An honorary TWIG is an individual or business who has played a key role in assisting the TWIGs raise money for Dayton Children’s Hospital. Many Honorary TWIGs have made substantial financial donations or donations of their time or services.
Thank you to all of our Honorary TWIGS!
| Year Honored | Name of Individual or Business named as an Honorary TWIG |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Mrs. Robert Chipley, Richard Fox, Mrs. James Glabraith, James Hendrickson, Jeff Hendrickson, Steve Hendrickson, Tracy Hendrickson, Thomas List, William Lohrer, Robert Neff, Jr., Donald Poole, Bette Rogge, Dr. Wallace Taggart, L. Scott Wasmund, Jack Wymer |
| 1971 | Thomas Baugh, CMC Maintenance Dept., Hamilton S. Craig, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Krimm, Malcohn, McLeloud (Duffy The Dog), Robert Musson, John Norris, Joan Sabatino, Nelson Shultz, James I. Walker |
| 1972 | CMC Nursing Dept., Dr. Emanual Kauder, John Gregg, Jr., Russ Guerra, Terry Neff, Riverbend Art Center, Chuck Upthegrove ( WHIO-tv) |
| 1973 | CMC Housekeeping Dept., Dr. Herman Doll, Marilyn Erickson, First Baptist Church, George Demarest, Dale Glotfelter, Fran Paris, George Walther, Jr. |
| 1974 | Pete Ankney, Lou Emm, Beerman Foundation, H.E.R.O. Club, Glenda Bible, Gary Hobart, Ted Clark |
| 1975 | Roger Borchers, Bob Braun, John Miller Family, WBZI Radio Station |
| 1976 | Mr. Brock Hull, Transport Leasing Co., Mr. Frederick N. Young |
| 1977-1978 | Leigh (Sally) Groby, Bob Sweeney, Wilma Teague |
| 1978-1979 | Richard Grant, Richard Knox, Trojan Riggers, Mary Kimball-Burge |
| 1979-1980 | Michael Cannon, Arlene Darrinton, David Droesh, Emerson E. Whitacre, Senior Citizens of New Carlisle, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Summerlot, Sr. |
| 1980-1981 | Arnold Boeke, Jerry Neely, Jim Nichols |
| 1981-1982 | Ronald Armstrong, William Bergman, C. Paul Bissonnette, Joseph I. Chestnut, Lois Nisonger, Vernon Whitacre |
| 1982-1983 | Fairborn Daily Herald, Debbie May (Butner), Sherry Garrett, Gloria Fulkerson, Betty Wadsworth |
| 1983-1984 | Jeff Mitchell, Mary Perkins, Barbara Webb |
| 1984-1985 | Dorothy Carr, Miami Valley FM Assoc., Bobbie Roland, Laurence P. Harkness, R.J. “Dutch” Kluesner, Mayor Paul R. Leonard, Ted Van Ruiten |
| 1985-1986 | Dennis Craf, Mayberry Storage, Mr & Mrs Richard Gump, Dan Hodapp, Tom Poettinger, Jayne McDougall, Karen Davis (Arrow Wine), David Hamilton (Balloon Man) |
| 1986-1987 | Janel Voigt, Ron Moore (Gail), Glen Carr (Glen Carr Insurance), Brian Crabtree, Tony Krimm, Stella Bir, Peggy Britt, Sharon Holbrook, Pat Irelan, Sam Cromley |
| 1987-1988 | Robert Deal, Sr., Bruce Niswonger, Economy Linen & Towel Service (Bruce Feldman), Howard’s Pharmacy, Tom Suttmiller (Laurel), Robert Surdyk, Steve Parker RUSH Package Delivery |
| 1988-1989 | Matt Miller (Copco Papers), NCR & Employees, Lloyd Fullmer ( Landscaping), McDonald’s Corp., Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. |
| 1989-1990 | Richard Oberer (Oberer”s Flowers), Paul Gruner |
| 1990-1991 | Larry Bailey, Thomas Bucher, Tom Rogers |
| 1991-1992 | Terry Murtaugh ( Mastercraft Printers) |
| 1995-1996 | Ignatius Alam |
| 1998-1999 | Kim Miller |
| 1999-2000 | Bob Markham, 99.1 FM |
| 2001 | Michael Burke (Papa John’s Pizza) |
| 2002 | Bobbie Predmore, Ron Labatzky |
| 2003 | Michael Moore, Phil Depenschmidt, Vicky Giambrone, Anita Schaengold ( Albert Family Jewelry) |
| 2004 | Roy Hamilton, Jack Hanna, Ed Markiewicz ( Sign Art) |
| 2005 | Linda Black-Kurek, Terry Fink, Dianne Schober, Kellie Hanna |
| 2006 | Don Henry, Jerry Dean, Scott Weatherspoon, Tom Wolf, Beth Kinsaul |
| 2007 | Ron Adams (Santa Claus), Frank Lewis (Auctioneer), Meredith Moss (Dayton Daily News), Dick Satterthwaite |
| 2008 | Madonna Allread, Cassano Pizza, Dr. Mason Jones, Jim Basine ( friend of TWIG 22), Copy Center of Children’s |
| 2009 | Ron Goforth, Ted Stahl ( Dayton Door Sales) |
| 2010 | Andrew Denka (Accountemps), Michael Karaman (James Free Jewelers), Greg Burba (Trailer Man) |
| 2011 | David Kinsaul (CEO), Dr. Emmett Brocson |
| 2012 | Renae Phillips, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Fache, Tom Murphy, MD, MPH, VP Medical Affairs, Bethany Deines (Dir. Of Annual Gifts), Jill Lewis (Donor Relations Specialist) |
| 2013 | Larry Klaben (Morris Furniture) |
| 2014 | TWIG 10 Husbands |
| 2015 | Gary Hook (Sue Baker, Brother-in-law) |
| 2016 | Tim Obringer, Niels Winther |
| 2017 | Deborah Feldman (President & CEO of Dayton Children’s) |
| 2018 | Ron Patrick, Larry Speltz, Jena Pado |
| 2019 | Gabrielle Enright, Heidi Hennessey, Buck Whyte, Nancy Wilson |
| 2020 | Gretchen Eckstein, Jennifer Garcia both from Dayton Children’s Hospital Foundation |
| 2021 | TWIG 33 Charity Crop attendees |
| 2022 | John Dunn (Sugarplum Santa) |
| 2023 | – |
| 2024 | Information coming soon |
| 2025 | Thomas Howell, Mary and Scott Worthington |
| 2026 | Not a TWIG but do great things for us…This could this be you?? |
Honorary TWIG Recipients
