To honor Ray C. Bliss and other prestigious Alpha Phi alumni, the RAY C. BLISS AWARD was established in 1969 by our chapter. Each year an alumnus who has demonstrated outstanding achievement is presented with the Award at our annual Founders Day banquet. Winners of the Award have included mayors, magistrates, and business and community leaders who have in the mold of Ray C. Bliss, made significant and successful contributions to their communities and nation.
1969 Ray C. Bliss
1970 Byron Larabee
1971 Bill Ruhlin
1972 Dr. Carl Krill
1973 John Ballard
1974 George Boss
1975 Gene Waddell
1976 Judge Don McFadden
1977 Judge John Reece
1978 Morris Jobe
1979 E.C. Brown
1980 Bill Bond
1981 George Wilson
1982 Judge Bill Spicer
1983 Sen. Roy Ray
1984 Sen. Tom Sawyer
1985 Nick Andreef
1986 Otto Schellin
1987 Tim Davis
1988 Rev. Don Powers
1989 Jerry Glinsek
1990 Ralph Maher
1991 John Blickle
1992 Bill Costigan
1993 Don Coughlin
1994 Terry Renninger
1995 Alex Arshinkoff
1996 Tim Ochsenhirt
1997 Jim Laria
1998 Ronald Schleede
1999 Michael McNulty
2000 Don Varian, Jr
2002 Greg Zemla
2003 Bob Leatherman
2004 Jim Lytle
2005 Scott Meyer
2006 Geoff Eicher
2007 Robert Heffern
2008 John Conti
2009 Phil Ridgeway
2010 Spanky Raymond
2012 Rich Pearl
2013 Pat Hinton
2014 Kevin O'Shea
2015 Ken Kurek
2016 Mike Wyne
2017 Bill Maltarich
2018 Rob McCarty
2019 Joel Hampton
2020 Bert Brownfield
2023 Joseph (Chip) DeCerbo
2024 Bob Bertsch
2025 Chuck Schultz
2026
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