History
Citizen of the Year
A Wayne Citizen of the Year, honored for contributions to the Village, is traditionally chosen annually at the Flag Day ceremony in June. The following are the recipients of that honor and the year they received it.
1976 BURD HIKES
1977 GEORGE W. HUTCHINGS
1978 GEORGE R. PRATT
1979 MARIAN M. DUNN
1980 VERNE WASHINGTON
1981 WILLIAM & JOANNE SHEEHAN
1982 THE WAYNE TAXPAYERS*
1983 JUDY PUND
1984 TANNISSE BLATCHFORD
1985 CORWITH HAMILL
1986 JOHN BACON
1987 ERNEST BELLACK
1988 ROBERT JOHNSON
1989 GAYLORD FREEMAN
1990 DAVE ZILCH
1991 RAYMOND H. GIESECKE
1992 E. ARNOLD BISBEE
1993 PAT SCHILTZ
1994 EDWARD BERRY
1995 GLADYS PAYNE STEVENSON
1996 RUTH E. WALKER
1997 NANCY REEVES
1998 MARY LOU ANDERSON
1999 JANE SCHROEDER
2000 NOONIE BURT BARTON
2001 ROGER KOTECKI
2002 KAREN ARMBRUST
2003 BOB HEITZMAN
2004 RIK & NANCY ALEX
2005 WAYNE COUNTRYSIDE GARDEN CLUB
2006 BILL & PEG JENSEN
2007 JOEL LAMPLOUGH
2008 MIKE ABBOTT
2009 EILEEN PHIPPS
2010 BOY SCOUT TROOP 99
2011 SERGEANT TOM READ
2013 EDWIN HULL
2014 CHIEF OF POLICE DAN CALLAHAN
2015 MICHAEL ANASTASIO
2016 PETER CONNOLLY
2017 ANN TIGGES
2018 BARBARA LYON
2019 BETSY BRAMSEN
2020 DOUG & CAROL HANCOCK
2021 LANCE SPURLING
2022 DEBRA GALLOWAY
2023 EMILY MILLER
2024 CHIEF TIM ROBERTS