Events & Activities - Thomas S. Green Awards

In 1987, when Tom Green, a distinguished civic leader, former Vice President of Norton Company, and founder of The Research Bureau passed away, we honored his memory by establishing the Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards for outstanding public servants. Since 1988, The Research Bureau has recognized over 80 "unsung heroes" in municipal government for their commitments to making Worcester and nearby communities better place to live and work.

Balancing the FY13 budget: Has the crisis passed?

The Research Bureau is proud to host its annual budget forum, on the state of public finances at the state and local level. The event will be held at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 25 Foster St., on March 7, 7:45 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required (508-799-7169 or email). For more information, click here.

Below are recipients throughout the years.

2012

Donna Derrico-Sands - Worcester DPWP
Lt. Annmarie Picket - Worcester Fire Department
Jack Navin - Custodial Management, Worcester Public Schools
Sgt. Jose Dingui - Southbridge Police Department

2011

Ronald K. Brown - Worcester Department of Public Works & Parks
Louise Clarke - Worcester Public Schools
John F. Mahan - Worcester Police Department

2010

Brian Breveleri - Worcester Department of Public Works & Parks
Donald Brown - Worcester Public Schools
Ellen Dalbeck - Worcester Department of Public Works & Parks
Edward J. McGuinn - Worcester Police Department
Judith Sikes - Holden Town Manager's Office

2008

Maureen Binienda - Worcester Public Schools
Donna Haran - Worcester Public Schools
Cindy Ide - Town of Grafton
Edmund Kochling - Department of Public Works

2007

Peter Crafts - Worcester Public Schools
Kimberly Holstrom - Worcester Police Department
Patricia Johnson - City of Worcester Assessing Department
Nancy Lucier - Town of West Boylston

2006

Donald Abraham - Department of Public Works
Lee Hall - Department of Code Enforcement
Thomas Pappas - Worcester Public Schools
Angel Rosario - Worcester Housing Authority

2005

Mark Berthiaume - Worcester Public Schools
Jose Machado - Worcester Fire Department
Nathan Reando - Worcester Police Department
Joel Wentworth - Worcester Public Library

2004

Donald Chamberlayne - Worcester Police Department
Stuart Howe - Worcester Fire Department
Robert Jennings, Jr. - Worcester Public Schools
Jody Kennedy-Valade - Dept. of Code Enforcement
Sean Lovely - Worcester Police Department

2003

David Crocker - Dept. of Code Enforcement
Donna McGrath - Executive Office of Neighborhood Services
Robert Sullivan - Worcester Public Schools

2002

Lt. John J. Beahn - Worcester Fire Department
Nathaniel Mencow - Worcester Public Schools
John Rodriguez - Worcester Housing Authority

2001

Joseph W. Buckley - Department of Public Works
Gerald Creamer - Worcester Public Schools
Karen Greenwood - Veterans Services Department
George W. Sanders - Worcester Public Schools

2000

Marianne Bourgault - Worcester Public Library
Susan Elworthy - Worcester Public Schools
Deborah Steele - License Commission

1999

Bruce J. Blanchard - Department of Public Works
John J. Germain - Worcester Police Department
Eileen A. Gorman - Worcester Public Schools

1998

Robert A. Caldwell - Worcester Public Library
Thomas R. Creamer - Worcester Fire Department
Donna M. Rodrigues - Worcester Public Schools

1997

Jill C. Dagilis - City Manager's Office Planning/Community Dev.
Philip D. Guerin - Department of Public Works
Dorothy Hargrove - Worcester Public Schools
Philip J. Jakubosky - Department of Public Health & Code Enforcement
Vinh D. Nguyen - Worcester's Executive Office of Human Resources

1996

Alexander Donoghue - Worcester Police Department
Robert J. Fiore - Department of Public Works
Nancy E. Gaudette - Worcester Public Library
Karyn M. Wigren - Worcester Public Schools

1995

Walter C. Giard - Worcester Fire Department
Debra J. Miller - Worcester Public Schools
Roderick D. Riel - Worcester Regional Airport

1994

Francis X. Birch - Department of Public Health & Code Enforcement
Daniel Curtis - Department of Public Works
Cynthia M. McMullen - Worcester Public Schools
Dermot F. Shea - Worcester Public Schools

1993

John G. Bierfeldt - Worcester Public Schools
Bruce L. Dahlquist - Office of Employment & Training
Charles E. Langelier - Worcester Public Schools
Patricia A. Seigh - Department of Parks & Recreation

1992

Janet Ginkus Allen - Worcester Public Schools
Clara I. Diaz - Planning & Community
Lt. John J. McKiernan - Worcester Police Department
Lisa Piehler-Jones - Department of Parks & Recreation

1991

Kevin J. Daley - Department of Public Works
Gary L. Hagenbuch - Worcester Public Schools
John F. Monfredo - Worcester Public Schools
Thomas W. Taylor - Department of Parks & Recreation

1990

Francis J. Foley, Jr. - Worcester Public Schools
Kenneth C. Henderson - Worcester Fire Department
Marjory Smith - Department of Public Health
Laurent E. Vigneault - Worcester Public Schools

1989

Alice Atanian - Worcester Public Library
Irene Giarusso - License Commission
Veronica M. Griffin - Worcester Public Schools
Paul J, Mahoney - Department of Public Works

1988

Richard J. Grant - Department of Public Works
Barbara J. McKeon - Worcester Regional Airport
Donald J. Shea - Worcester Public Schools