Dr. David B. Kagan Award Recipients

This award was established in 1977, in memory of Dr. David B. Kagan, a long-time Pittsfield Rotarian and community citizen. The award is presented annually and beginning in 1978 has been given to one female and one male from the Central Berkshire area to recognize volunteerism "above and beyond" the call of duty. The recipients represent the highest standards of the Judeo-Christian ethic, which is the basis of the award.

1977 - Fred Fahey
1978 - Mary Jane Bender
1978 - Father Sullivan
1979 - Mrs. Lawrence Miller
1979 - Roy Boutard
1980 - Anna Mamonas
1980 - Lawrence Strattner
1981 - Jean S. Massimiano
1981 - John F. Downing, Jr.
1982 - Jane Fitzpatrick
1982 - Dennis Duffin
1983 - Ann Trabulsi
1983 - Samuel Boxer
1984 - Rev. Willard and Rosemary Durant
1984 - James Mooney
1985 - Kitty Lichtenstien Askenazy
1985 - Ralph J. Froio
1986 - Mary K. O'Brien
1986 - Vincent J. Hebert
1987 - Ella DiCenzo
1987 - Edward S. Massery
1988 - Mary A. Controy
1988 - Robert Sadlowski
1989 - Ina Rennie
1989 - Edward P. Jadatz, Jr.
1990 - Merle Ferber
1990 - Joseph Duffy
1991 - Janet D. Bitensky
1991 - Paul DiVirgilio
1992 - Raymond and Sheila Patrick
1992 - Sharon Semanie
1993 - Elizabeth Selkowitz
1993 - Edward O'Keefe
1994 - Barbara Hanger
1994 - Robert K. Quattrochi
1995 - Sister Kathryn Flanagan, SSJ
1995 - Robert A. Wells
1996 - Mildred McCarthy
1996 - Edward VanDyke
1997 - Terri Bliss
1997 - Richard Whitehead
1998 - Emma Kennedy
1998 - Edward Skoletsky
1999 - Betty Papirio
1999 - Paul Gould
2001 - Mary Rentz
2001 - John Moore
2002 - Suzanne Skubel
2002 - Gary Scarafoni
2003 - Kathy Saldo
2003 - George Davey
2004 - Maren Jacobs
2004 - Jim McCarthy
2005 - Eleanor Persip
2005 - Mick Callahan
2006 - Sue Gordon
2006 - Clifford Nilan
2007 - Dr. Maria Sirois
2007 - Dr. Jonathan Kramer
2008 - Ellen Ruberto
2008 - Mark Matthews
2009 - Barbara I. Kie
2009 - Paul M. Dowd
2010 - Bertha Lawrence
2010 - Donald Lutes
2011 - Sylvia Stein
2011 - Rick Farrell
2012 - Kathy Quinn
2012 - Anthony DeMartino
2013- Linda Gaspardi Febles
2013- Richard Peters
2014- Cindy Shogry Raimer
2014- Richard Briggs
2015- Anne Pasko
2015 - Joseph Torra

2016 - Diane Marcella

2016 - Florian "Butch" Ptak

2017 - Sheri L. Quinn

2017 - Anthony C. Mazzeo

2018 - Alice Trumbull

2018 - Darren Derby

2019 - Marilyn Manning

2019 - A. King Francis

2020 - Mary Wheat

2020 - Joseph Woitkoski

2021 - Melissa Mazzeo

2021 - Bernie Klem

2022 - Judith Forest

2022- Chris Keegan 

2023 - Nancy McNabb 

2023 - AJ Johnson