2018 Distinguished Citizen
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Tell City Historical Society's Distinguished Citizen Award

1971 Frieda Marti
1972 Roy Fenn
1973 Edgar Schergens
1974 Clarence "Dixie" Davis
1975 Theodore "Doc" Hickerson
1976 Victor Weisenberger
1977 Clyde Walters
1978 Charles Borders
​1979 Earl Bettinger

1980 Noel Neifert, M.D.
1981 Arnold Mulzer
1982 Charles Schreiber, Sr.
1983 Clarence Schultz
1984 Jerome "Jerry" Stenftenagel
1985 Dorothy "Dot" Kessner
1986 Frank Clemens
1987 Anthony Pappano
1988 Hugh Thrasher
1989 Otto Aldridge Jr.

1990 Emogene Snyder
1991 James & Mary Ann Hollinden
1992 Theodore & Effie Hickerson (Special Schweizer Fest Award)
1993 Paul Ziegelgruber
1994 Ruth & Owen Hinton
1995 Mary Ruth Heck
1996 Goldie Simpson
1997 Amos & Jeanette Rippy
1998 Michael F. Rutherford
1999 Fred Smith, Jr.  M.D.

2000 Gene E. Ress, M.D.
2001 Glenn & Grace Katterhenry
2002 Ruth Anne Werner
2003 Louie Heitkemper
2004 Betty J. Gunn
2005 Mayor Gayle Strassell
2006 Carl & Jeanne Champion
2007 Patricia Crawford
2008 Lee A. Brown
​2009 James L. Wittmer

2010 Chris Cail
2011 Rebecca Fenn
2012 Tony Hollinden
2013 Bill Goffinet
2014 Joan Hess
2015 Al Hauenstein
2016 Janet Damin
2017 Phil & Jeanne Wittmer
​2018 Gene Borders