GOCA Awards 2008 – 2020

2022
Citizen of the Year Award Katherine “Katie” Dowdy
Contribution to Community Award Katherine Farquhar
Chris Larsen
Youth Contribution to Community Award Maura Martin
GOCA Worker of the Year Award John Seng
Ron Berger Memorial Olney Heritage Award Olney Boys & Girls Club
2020
Citizen of the Year Award Olney Lions Club
Contribution to Community Award Jay Feinberg
Marc Rosendorf
Youth Contribution to Community Award Evie & Aine Lynch
GOCA Worker of the Year Award Carol Frenkel
Ron Berger Memorial Olney Heritage Award Greater Olney Toastmasters
2019
Citizen of the Year Award Johnathan Dunn, Michael Maddox & Alexander Silverbrook
Contribution to Community Award Jeffrey Weiler
Tammy Fox
Youth Contribution to Community Award Safiullah Rafai
GOCA Worker of the Year Award Ryan Martin
Ron Berger Memorial Olney Heritage Award The Women’s Board of Montgomery General Hospital
2018
Citizen of the Year Award Kristen Nelson
Contribution to Community Award Jennifer Asbacher
Fran Weiss
Youth Contribution to Community Award Adina Brenner
GOCA Worker of the Year Award Katie Harris
Ron Berger Memorial Olney Heritage Award Steve Schreurs, aka Santa Steve
2017
Citizen of the Year Award Dee Hawkins
Contribution to Community Award Emily Grunwell
Jennifer Clark
Youth Contribution to Community Award Ambika Sikri
GOCA Worker of the Year Award Dave Miller
Olney Heritage Award Halsey Smith
Special President’s Award SSVFD & MC Fire & Rescue Service
2016
Citizen of the Year Award Robert McHale
Contribution to Community Award Chris Centineo
Sunday Morning Patriots
Youth Contribution to Community Award Maya Wolf
GOCA Worker of the Year Award Kathy Curtis
Olney Heritage Award Marilyn Simonds
Matthew Zaborsky
Special President’s Award Conrad Hocking
2015
Citizen of the Year Award The Greater Olney News Staff
Contribution to Community Award Barbara Falcigno
Olney Post Office Employees
Youth Contribution to Community Award Matthew McDonald
GOCA Worker of the Year Matthew Quinn
Olney Heritage Award Darlene Saulsbury
Special President’s Award Karen Montgomery
2014
Citizen of the Year Award Jim Smith
Contribution to Community Award Howard Greif
Dan McNickle
Jessica Weiss
Youth Contribution to Community Award Elizabeth Homick
GOCA Worker of the Year Lee Lofthus
Olney Heritage Award George Brown
Special President’s Award Amy Harbison
2013
Citizen of the Year Award John Webster
Contribution to Community Award Gina Angiola
Olney Giant Food Store
Youth Contribution to Community Award Summer White
GOCA Worker of the Year Lee Lofthus
Olney Heritage Award Barbara Barry
Special President’s Award Good Earth Garden Market & Kiwanis Club
2012
Citizen of the Year Award Arnold Gordon
Contribution to Community Award Jackie & Danny Benn
Ariana Patterson & David Peers
Olney Theatre Center
GOCA Worker of the Year Award Kathy Curtis
Olney Heritage Award The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Special President’s Award Alden English
2011
Citizen of the Year Award Paul Jarosinski
Contribution to Community Award Joe Buffington
Dawn Cutwright
Olney Home for Life
GOCA Worker of the Year Award Lori Goodwin
Olney Heritage Award Helene Rosenheim
Special President’s Award David Reile
2010
Citizen of the Year Award B’nai Shalom of Olney Congregation
Contribution to Community Award Lydia Rappolt
Sandy Spring VFD Auxiliary
Deborah Wagner & Fred Teal
GOCA Worker of the Year Ruth Laughner
Olney Heritage Award Ron Berger
Special President’s Award Roy Peck
2009
Citizen of the Year Award Linda Silverstein
Contribution to Community Award Joe Colandreo
Olney Big Band
Joy Turner
GOCA Worker of the Year Matthew Zaborsky
Olney Heritage Award Barry Schwartz
Special President’s Award Sharon Holt
2008
Citizen of the Year Award Lisa Stancik
Contribution to Community Award The Bartley Corporation
Joseph Eagan
Arnold Gordon
James Smith/Nancy DeLalio
GOCA Worker of the Year Dave Eskenazi
Olney Heritage Award Hunter Hollar
Special President’s Award Ron Berger