The selected heroes for 2026 will be invited to join us MCT Community Appreciation Day on May 22, 2026 at our main office in Jim Thorpe, PA to be met by the community and invited press between 11am-12:30pm. We will also host a special award banquet during June for the new MCT Community Heroes and their families, as well as past Community Heroes. At the banquet, the new Heroes will receive an award from MCT, citations from both their State Representative and State Senator, and a $200 donation to the organization/charity of their choice.

Selection Criteria for Nominees:

• An individual that is/has been active in non-profit/community organizations that benefit or improve the quality of life in Carbon County, PA or Tamaqua, PA area on a volunteer basis, who devotes a substantial amount of their personal time to those activities (scouting, sports, charities, etc.) and has made a significant impact and contribution to their community.
• Minimum age requirement – 25 years old
• Current MCT employees are ineligible.
• Heroes previously selected are ineligible. Previous heroes are listed below.
• Religious affiliated nomination will be accepted if nominee is involved in faith-based activities that benefit the wider community (food bank, clothes drives, etc.).
• No posthumous nominations.

Current & Previous MCT Community Heroes

First / Last Name (Selection Year)

Sherri L. Anthony (2007)
Susan “Sue” Eremus (2009)
Larry L. Arner (2007)
Susan Y. Arner (2006)
George W. Ashman (2001)
Raymond W. Attewell (2003)
Otto Barbush (2011)
Marlene Basiago (2023)
Lee Becker (2010)
Ronald J. Blisard (2004)
Lee W. Bond (2000)
Judy Borger (2024)
Jeffrey P. Bowe (2015)
Ann Marie Calabrese (2006)
Michael D. Cody (2000)
Arthur W. Connely (2016)
Marveline Costenbader (2010)
Monroe C. Cressley (2005)
Manuel DaCosta (2003)
Georgiann Davis (2022)
Jeana DePuy (2010)
William H. Diehm (2014)
Maureen Donovan (2015)
Tina Dowd (2022)
John Drury (2002)
George H. Duell, Jr. (2011)
Mary Ann Dulaney (2019)
Virginia Dunbar (2002)
Grace Dunn (2004)
Alfred Feuerstein (2013)
Maureen C. Foster (2017)
Mary Fox (2008)
James Gallagher (2003)
Sandra S. Gallagher (2001)
Joseph J. Gogal, Sr. (2000)
Randolph L. Gormley (2010)
Rick Grant (2013)
Manny Guedes (2004)
Robert J. Guth (2000)
Geraldine “Geri” Haas (2011)
Paul J. Hackash (2003)
David W. Hawk (2018)
Horace “Nick” Hawkey (2015)
Olivia Herman (2001)
Lisa Vavra Hiles (2017)
Gordon Holland (2003)
Sharon L. Hontz (2005)
Judy Hoppes (2022)
Jael Houser (2025)
Fred “Fritz” Hussar (2007)
Theresa M. Kattner (2009)
Peter L. Kern (2012)
Aloysius “Al” Klitsch (2005)
David B. Klitsch (2000)
Holly Koscak (2025)
John “Jack” Koehler (2004)
Al Kohler (2005)
Louise M. Koons (2016)
Rory F. Koons (2002)
Michael D. Kravelk (2007)
Lois Corby Kuba (2023)
Jamie S. Kunkel (2010)
Christine LeClair (2019)
Ralph C. Lennon (2014)
Phyllis Lienhard (2019)
Madeline T. Ligenza (2002)
Gail Maholick (2008)
John F. Martino (2005)
John P. McArdle (2015)
Clem McGinley, MD (2017)
Carl S. Merluzzi (2007)
Rose Marie Mikulski (2012)
Margaret P. Miller (2006)
Todd G. Miller (2009)
Pam Moore (2006)
Edward J. Moyer (2014)
Martha Marie Moyer (2016)
Darlene E. Nothstein (2016)
Richard L. Nothstein (2009)
Wayne Nothstein (2006)
William L. Ocker (2001)
Francis “Snitz” O’Donnell (2010)
Randolph Rabenold (2000)
Shirley A. Radler (2002)
Tammy Recker (2024)
Connie Reinhart (2012)
Josephine A. Rhyder (2008)
Ralph D. Richards, Jr. (2009)
Phillip Rodgers (2000)
Edward “Coogie” Rontz (2000)
Lisa M. Rosenberger (2018)
Barry W. Scherer (2003)
Aggie Schoenberger (2024)
Charles F. Schweibinz (2001)
Frank Sebelin (2008)
Bernard Shea (2023)
Ronald J. Sheehan (2002)
Charles D. Silliman (2005)
Jodi Smale (2025)
Randall L. Smith (2000)
Bill Solomon (2022)
Diane Snyder (2000)
Shirley J. Stamm (2018)
Jack Sterling (2019)
Robert L. Stevenson (2007)
Yvonne Stoffey (2024)
Rev. Donald J. Stump, Sr. (2008)
George R. Taylor (2013)
Ann Marie Tessitore (2000)
Edith M. Thrash (2001)
Mary Sue Urban (2000)
Kenneth J. Vermillion (2008)
Louis A. Vermillion (2006)
Stephen P. Vlossak, Sr. (2009)
James H. Wentz (2014)
Wayne W. Wentz (2011)
Joyce Whaley White (2004)
Arthur Williams (2023)
Larry Wittig (2012)
Rebecca Worthy (2025)
Vera Yaniga (2004)
Isabel Wasas Zickler (2000)
C. Jean Zimmerman (2013)
Eric Zizelmann (2018)