Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2016 11 02

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Pioneer Award Background and Information The Louisville Historical Commission presents the Pioneer Award to a person or persons at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet held in January or February of each year. At least one representative from the Historical Commission attends the banquet and makes the presentation. The presentation speech typically is written up so that it can be included in the next issue of The Louisville Historian. The following describes the Pioneer Award qualifications that the Historical Commission has used in the past: "The recipient should be a person or persons who, through his/her or their business and personal activities, is recognized within the Louisville community as an active contributor to the ongoing success and welfare of the community. The award is given in recognition of the past achievements in spirit and time in promoting the interests and future of the City of Louisville through his/her or their personal service to the community and its residents." The Pioneer Award used to be presented more often as a posthumous award to the recipient's family, but in recent years it has been presented more often to a living person. The following is a list of past recipients: 1985 J.J. Steinbaugh 2001 Joe Carnival 1986 Charles, lona, & Quinton Thomas 2002 Robert Ross 1987 Dr. Lucius Cassidy Sr. 2003 Glenn Steinbaugh 1988 Joe Colacci 2004 Donald Ross 1989 John "Ring" Dionigi 2005 Carolyn Conarroe 1990 Martha Eberharter 2006 Virginia Caranci 1991 G.R. Henning 2007 Bill and Betty Buffo 1992 Eugene Caranci 2008 David Ferguson 1993 Susie DiGiacomo 2009 Patricia Seader 1994 Lewton McCorkle 2010 Frank Domenico 1995 Fr. Benedict Ingenito OSB 2011 Lawrence Enrietto 1996 Frank Rizzi 2012 George Brown 1997 L.C. "Bun" Graves 2013 Barbara DiSalle 1998 Vera Taylor 2014 Marion Junior 1999 Eileen Schmidt 2015 Dick DelPizzo 2000 Eliseo Jacoe 2016 Ted & Carolyn Manzanares