2024 Citizen of the Year
Amy Noll
Amy Noll was a familiar face for 20+ years at Barrys’ Family Market. She made many connections with those in the community and surrounding area. Amy is an entrepreneur with several small businesses. She saw a need to provide opportunities for other small business owners while giving experiences to those in the Rockford community. She has organized vendors for the villages Fall Fests (Rocktoberfest), Spring Flings, Makers’ Market, and Rockford Community Days, to name a few.
Amy Noll has been selected as the 2024 Rockford Ohio Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. Rockford’s Citizen of the Year is described as follows: a person who has made significant community improvement, leadership, and service contributions to the Rockford area over a prolonged period. The purpose of this award is to honor deserving individuals, encourage community service and volunteerism, and generate positive publicity for the area.
Congratulations Amy !
Where it all began…
Beginning in 1974, the Rockford Chamber of Commerce has annually recognized as “Citizen of the Year” a person who has made significant community improvement, leadership, and service contributions to the Rockford area over a prolonged period. The purposes of this award are to honor deserving individuals, encourage community service and volunteerism, and generate positive publicity for the area. A committee consisting of the three former Citizens of the Year selects the candidates for this honor. The award is made as to the highlight of the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet, held on the fourth Thursday of October.
Past Winners
1974 – Richard Sherrick
1975 – Vernon Winkler
1976 – Ralph Rhoades
1977 – Wesley Bigham
1978 – Robert Clay
1979 – Stanley Shellabarger
1980 – Dorothy Burtch
1981 – Larry Hopkins
1982 – Dan Henkle
1983 – Mary Lou Taylor
1984 – John Smith
1985 – Vivian Clay
1986 – Joan Hall
1987 – Marion Caywood
1988 – Bob Schumm
1989 – Susan Sherrick
1990 – Norm VanTilburg
1991 – Woody Davis
1992 – Deb Gibson
1993 – Barry Peel, Jr.
1994 – Bob Garman
1995 – Robert Ransbottom
1996 – Bill Now
1997 – Mike Riley
1998 – Bob Beerbower
1999 – Jeff Long
2000 – Rob Belna
2001 – Homer Hall
2002 – Susie Bollenbacher
2003 – Tom Williams
2004 – Martha Baltzell
2005 – LuAnn Sigler
2006 – Robert Thompson
2007 – Sandy Schaffner
2008 – Robert Haver
2009 – Dennis Hecht
2010 – Jerry Sell
2011 – Tom Rogers
2012 – Nancy Leighner
2013 – Mike Bruns
2014 – Ryan Sipe
2015 – Joyce Emans
2016 – Mike Schumm
2017 – Barb Pedroza
2018 – Steve Thompson
2019 – Lisa Kuhn
2020 – Twyla Hayes
2021 – Robert Reed Shaffer
2022 – Karla Butler
2023 – Shelly Muhlenkamp
2024 – Amy Noll
