Tony Petkovsek – 2011

18 Jul

Tony Petkovsek Tony Petkovsek has been on daily polka radio since 1961, an unprecedented 50 years. His popular music and community service show, he produces and announces, is interspersed with interviews of civic, travel and entertainment personalities and is heard … Read More »

August Pust – 2010

18 Jul

August Pust August B. Pust, during his more than thirty-year career in U.S. public service, not only coordinated multicultural relations, but also participated, organized, and led various trade, humanitarian, educational, cultural, and goodwill missions abroad. His specialty was focused on … Read More »

Lonnie McCauley – 2010

18 Jul

Lonnie McCauley Lonnie Davis McCauley was born in Cleveland on September 19th, 1947. She attended high school at Lourdes Academy, received a B.A. in sociology from Cleveland State University, and a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Kent State University … Read More »

Helen Karpinski – 2010

18 Jul

Helen Karpinski (1899 – 2002) Born in Cleveland in 1899, Helen Karpinski was raised in Reynoldsville, Pa. in a family of originally 13 children. Her father was a coal miner; her mother, Anna Olszewski, was the daughter of an inn … Read More »

Paul Sciria – 2010

18 Jul

Paul Sciria Born to Sicilian immigrants, Angelo and Felicia Sciria, on November 3, 1928, Paul Angelo Sciria was welcomed to the world in their family home at 151st and Kinsman. He grew up in the Kinsman area where he attended … Read More »

Irene Morrow – 2010

18 Jul

Irene Morrow Irene Morrow is married to Edward and has six children (Jeffrey, Patrick (deceased), Martin, Roberta, Lorraine and Christine) and six grandchildren (Matthew, Ryan, Nathan, Michaela, Aaron and Justin) Irene has an impressive resume of twenty-five years of public … Read More »

Alex Machaskee – 2010

18 Jul

Alex Machaskee Alex Machaskee is the retired Publisher, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest newspaper. In that capacity, he was responsible for the overall policy, operation and direction of the newspaper. Mr. Machaskee joined The … Read More »

Robert J. Haas – 2010

18 Jul

Robert J. Haas Robert (Bob) Haas was born and raised on Cleveland’s west side. Married for 17 years to his wife Barbara, Bob has two sons and three grand children. He graduated from St. Edward High School, attended John Carroll … Read More »

Jeanette Grasselli Brown – 2010

18 Jul

Jeanette Grasselli Brown Jeanette Grasselli Brown spent 38 years in industrial research, retiring in 1989 as Director of Corporate Research for BP America (formerly The Standard Oil Co.), From 1989 to 1995 she served as Distinguished Visiting Professor and Director, … Read More »

Dick Russ – 2015

18 Jul

Dick Russ Dick Russ has been serving the people of Northeast Ohio for some 40 years, both as a professional journalist and as a leader in the community’s civic life. He is currently Vice President of North Coast Community Homes, … Read More »