Lifetime Achievement Awards Alumni

NEYA’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognized enterprising entrepreneurs in our community who significantly impacted the development of economic ventures in Niagara. Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients are individuals who have spent several decades of their lives shaping Niagara, building a legacy, and contributing positively to our community. From 1994 to 2019, NEYA inducted the following 46 entrepreneurs into our Hall of Fame by bestowing them with this prestigious recognition.

For a complete list of all NEYA Alumni from 1994 to 2019 click here.

Paul House

Tim Hortons

2013 Lifetime Achievement Award

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John Howard

2007 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Bill Goertz and the late Abraham (Ed) Regier

Niagara Credit Union

2003 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Ed Werner

Horn Abbot Ltd.

2000 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Adriaan Olsthoorn

Lakeshore Inc.

1999 Lifetime Achievement Award

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John and Millicent Gruyich

Michael’s Inn

1999 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Jack Berkhout

Land Development

1998 Lifetime Achievement Award

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Donald Ziraldo

Inniskillin Wines Inc.

1998 Lifetime Achievement Award

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George Yerich Sr.

Skylon Tower

1997 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Louis J. Cahill

OEB International

1996 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late John Holer

Marineland of Canada Inc.

1996 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Roy Cairns

1995 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Ken Fowler

1995 Lifetime Achievement Award

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The late Edward J. Freeland

1995 Lifetime Achievement Award

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