Annual Dinner
The Ontario County Chamber hosted its 2025 Annual Dinner March 6 at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua.
More than 200 guests attended the event, which also helped mark 115 years of the Chamber!
A highlight of evening was the presentation of our awards:
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Tim Chaapel
- Business of the Year: LaBarge Media
- NonProfit of the Year: Neighbor to Neighbor
View some of the evenings photos, captured by Gabrielle Plucknette Photography, below.
Lifetime Achievement Recipients
2025: Tim Chaapel
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
2025
Business of the Year: LaBarge Media
NonProfit of the Year: Neighbor to Neighbor
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 |