Annual Economic Development Awards
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

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

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

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

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

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