Israel A. Shapiro Citizenship Award
The Israel A. Shapiro Citizenship Award is presented by the Greater Watertown - North Country Chamber of Commerce to an outstanding citizen of the Greater Watertown area. The award was established by Arnold I. Shapiro to honor the memory of his father, a long time business leader in this community. A director of the Chamber at the time of his father’s death in 1952, Mr. Shapiro sensed a need in Watertown for a symbolic annual recognition of exceptional leadership on behalf of our city. Over the years, the award has been presented to many deserving individuals for their contributions and service to our community.
Photo: Watertown Daily Times
Nominations Open
71th Israel A. Shapiro Citizenship Award
Highlight: Carl McLaughlin, 70th Shapiro Citizenship Award Recipient
Carl has contributed greatly to numerous local non-profits for the betterment of our community. He has devoted countless hours as a board member, committee member, and volunteer for such organizations as:
- Boy Scouts of America
- Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
- Greater Watertown - North Country Chamber of Commerce
- Jefferson Community College, Center for Community Studies
- Neighbors of Watertown
- North Country Arts Council
- Samaritan Keep Home and Summit Village
- Victims Assistance Center
- Watertown Noon Rotary Club and Rotary International
- WPBS
Previous Award Recipients
John C. Davis 1952
William G. Lachenauer 1953
Sister Mechtilde 1954
Frederick F. Bugbee 1955
Mrs. Wallace W. Manning 1956
Rev Harold Niles 1957
No award given 1958
John B. Johnson, Sr. 1959
Clinton Marsh 1960
Russell E. Penney 1961
Robert E. Wehrle 1962
Miss Nina Coleman 1963
Harold T. Wiley 1964
Muriel M. Kennedy 1965
Rev Graham Hodges 1966
Jack E. Robbins 1967
David C. Knowlton 1968
Donald E. Lawton 1969
Jean Clark 1970
Pearl E. Saunders 1971
Ann D. Bryant 1972
Richard M. Hollenbeck 1973
Rev Benoit C. Dostie 1974
Sylvia S. Heap 1975
Pat Quick 1976
Joan Jones 1977
Dr. Michael Anthony 1978
Frances Carter 1979
Margaret Coe 1980
Dorothy LeFevre 1981
Tom Walker 1982
Sherry Wilson 1983
Donald Alexander 1984
Dr. Frederick Stone 1985
Nelson Eddy 1986
Geraldine Sheehan 1987
Jennie Adsit 1988
Mabel Walker 1989
P. Owen Willaman 1990
Donald Foster 1991
Allen Smith 1992
Judith Foster 1993
Anthony Keating 1994
Robert Murphy 1995
John B. Johnson, Jr. 1996
Mary Parry 1997
Dr. John Deans 1998
Everett Foster 1999
Roy Goodwin 2000
Greg Couch 2001
Rande Richardson 2002
Elizabeth Fipps 2003
Mary Sanford 2004
David Mance 2005
Rev. Fred Garry 2006
Robert R. Sturtz 2007
Daniel J. Villa 2008
Michael Plummer 2009
Terrence Roche 2010
Benjamin Coe 2011
Bernard Brown 2012
Thomas Carman 2013
Irene Carman 2014
Mary Corriveau 2015
Gilbert Pearsall 2016
Howard Ganter 2017
Joseph Rich 2018
Allison F. Gorham 2019
No awards given 2020 - 2021
Melvin "Mel" J. Busler, Jr. 2022
Carl A. McLaughlin 2023