007
Lon Morey - 2008
*Tom Moffit - 2009
*Kenneth Schaeffer - 2010
Steve Martineau - 2011
Bob Wheeler - 2012
*George Rouman - 2013
Jan & *Bill Strickler - 2014
Albert Kaufmann, Jr. - 2015
*Tim Brockman - 2016
David Keilitz - 2017
Charlie & Peggy Burke - 2018
Bonnie Sprague - 2019
Steven Pung - 2020
Eileen Jennings - 2021
Don Hire - 2022
Richard & Diane Fleming - 2023
Ruth Helwig - 2024
*Deceased