1977 John I. McCarey Former
Middletown Councilman
1978 Jack McCarthy WPIZ-TV
Personality
1979 Paul O'Dwyer Former
New York City Councilman
1980 John J. Finucane
Northern Ireland Human Rights Activist
1981 Denis P. Mulcahy Chairman
Project Children
1982 Jimmy McPhail Entertainer
1983
Keara M. O'Dempsey Northern
Ireland Human Rights Activist
1984 Leo M. O'Grady Prominent
Local Irish Supporter
1985 Most Rev. Austin B. Vaughn Episcopal
Vicar of Orange County
1986 Dick Wells Prominent
Radio Host
1987 Martin Galvin Attorney
and Spokesman for Irish Freedom
1988 Dorothy Hayden Cudahy Host
of Irish Memories Radio Program
1989 Mary Holt Moore
Gaelic Societies Council President
1990 Douglas Garnham President,
Irish American Unity Conference
1991 Christopher Turpin
Attorney and Irish Entertainer
1992 Jim Kelly
Local Irish Historian and Bagpiper
1993 Marion Mohr Wild Irish
Historian
1994 William J. Larkin, Jr.
State Senator
1995 Patrick J. Colman
Supporter of Irish Heritage
1996 John Greehy
Past President of Division 2, A.O.H.
1997 James Lynch
President, Orange County A.O.H.
1998 John Graham
Past Parade Chairman
1999 Mona Kehoe President,
Middletown Irish-American Society
2000 Seamus Comiskey Past
President, A.O.H. Orange County Board
2001 Sr. Margaret Murphy,
O.P. Professor of World Religions and Celtic Spirituality at Mt St Mary College
2002
Hon. John K. McGuirk Supreme Court
Judge
2003 John Finnegan
Past Director, District 8 A.O.H.
2004 Jeremiah P. Quill
Past Parade Chairman
2005 James Graham, Sr.
Irish Community Activist
2006 Dennis P. Browne
Director, District 8 A.O.H.
2007 Nancy Corrigan MacDonald
Founder Irish Heritage Festival
2008 Thomas F. Flynn
Past President of Division 1 A.O.H.
2009 Mary Anne Garay
Past President L.A.O.H. Orange County
2010 Annie Rabbitt
N.Y. State Assemblywoman, 97th District
