Annual Dinner
A celebration of our members and community. Enjoy the company of friends, the popular silent auction, and the much-anticipated presentation of our annual Lifetime Achievement, Business, and Nonprofit Awards. Together, we'll look ahead to an exciting year ahead.
The 2025 dinner will be in March at Finger Lakes Community College.
For sponsorship opportunities, click here.
Lifetime Achievement Recipients
2024: Daniel Fuller
2023: Laurie O'Shaughnessy
2022: Jeff Friend
2020: Susanne Kennedy*
2019: Richard McGavern
2018: John A. "Jack" Schuppenhauer
2017: Byron Delavan*
2016: Jack Moran
2015: Benedict Gullo
2014: Ellie Fralick
2013: Richard Sands
2012: Linda Farchione Hawks
2011: Ralph Calabrese
2010: Randall Farnsworth
2009: Robert G. Sheridan
2008: William B. Rayburn*
2007: Earl Coleates*
2006: Ellen Polimeni
2005: Jane Stickler*
2004: Clifford E. "Bob" Murphy, Jr.
2003: Fred W. Sarkis
2002: Richard Hawks, Jr.
2001: Richard W. Appel
2000: Caroline A. Delavan
1999: Paul Kellogg
1998: Judge Joseph Cribb*
1997: Frieda O'Hanlon
1996: George W. Hamlin IV
1995: James Holden*
1994: Buddy Rockmaker*
1993: Tarry Shipley
1992: Joseph Delforte*
1991: James Doran*
1990: Bernard Hagerman*
1989: Robert Craugh*
1988: Marvin A. Rapp*
1987: Richard E. Ogden*
1986: George M. Ewing, Sr.*
1985: Alton U. Farnsworth*
1984: Ella Dunham*
1983: Bruce M. Kennedy
1982: Marvin L. Sands*
1981: Anthony M. Symigs*
1980: William J. Mitchell*
1979: Louis M. Kiesewetter*
1978: James F. Kellogg*
1977: Rose Comella*
1976: Richard H Hawks, Sr.*
1975: Isobel S. Sainsbury*
1974: George G. Hayes*
1973: Arthur S. Hamlin*
1972: Lester A. Boyce*
1971: T. Hamilton Kennedy*
1970: Frank A. Baker*
1969: Herbert J. Ellis*
1968: Robert A. Hoekelman
1967: Collins W. Carpenter*
1966: Albert A. Moore*
1965: Walter C. Benham*
1964: Arthur R. Munson*
1963: Burrall S. Case*
1962: Howard J. Samuels*
1961: William W. Muar*
1960: Raymond A. Lake*
Business Award Recipients
2024
Business of the Year (fewer than 25 employees): Finger Lakes Animal Hospital
Business of the Year (25+ employees): Ashton Place Senior Living
Nonprofit of the Year: UR Medicine Thompson Health
2023
Environmental Champion - Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
Visionary Investor - Leonard's Express
Humanitarian - Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes
Innovator - Uber Lawns & Landscape
Minority or Woman Owned Business - Young Lion Brewing Company
2022
Environmental Champion - Auto Wash
Visionary Investor - Factory 243
Humanitarian - Literacy Volunteers Ontario + Yates
Innovator - Finger Lakes Community College
Minority or Woman Owned Business - 29 Design Studio
2021
Environmental Champion - Canandaigua Yacht Club
Visionary Investor - Seager Marine
Humanitarian - ESL Federal Credit Union
Innovator - Pactiv Evergreen
Minority or Woman Owned Business - Thai by Night
2020
Environmental Champion - The Lake House on Canandaigua
Visionary Investor - Simco HR
Humanitarian - The Salvation Army Canandaigua Corps
Innovator - Wegmans Food, Pharmacy & Market Café
2019
| Tourism | New York Kitchen |
| Service | The Friend Team |
| Retail | Lazy Acre Alpacas/Alpaca Country Clothing & Gifts |
| Industry | Finger Lakes Extrusion |
2018
| Tourism | Break the Ice Media |
| Service | Care Net Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua |
| Retail | Peacemaker Brewing Company |
| Industry | Canandaigua National Bank & Trust |
2017
| Tourism | Finger Lakes Visitors Connection |
| Service | Wood Library |
| Retail | Canandaigua Federal Credit Union #16176 |
| Industry | JD Chapman Agency, Inc. |
2016
| Tourism | Ontario County Historical Society |
| Service | Greater Canandaigua Family YMCA |
| Retail | Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County, NY/ReStore |
| Industry | Halco Energy |
2015
| Tourism | Lazy Acre Alpacas |
| Service | Finger Lakes Community College |
| Retail | Thompson Guild Gallery Gift Shop |
| Industry | Leonard's Express, Inc. |
2014
| Tourism | Roseland Bowl Family Fun Center |
| Service | Tall Trainer Fitness Systems |
| Retail | Image Custom Audio & Video |
| Industry | CB Craft Brewers |
2013
| Tourism | Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park |
| Service | Nu-Look Collision Centers, Inc. |
| Retail | Ryan's Wine & Spirits |
| Industry | LaBarge Media |
2012
| Tourism | CMAC (Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center |
| Service | Park West Hair Design & Spa, Inc. |
| Retail | Rockcastle Florist |
| Industry | Rochester Gas & Electric Corp./NYSEG |
2010
| Tourism | Miami Motel |
| Service | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Retail | Wick-edly Sent Soap and Candle Company |
| Industry | Patrick Constructors, Inc. |
2009
| Tourism | Granger Homestead Society, Inc. |
| Service | Mercy Flight Central, Inc. |
| Retail | Canandaigua Carpets, Inc. |
| Industry | Constellation Brands |
2008
| Tourism | Arbor Hill Grapery |
| Service | Patty’s Place |
| Retail | Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery |
| Industry | Iversen Construction Corp. |
2007
| Tourism | Bristol Mountain Resort |
| Service | Kennedy & Son Funeral Home, Inc. |
| Retail | Randall Farnsworth Auto Group |
| Industry | Artizahn Dental Studio, Inc. |
2006
| Tourism | Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack |
| Service | American Red Cross- West Ontario Office |
| Retail | Crown Jewelers |
| Industry | Moore Printing Co., Inc. |
2005
| Tourism | Captain Gray’s Boat Tours |
| Service | Canandaigua Bus Tours |
| Retail | Dick Anthony LTD |
| Industry | Commodore Machine |
2004
| Service | Ontario ARC/Abbey Industries |
| Retail | Mobile Music |
| Industry | Finger Lakes Technologies Group, Inc. |
2003
| Tourism | Canandaigua Inn on the Lake |
| Service | Thompson Health |
| Retail | Sweet Expressions |
| Industry | Messenger Post Newspapers |
2002
| Tourism | Bristol Valley Theatre |
| Service | The Eye Care Center |
| Retail | G. Jones Furniture |
| Industry | Canandaigua Wine Company |
2001
| Tourism | AAA of Canandaigua |
| Service | Literacy Volunteers |
| Retail | The Country Ewe |
| Industry | Pactiv |
2000
| Tourism | Canandaigua Inn on the Lake |
| Service | Ontario County Arts Council |
| Retail | Canandaigua Motors |
| Industry | Ultrafab |