Awards

Owner of The Wagon Wheel, Max Sorensen of Madison, OH receives the 2024 Permit Holder of the Year award!

Max Sorensen of The Wagon Wheel in Madison received the 2024 Permit Holder of the Year Award. Ohio Bar Owners Association Executive Director Andy Herf presented the award.

For the past 43 years, Ohio Bar Owner Association members all over the state have won Permit Holder of the Year awards!

In 1980, Paul Honsaker of Warren, OH was the first Permit Holder of the Year Award Recipient. ..

1981: Greenie Abruzzi of Warren

1983: Paul Honsaker of Warren

1984: Paul Schmidt of Sheffield

1985: Mel Summe of Cincinnati

1986: Hysen Selman of Mansfield

1987: Jerry Gasber of St. Clairsville

1988: Anne Sutch of Painesville

1989: Frank Aszaltos, Jr. of Dayton

1990: Anthony Tiny Zeleznik of Lorain

1991: Bob Jones of Chilicothe

1992: Ray Rupp of Norwood

1993: Hermann Tegenkamp of Deer Creek

1994: Sam Radyk of Lorain

1995: Leo Lucas of Dayton

1996: Penny Laswell of Cincinnati

1997: Ken Rehm of Cincinnati

1998: Jim Hannan of Mentor

1999: Dick Allen of Columbus

2000: Dick Pfirrman of Warren

2001: Betty Kinser of Cincinnatti

2002: Max Sorensen of Mentor

2003: Jon Self of Columbus

2004: Chris Miller of Columbus

2005: Arnie Elzey of  Toledo

2006: Jerry Gasber of St. Clairsville

2007: David Grusenmeyer of Huber Heights

2008: Tom Klein of Cleveland

2010: Kathy Bean of Perry

2011: Keith Jones of Chillicothe

2012: Boris Lazoff of Lorain

2013: Sandy Bossert of Perry

2014: Dick Allen of Columbus

2015: Ken Rehm of Cincinnati

2016: Tory Scartz of Columbus

2017: Max Sorensen of Madison

2018: Phil Craig, posthumously, of Liberty Township

2019: Mitchell Allen of Columbus

2020: John Rudy of Youngstown

2021: David Boyles of Lima

2022: Quinn Allen of Columbus

2023: Chris Maggiore of Canton

2024: Max Sorensen of MadisonÂ