Hall of Fame Awards from 1938 - present: Listed Alphabetically

Criteria for Enshrinement

Individuals selected for the honor of enshrinement into the Beloit Historical Hall of Fame shall be outstanding leaders, men or women, whose efforts and vision for a better Beloit community, distinguished themselves during their lifetime by making significant contributions to the greater good of our Beloit area and its citizens, or otherwise brought fame to our community.

Individuals selected for the honor of enshrinement into the Beloit Historical Society Hall of Fame shall have:
1. Made significant contributions to the greater good to the Beloit area and its citizens.
2. Exhibited exemplary leadership, resourcefulness, devotion and efforts towards the realization of a better Beloit community.
3. Brought fame or recognition to the Beloit community, irrespective of their lifetime area of work or service.

Rules for Nominations into the Beloit Historical Society Hall of Fame:

Persons submitting names for the nominees for the Beloit Historical Society Hall of Fame shall have the responsibility of submitting, in writing, a brief summary of the nominee's background and reasons for selection. The Beloit Historical Society award nomination form should be used for this purpose.
The Chair of the awards selection committee shall provide forms of those candidates who are being considered for selection.
At the sole discretion of the awards committee it shall select not less than three (3), nor more than five (5) persons for enshrinement in any given year.
The awards selection committee shall consist of eight (8) members.
The Director of the Beloit Historical Society shall serve as the Secretary of the committee and shall be an ex-officio member of the committee.

Name	Year Awarded
-A- ADAMS, ALLAN W. ADAMS, ARTHUR B. ADAMS, HARRY W. ADAMS, JEFFREY L. ALDRICH, ALONZO ALLEN, DR. JESSIE ANDERSON, BEAUFORD ANDREWS, ROY CHAPMAN ARMSTRONG, CORA POLLOCK	1999 1999 1966 2018 1939 1978 2001 1966 1972
-B- BABBITT, CLINTON BALLARD, LLOYD BARKEN, BERNARD E. BARTH, WILLIAM R. BARTLETT, DR. MARY BEHLING, BILL BELL, SADIE [1901-1992] BERRY, EARL [1891-1943] BIRDSELL, ROGER SR. [1895-1983] BLAISDALE, JAMES J. BLODGETT, CALEB BLODGETT, WILLIAM BOLGRIEN, WILLIAM A. BOND, RUBIE BORT, LEE DICKINSON BOUTELLE, EARL S. BOWEN, ALFRED J. [1903-1966] BRANNON, MELVIN AMOS [1865-1950] BROWN, MILTON BRYDEN, ROGER BRYDEN, WILLIAM [1916-1982] BUCKERIDGE, DR. ISAAC BURDGE, RICHARD BURR, ALMON BUSHNELL, JACKSON	1975 1980 2008 2019 1980 2015 1997 1989 1994 1998 1967 1938 2018 2007 2000 2013 1994 1987 2015 2016 1991 1972 1938 1968 1970
-C- CALLAND, RICHARD CARPENTER, MATTHEW HALE [1824-1881] CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH H. CHAPIN, AARON LUCIAN CHAPIN, DAISY W, [1889-1985] CHESTER, E.L. CHRISTENSEN, JUDGE CHESTER [1890-1978] CHRISTIANSEN, FAITH CHRISTIANSEN, HERB CLARK, GEORGE CLARK, JUDGE JOHN B. [1882-1955] CLARY, DEXTER COLBY, NATHAN COLLEY, SAMUEL COLLIE, GEORGE COLLINS, FATHER JOHN W. [1905-1982] CONVERSE, FRANK COONS, FRED COX, J. RAYMOND COX, ROBERT B. CRANE, LOUIS H.D. CROCKETT, DR. WALTER CRONEIS, DR. CAREY [1901-1972] CROSLAND, REV. STANLEY [1898-1982] CROWLEY, J. HARRY CUNNINGHAM, LAWRENCE CUTHBERT, DONALD B.	2003 1984 2018 1966 1990 1938 1983 2010 2014 2005 1984 1970 1970 1969 1967 1993 1969 1938 1980 2004 1966 1967 1993 1985 1978 1938 2004
-D- DAHLBERG, JUDGE EDWIN C. DAVIDSON, LEON DAWSON, HARRIET C. [1894-1987] DEALE, HENRY VAIL DEANE, JOHN PITT DELANEY DR. H.O. DENMARK, L. KIRK DE STEFANO, FATHER JOSEPH [1924-1988] DEWEERDT, DR. ESTHER H. DOBSON, MASON H. DOUGAN, RONALD DOUGAN, VERA WARDNER [1895-1988] DOUGAN, WESSEN JOSEPH [1886-1949] DOW, JOEL DOWD, R.J. DUNDORE, M. WALTER DURST, WALTER DUTTON, BROTHER JOSEPH [1843-1932]	2011 2012 1995 2013 1973 1981 1991 1995 1977 1978 2001 1993 1997 1938 1938 1974 1999 1998
-E- EATON, EDWARD DWIGHT [1851-1942] EICHMAN, HAROLD AUGUST [1913-1988] ELDRED, B.P. SR. [1904-1969] ELDRED, BURDETTE P. JR. ELDRED, JOHN ELLIOTT, JERRY ELZY, DR. J.B. EMERSON, HELEN BRACE [1838-1920] EMERSON, JOSEPH [1821-1900] EMILSON, VICTOR ENKING, MINNIE MILLS EVERILL, ROYAL	1988 1997 1982 1979 2015 2014 2016 1985 1985 2002 1996 1988
-F- FALCO, JOHN S. FEBRY, JOE FINLEY, TOM FINNEGAN, DR. LAWRENCE FINNEGAN, MARK FISHER, LUCIUS G. FISHER, RALPH M. FITZGERALD, DR. WILLIAM MILLS [1911-1988] FLOREY, THEODORE C. LTC FOY, IDA FREDERICK, KATHERINE FREDERICK, PAUL [1897-1982] FREEMAN, H.C. FREEMAN, R.E. FREEMAN, WILLIAM M.D. FRUZEN, FRAN	1992 2009 2019 1980 2002 1982 1985 1993 2004 2009 1988 1985 1979 1979 2004 2016
-G- GARDNER, ANNE GARDNER, FRED GARRIGAN, GEORGE A. GASTON, NATHAN GEORGE, JOHN B. & MICHAEL F. GERHARD, W. RICHARD GHARRITY, EDWARD P. GIVHAN, CLARENCE GLENN, FRANCIS GOLD, DR. KENNETH GOODHUE, CHARLES F.H. GOODHUE, WILLIAM GOODWIN, MARGARET GORDON, AMBROSE [1914-1992] GORYCHKA, CARL GOTTFREDSEN, ROD GRINNELL, WILLIAM GUELZOW, WILLIAM	1982 1938 1973 1938 2006 2022 1978 2013 1973 2022 1966 2002 1966 1998 2002 2018 1938 2003
-H- HACKETT, JOHN HANCHETT, JAMES [1813-1865] HANSEN, EDWARD F. HANSON, WILLIAM O. [1860-1930] HANZ, MSGR, JOSEPH HASKELL, EVERETT HAWLEY, ANNA L. LUETSCHER [1886-1988] HEATH, WILLIAM C. [ - ] HELM, DR. ARTHUR C. [1857-1937] HENDLEY, JOSEPH HENDRICKS, DIANE M. HENDRICKS, KEN HENRY, HUGO HICKMAN, BARBARA A. HILLIARD, DR. GEORGE HOBART, FRANKLIN HOGANS, JESS E. [1905-1983] HOLT, GUNNARD [1904-1978] HOLT, H. HERBERT HORNBOSTEL, LLOYD [1910-1964] HOUSTON, JOHN	1967 1998 1976 1997 1966 2002 1994 1989 1984 1938 2019 2012 2013 2018 1981 1969 1995 1992 2006 1990 1967
-I- INGERSOLL, CHALMERS INGERSOLL, GEORGE B. INMAN, IRA IRRMANN, ROBERT H.	1938 1968 1975 2010
-J- JACOBSON, H.L. "JAKE" [1899-1984] JOHNSON, PHILIP J. JONES, NELLIE E. JONES, THOMAS M.	1985 2011 1974 2015
-K- KASTEN, DR. HARRY KEEN, RALPH J. [1903-1951] KEENAN, KEVIN KELLEY, DANIEL T. (TOM) KITTO, CHARLES STACY [1905-1982] KLETT, FRED AND JOANNE KLETT, STEPHANIE KLINGER, STUART KNAPP, WILLIAM KNIGHT, WALTER KOBYLKA, JOSEPH P. KOLAK, GEORGE KRAMER, SARAH "SALLY" KREBS, J. BENJAMIN KRUEGER, ALVIN "BUTCH" KRUEGER, MARTIN A.	1971 1995 1970 2008 1987 2022 2017 2003 1938 2014 2011 2012 2016 1978 1973 2007
-L- LANS, BETRAM B. LANSBERY, G. CURTIS LEE, ARNOLD "ARNIE" LEESON, DR. FRED LEINDORF, MARY DIVINE LEISHMAN, WALTER B. SR. [1887-1962] LOMBARD, LELA LONG, JUDGE J. RICHARD LOOMIS, ESTHER [1897-1979] LUEBKE, JUDGE ARTHUR [1916-1982] LUEBKE, DAVID F. LUEBKE, MARTHA	2007 2019 2023 2006 2006 1987 1979 2013 1984 1985 2023 2000
-M- MACK, STEPHAN MARSDEN, FRANK MARSHALL, DR. WILLIAM H. [1872-1956] MATHEWS, CLAIR B. [1893-1985] MAURER, DR. IRVING MAY, LT. EDDIE [1918-1945] McKEARN, CAPT. MICHAEL [1941-1990] McKEARN, TIMOTHY F. McLENEGAN, ANNIE McNEANY, E.J. SR. [1891-1970] McNEEL, J.H. MEECH, BYRON MELTON, BEVERLY I. MERRILL, DR. L.T. MERRILL, SERENO MERRIMAN, CHARLES WERE MESSER, FRED MEILKE, ROY MILLER, HELEN VIGH [1916-1981] MOEN, JOE MOORE, HARRY C. MORGAN, FRED WILLIAM MORRILL ROBERT T. MORSE, CHARLES HOSMER MUNN, LYLE K.	2003 2016 1989 1987 1966 1988 1995 2023 1967 1989 1973 2005 2023 1979 1938 1969 1938 1980 1983 2017 2008 2004 1981 1938 1977
-N- NEESE, ELBERT H. JR. NEESE, ELBERT SR. NEESE, LAURA ALDRICH NEESE, MARGARET (PEGGY) NELSON, OSCAR NIGHTINGALE, R. THOMAS NORTH, CHARLES F. [1841-1893]	2011 1966 1970 2008 1975 2022 1999
-O- O'CONNOR, COL. EDGAR [1833-1862] O'KELLEY, CHARLES O'NEAL, FRED R. O'REILLY, MSGR. THOMAS A. [1894-1983]	1993 2009 1975 1988
-P- PALMER, ALAN "JIM" PEET, STEPHEN PERRIGO, WILLIAMS S. PERRING, GEORGE PETERSON, LEON PETERSON, OCIE NUNN [1897-1981] PHELAN, LOUIS A.M. PHILLIPS, JESS [1882-1960] PIERCE, GRAY POWER, THOMAS R. PRIDE, REV. U.S. PRUDE, REV. FLOYD, JR. PURCELL, WILLIAM MARTIN	2009 1938 1938 1976 1971 1992 1972 1989 2008 1972 2005 2014 2003
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-R- RAYMER, LAURENCE A. "LARRY" [1909-1992] REINHOLZ, ELIZABETH RENEAU, WILLIAM "BILL" [1910-1981] RENEAU, JESSE B. [1908-1987] RHODES, JOSEPH RICE, EARL L. RICHARDSON, ROBERT K. RICHARDSON, HELEN LOUISA DREW [1892-1980] ROBIE, THEODORE M. [1892-1982] ROBINSON, ROBERT ROSA, JUDGE CHARLES D. ROSENTHAL, LORENZO ROSMAN, ROLF ROSS, NOBLE	1997 2010 1991 1994 2009 1977 1967 1992 1985 1968 1972 1981 1966 1966
-S- SALMON, CHARLES B. SCHOFER, WILLIAM L. [1900-1987] SCHOLTEN, JOYCE SCHULER, THOMAS SCODWELL, TONY SEIFERT, CARL SHOGREN, ARTHUR SHOWERS, WAYNE SMITH, ERASTUS GILBERT SMITH, SIMON SMITH, TESSIE OLIVETTE MORRILL [1876-1968] SOLDIERS OF WWI SOLEN, ELIZABETH SOLEM, ROBERT H. SPRINGBERG, DR. JOSEPH C. SPYREAS, JOHN STANKEWITZ, GEORGE R. STAUFFACHER, HAROLD STEVENSON, JOHN D. [1877-1930] STONE, IVAN [ -1971] STRONG, REV. HENRY P. STRONG, WILLIAM BARSTOW STROTHERS,JOHN STUDEBAKER, REV. H.A. [1884-1975] SVEUM, JERRY & CONNIE	1938 1992 2014 1981 2022 1974 1998 2012 1971 1938 1995 2000 2011 2006 2001 2007 2007 1983 1983 1967 1971 2012 1996 2017
-T- TAYLOR, KENYON Y. TAYLOR, ROGER TELFER, ARCHIE THAYER, DR. RICHARD [1906-1980] THIBAULT, JOSEPH THOMPSON, JOHN T. THOMPSON, OSCAR T. THRONE, DAVID [1859-1950] TIMMONS, THOMAS J. [1887-1948] TODD, SAMUEL J. [1821-1902] TOWER, HAROLD	1999 2010 1975 1991 1966 2001 1966 1989 1990 1996 1999
-U- UPTON, DR. MILLER	2010
-V- VAN GALDER, EDWIN VAN GALDER, GENE VAN GALDER, MARJORIE VAN GALDER, RUSSELL E. [1907-1979] VAN LONE, EARL [1890-1967] VON ESCHEN, DR. CLARENCE [1904-1976] VON OVEN H.A.	2000 2015 2005 1987 1990 1994 1974
-W- WADE, HARRY WALLACE, MINNIE MCINTYRE WARD, LINDA WARD, REV. M.J. WARNER, ARTHUR WATERMAN, ANSON WEHRLE, EVELYN WEINER, E.M.R. WELTY, DR. CARL [1901-1986] WEST, HAROLD WEST, RICHARD WETTER, BONNIE WHEELER, WILLIAM H. WHITE, HORACE JR WHITE, DR. HORACE SR. WHITE, SHERMAN WHITLEY, RON WILKINSON, EVA WILSON, JOHN EARL [1912-1972] WING, PROF. MONTA E. [1897-1976] WOLFE, HARRY R. [1908-1989] WONG, GIM CHAN [1924-1991] WONG, JOHN WONG, YEE SHEE GOK [1894-1979] WOOTTON, JOHN T. WORTHINGTON, DAVID WRIGHT, THEODORE L. WRIGHT, CHARLES E. [1876-1972]	1977 1971 2022 1938 1966 1967 2000 1976 1991 2005 2023 2017 1938 2001 1966 1982 2019 1969 1991 1985 1996 1996 2017 1985 1974 1938 1984 1967
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-Y- YATES, PORTER B. [1854-1923]	1938 & 1983
-Z- ZABEL, GEORGE	1982