The Ripley Women’s Club is once again asking the public for nominations for their coveted Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award for 2026.
The deadline for nominations is April 4th, 2026.
Each year the Ripley Women’s Club honors a person or a couple who has made a significant positive difference to the Ripley community. Those recognized have donated time and talent to make Ripley the best! This has been a tradition in Ripley since 1967.
In the past few years, the following citizens have won the Outstanding Citizen of the Year:
2012 Joe & Glenda Huff
2013 Dwight Marriott
2014 Rev. James Settles
2015 Donna Fulton
2016 Robert Carpenter
2017 Amber Dudley
2018 Lori Blackburn
2019 Danny Price
2020 None selected due to Covid 19
2021 Hilda and Jerry Strange
2022 Charlie Truitt
2023 Ripley Life Squad
2024 Carolyn Kessel
2025 Elbert Scaggs
Would you like to nominate a fellow citizen?
Nominations should include the name of the nominee and a paragraph or two on the nominees’ contributions to Ripley. If you wish to make your nomination anonymous, please indicate this in your submission.
If you have a special person in mind for this award, submit your nominations by emailing Lisa Haitz at lisa3711@yahoo.com or mail your letter of recommendation to
Lisa Haitz
627 Robins Way
Ripley, Ohio 45167.
The deadline for nominations is April 4th, 2026.