Mike Cooney 
2005 Norwich Native Son Admiral Robert Papp, Jr. is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral and served as the 24th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He led the largest component … Read more
2006 Norwich Native Son Admiral Arnie Lotring graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1974, and from the College of the Holy Cross with a degree in Chemistry in 1978. Arnie … Read more
2007 Norwich Native Daughter Dr. June Bradlaw received her A.B. degree from Connecticut College and M.S. degree in Microbiology from the University of Maryland and her Ph.D. in Microbiology from … Read more
2008 Norwich Native Son Michael Mathieu he led several divisions and projects for founder Microsoft Bill Gates. One of his group’s numerous innovations — and his most famous — is … Read more
2009 Norwich Native Son Alexander Kreiglowa served on 10 Navy ships, then retired from the service and worked 12-hour days. He saved his money and invested in real estate. And … Read more
2009 Norwich Native Son Thomas McCarthy was born in Connecticut in 1934 and had been a thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer since 1960. His horse General Quarters was the 2009 … Read more
2011 Norwich Native Daughter Maureen Sullivan is a widely recognized leader and educator in the library profession. She is the immediate past president of the American Library Association. She is … Read more
2012 Norwich Native Son Bill Diodato is a commercial and fine-art photographer whose work has received worldwide exposure in many different media platforms, including magazines, books, and movies. In 2004, … Read more
2013 Norwich Native Son Richard Brewer was a business major at Fairfield University and earned his master’s degree in business at the University of Bridgeport. Brewer retired in 2011 after … Read more
Judge Nina Elgo named the 2015 Norwich Native Daughter Award Honoree. She was the 2014 recipient of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association Impact Award; and in 2013, Judge … Read more