Citizen of the Year
The Wake Forest Citizen of the Year should be a person who during the past year has demonstrated exemplary volunteer efforts, possesses the highest standards of responsibility in civic life, has helped in the promotion of the public welfare and personally worked with distinction to benefit Wake Forest.
A volunteer in the Wake Forest Community who's efforts exhibit leadership, vision, creativity and positive citizenship by providing service to programs and activities which impacts our Community.
Is an inspirational role model and made a significant contribution to the Wake Forest Community.
Volunteer service must be beyond that contained in the nominees work related job description.
Nominee is an example that inspires others to serve our community, committed to enhancing Wake Forest, provided selfless service and brings distinction to what they do.
Has proven to be a person who puts others before themselves and strives to make Wake Forest the best it can be.
Nomination Form
PLEASE NOTE
Nominations must be received by noon on the third Wednesday in October.
- To request a hard copy of the nomination form, please email the Wake Forest Community Council. Hard copy submissions may be dropped off at the Town Hall Information Desk, located in the lobby of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St.
Citizen of the Year Winners
1965 Eleanor Reid
1966 Mac Bridge
1967 Henry Miller
1968 George & Kathleen Mackie
1969 J.L. Warren
1970 Marie Joyner
1971 Paul Brixhoff
1972 Bob & Peggy Allen
1973 Carroll Trotter
1974 O.T. Binkley
1975 Esley Forbes
1976 Ailey Young
1977 Billy & Rose Shearon
1978 W.C. Stephenson
1979 John B. Cole
1980 Ruth Snyder
1981 Bertha Harris
1982 Thelma Wright
1983 Jimmy Perry
1984 C.E. Matthews
1985 Ursula Wilkinson
1986 W. Roy Powell
1987 Phil Price
1988 Willie Fleming
1989 Rufus H. Forrest
1990 John & Barbara Lyon
1991 Lydia Lowie & Tom Arrington
1992 Bruce & Margaret Keith
1993 Hope Newsom
1994 Elizabeth F. Bartholomew & Ricky Wright
1995 Virginia Olsen & Joyce Board
1996 Margaret J. Wineinger
1997 Helen Lee
1998 Tom Jackson
1999 Sherrill and Susan Brinkley
2000 Jerry Jones & Susan Neely
2001 The Bright Family
2002 Beverly Whisnant
2003 Mark Williams
2004 Bob & Elizabeth Johnson
2005 Andy Ammons
2006 James S. Warren
2007 Carolyn H. Furr
2008 Shirley Wooten
2009 Michael Johnson
2010 Lisa Newhouse
2011 Jill Bright
2012 Heather Holding
2013 Louis Mullinger
2014 George Aux
2015 Greg Harrington
2016 Dawn Nakash
2017 Mandy Duguid
2018 David Greenwell
2019 Dolores & Eddie Riggins
2020 Frank Everitt
2021 Joe Kimray
2022 Mary Petretich
2023 Michael Burger
2024 Carol Pelosi