Operation Oswego County recognizes and presents awards to a total of three businesses or organizations and two individuals each year at its Annual Meeting.

Ally Award

• must be a municipality, for profit or not-for-profit organization,
• must make a significant contribution to the economic development process in Oswego County, and
• such contribution must be outstanding within the organization’s ordinary scope of services.

2022 Ally Award — Pictured are, from left, L. Michael Treadwell, OOC executive director, Brandon Schwerdt, Oswego County Airport manager, and Ellen Holst, OOC board president.

Past Recipients

• 1987 Niagara Mohawk
• 1988 County of Oswego Department of Employment & Training
• 1989 NYS Department of Economic Development, CNY Regional Office
• 1990 Oswego County BOCES
• 1991 New York JDA
• 1992 Ed Vayner & Associates
• 1993 Greater Oswego Chamber of Commerce
• 1994 Oswego County Building and Construction Trades Council
• 1995 SUNY Oswego
• 1996 Niagara Mohawk / Fulton Savings Bank
• 1997 Oswego County Dept. of Planning & Community Development & Oswego County Planning Board
• 1998 NYS Empire State Development
• 1999 NYS Office of Recycling Market Development
• 2000 U.S. Small Business Administration, Syracuse District Office
• 2001 Local News, Inc.
• 2002 SUNY Oswego SBDC
• 2003 Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board
• 2004 Niagara Mohawk
• 2005 Empire State Development
• 2006 International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers, Local 43 and the United Association Of Plumbers And Steamfitters, Local 73
• 2007 Entergy Nuclear and Oswego County Public Utility Service
• 2008 Port of Oswego Authority
• 2009 U.S. Small Business Administration
• 2010 National Grid
• 2011 USDA Rural Development
• 2012 CenterState CEO
• 2013 Pathfinder Bank
• 2014 Empire State Development Corporation
• 2015 Oswego County Division of Employment and Training — One–Stop Center
• 2016 Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition
• 2017 CiTi BOCES
• 2018 C&S Companies
• 2019 Cayuga Community College — Fulton Campus
• 2020 —
• 2021 Richard S. Shineman Foundation
• 2022 Oswego County Airport

Business Excellence Award

• must be a private sector organization in Oswego County,
• must show adaptation and growth in a competitive business environment,
• must provide quality service and customer choice to its customers,
• must have received professional recognition for recent accomplishments or have passed a unique milestone in history, and
• must exhibit ongoing community service or support of community programs through donations of time and monetary resources.

2022 Business Excellence Award — Pictured are, from left, L. Michael Treadwell, OOC executive director, Zachary Menter, Menter Ambulance president and CEO, and Ellen Holst, OOC board president.

Past Recipients

• 1995 GEO Hotel Co., Inc.
• 1996 Sithe Energies
• 1997 Fulton Tool Company
• 1998 Fulton Savings Bank
• 1999 Oswego Health, Inc.
• 2000 Agrilink Foods, Inc.
• 2001 Wayne Drug Company
• 2002 New York Bold, LLC
• 2003 Entergy Nuclear Northeast
• 2004 The Fulton Companies
• 2005 Oswego County National Bank
• 2006 Oswego Industries, Inc.
• 2007 Eagle Beverage Company
• 2008 Novelis
• 2009 Bosco & Geers Food Market
• 2010 HealthWay Home Products
• 2011 Oswego County Opportunities, Inc.
• 2012 Huhtamaki
• 2013 R.M. Burritt Motors, Inc.
• 2014 Pathfinder Industries
• 2015 Behling Orchards
• 2016 Universal Metal Works
• 2017 Oswego Speedway
• 2018 1886 Malt House
• 2019 United Wire Technologies
• 2020 —
• 2021 Wiltsie Construction Company
• 2022 Menter Ambulance

Jobs Award

• must be a private sector employer in Oswego County,
• must make a significant capital investment and/or significant creation/retention of jobs in Oswego County, and
• must make a significant, overall impact on the Oswego County economy.

2022 Jobs Award — Pictured are, from left, L. Michael Treadwell, OOC executive director, Kristen Nelson, Novelis Oswego plant manager, and Ellen Holst, OOC board president.

• 1986 Blount Lumber
• 1987 General Foods
• 1988 Oswego Wire
• 1989 Morrill Press
• 1990 Alcan Aluminum Corporation
• 1991 Hammermill Papers
• 1992 Miller Brewery
• 1993 St. Luke’s Health Care Facility
• 1994 Nestle Chocolate & Confections
• 1995 Reynolds Metals
• 1996 Sealright Packaging Company
• 1997 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
• 1998 Oswego Wire, Inc.
• 1999 Crysteel Manufacturing, Inc.
• 2000 Seneca Hill Manor, Inc.
• 2001 North Coast Software, Inc.
• 2002 Huhtamaki Packaging Worldwide
• 2003 Walmart of Central Square
• 2004 Wise Buys Stores, Inc.
• 2005 New York Chocolate and Confections Company
• 2006 Lowe’s Home Improvement
• 2007 Felix Schoeller Technical Papers
• 2008 Kinney Drugs, Inc.
• 2009 Constellation Energy
• 2010 Oswego Health
• 2011 Sunoco, Inc.
• 2012 The Fulton Companies
• 2013 Novelis Corporation
• 2014 Felix Schoeller North America
• 2015 Champlain Valley Specialty
• 2016 Eagle Beverage Co.
• 2017 Exelon
• 2018 Morningstar Residential Care Center/The Gardens by Morningstar
• 2019 EJ USA
• 2020 —
• 2021 ConnextCare
• 2022 Novelis

Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award

• must be an individual who has a business in Oswego County,
• must bring an innovative product or service to Oswego County that acts as a catalyst for further economic growth, and
• must assume considerable initiative and risk bringing their product or service to Oswego County.

2022 Dee Heckethorn Award — Pictured are, from left, L. Michael Treadwell, OOC executive director, Richard and Elizabeth Hamilton, co-owners of Grace Tyler Estate Winery, and Ellen Holst, OOC board president.

Past Recipients

• 2007 Douglas Caster
• 2008 Pat Jones
• 2009 Randy Yerden
• 2010 Heidi Hazen-Forte
• 2011 Edward Alberts
• 2012 George (Buddy) Broadwell
• 2013 Vincent G. Lobdell
• 2014 Gregory Furlong & Patrick Furlong
• 2015 Norman E. Swanson
• 2016 Atom & Falecia Avery
• 2017 Allen Chase
• 2018 Dr. Padma Ram
• 2019 Anthony M. Pauldine
• 2020 —
• 2021 Rebekah Alford
• 2022 Elizabeth & Richard Hamilton

Martin Rose Economic Developer Merit Award

• must be an individual who is not a professional economic developer,
• must have a record of exhibiting outstanding leadership, support and/or cooperation in furthering economic development efforts in Oswego County, and
• must have a record of creating and implementing economic development strategies which benefit Oswego County.

2022 Martin Rose Award — Pictured are, from left, L. Michael Treadwell, OOC executive director, Michael Pollock, retired president of Fulton Savings Bank, and Ellen Holst, OOC board president.

Past Recipients

• 1986 H. Willard Pierce
• 1987 F. Hosmer Culkin
• 1988 Martin Rose
• 1989 Eben Poland
• 1990 Arthur Clawson
• 1991 Hollis Iselin
• 1992 Hon. John M. McHugh
• 1993 Hon. H. Douglas Barclay
• 1994 Donald S. Voorhies
• 1995 Arthur W. Ospelt
• 1996 Hon. James W. Wright
• 1997 Louis R. Pettinelli
• 1998 Hon. Frances Sullivan
• 1999 Steven W. Thomas
• 2000 Dee C. Heckethorn
• 2001 Lawrence O’Brien, Sr.
• 2002 Eugene G. Saloga
• 2003 Carolyn A. Rush
• 2004 Bruce B. Phelps
• 2005 Nancy J. Bellow
• 2006 Corte J. Spencer
• 2007 William A. Barclay
• 2008 Thomas S. Weatherup
• 2009 George Joyce
• 2010 Morris Sorbello
• 2011 Deborah Stanley
• 2012 Gary Toth
• 2013 Ronald L. Woodward, Sr.
• 2014 Ann C. Gilpin
• 2015 Lawrence R. Perras
• 2016 Thomas W. Schneider
• 2017 Kevin Gardner
• 2018 David Turner
• 2019 David Dano
• 2020 —
• 2021 William Barlow
• 2022 Michael Pollock