Richard Anson is a past board member of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation, a member of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce and an active individual at his church holding a position on the finance committee as well as the parish council. His past community service endeavors also include a commitment to organizations and causes that Anson believes in, including the Boy Scouts and Camp Gross, for which he holds a fund at NCCF.  A founding donor to NCCF, Anson currently holds two funds and has bequeathed something to both the Foundation and his church in his last will and testament.  He is also the modest owner of Lakeside Precision, a machine shop located in Dunkirk, NY, specializing in providing the community and beyond with a variety of products and services.  Anson’s continued support of NCCF and the Chautauqua community made him a perfect candidate for the Footprints Award.

Doug and Ann Manly are a perfect example of all that The Footprints Award celebrates.  The Manly’s have contributed to the NCCF through funds including the David E. Manly Scholarship Fund, in honor of their son and a fund left for the 1891 Fredonia Opera House.  Ann Manly has also bequeathed something to both the Rural Ministries located in Dunkirk, NY and the Literacy Volunteers of Chautauqua County.  The Manly’s are also enormous contributors to SUNY Fredonia. By giving to the Fredonia College Foundation, the Manly’s have not only left a legacy in the community, they have also provided a charitable gift that will continue to improve the lives of SUNY Fredonia students for generations. Mr. and Mrs. Manly are also members of the Dallas K. Beal Society, which recognizes friends and alumni of the university who have provided for Fredonia through planned giving. Doug and Ann Manly have been valued and respected members of the community and the SUNY Fredonia family for many years and continue to support the school through their philanthropy.

Hamlet, a resident of Sheridan, NY until his death in 2011, was an active part of the Chautauqua community.  A farmer, like his father and grandfather before him, Hamlet took great interest in the past, present and future of the agriculture industry, actively serving on the Extension and Farm Bureau.  Hamlet was a member of the Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department for 52 years, 2 of which he served as chief.  He was also active in assisting the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America and Camp Gross, helping to serve the youth in the community.  He currently holds the Edwin Hamlet Fund for Camp Gross and has a fund established in his name, by his son, to support the Sheridan Memorial Field.  Hamlet dedicated his life to serving numerous organizations throughout the county and state.

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Rick Johnson was voted on unanimously by all committee members as the recipient of the Footprints Award in 2008 for his service and philanthropy in Chautauqua County.  Johnson has spent the majority of his life residing in Chautauqua County, along with his wife Michele.  One of the six original board members that formed the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation in 1986, Johnson has made giving back to the community a priority throughout his life.  He was part of a group that assisted in refurbishing the1891 Fredonia Opera House, a chair of the hospital board at Brooks Memorial Hospital from 1999 until 2004 and the first president of NCCF.  Johnson and his wife are both members of the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation’s bequest society. Johnson leads a life of giving, making him a perfect recipient of the Footprints Award.

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Dr. Donald Eno, a retired veterinarian from Westfield’s Animal Hospital, received the Footprints Award in 2007 by a unanimous vote from the committee members.  Eno joined the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation as a member in 1994 and served on the Board of Directors for 10 years.  Dr. Eno has gained the respect and admiration of fellow community members for his ability to turn difficulties into opportunities to benefit the common good.  His philanthropic endeavors have had a lasting effect on the Patterson Library in Westfield, NY where he served as a trustee for over 11 years, as well as the treasurer, chair of the finance committee and a member of the building committee.  Eno is also a founding member of “The Hands,” a group of retired men that volunteer to the Patterson Library on a weekly basis.  Eno holds The Brenda Rae Eno Breast Cancer Fund at NCCF, in honor of his daughter who lost her battle to the disease at the young age of 38.  He has also made contributions to Partners for Prevention Chautauqua County Cancer Screening Program by funding patients and lessening the burden of a medical bill whilst being faced by a possible cancer diagnosis.  Eno lives in Westfield with his wife Marion and has raised three children.

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Jim and Carol Boltz certainly fit the description of Footprints Award recipients.  Jim, a native a northern Chautauqua county, has been an active volunteer for organizations such as the 1891 Fredonia Opera House, St. Columban’s on the Lake, Darwin R. Barker Library, NCCF and the Preservation Society, among others.  Carol, a graduate of Oberlin College’s music program, has shown her dedication to the community through musical encouragement and volunteerism.  She has served on the Board of Friends of the Barker Historical Museum, has been a member of the steering committee for the Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY Fredonia and coordinated the Orchestral Chairs program for the Fredonia Chamber Players.

The Botlz', as a couple, have been honored before for their unparalleled level of community dedication.  They have also been awarded the Fredonia Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award.  In 1997 they received the Fredonia Kiwanis Elder Salute for Volunteerism and were awarded the Hometown Heros award from DFT Communications in 2003.

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A pioneer in telecommunications, Dr. Robert Maytum was probably even better known as a community philanthropist.  Maytum’s contributions to the northern Chautauqua region were endless:  From civic to educational to religious organizations, Maytum saw the importance in continued improvement of the place we call home.  Especially notable was Dr. Maytum’s support of higher education.  As a benefactor of SUNY Fredonia, he has helped over 200 students through academic scholarships and is the namesake of a building on SUNY Fredonia campus.  Because of Dr. Maytum’s devotion to learning and continued philanthropic endeavors, students have gained access to a world of knowledge at SUNY Fredonia that they otherwise may not have been able to experience.  

Dr. Dallas Beal grew up in Newcomersville, Ohio and earned his B.S. and M.A. from Ohio State and an Ed.D. from Columbia University’s Teacher’s College.  He served in the Navy from 1944 until 1946 and came to SUNY Fredonia in 1958 to head up the Education Department. Beal became the Director of Education for SUNY Fredonia in 1958 and was promoted to President of the College in 1972, a position he held until 1984.  Dr. Beal not only had a huge impact on SUNY Fredonia during his time as president, but was also an active community member.  Beal took a particular interest in causes such as the Roger Troy Peterson Institute, the Northern Chautauqua Chamber of Commerce, Brooks Memorial Hospital, WNED, the Salvation Army and the First United Methodist Church of Fredonia.  His impact on both the university and the northern Chautauqua community as a whole made him an excellent recipient of the Footprints Award.

The namesake of the Footprints Award, George B. Weaver was a man who set the standards for local philanthropy and left “footprints” for others to follow.  Weaver was born in Buffalo in 1917 and came to Fredonia in 1923 when his father purchased the former Fredonia Seed Company.  Throughout his life in Fredonia, Weaver was heavily involved in the community.  He was the Chairman of the organizing committee that formed the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation and is often referred to as “the father of NCCF.”  

Weaver served for many years as Vice Chairman of Brooks Memorial Hospital, was a past Chairman of the United Way, a member of the board of the YMCA, a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Cochairman of the building committee when the Fredonia Presbyterian Church was built on Central Avenue.  He served on the Darwin R. Barker Library Board of Trustees and had longtime involvement with many fund raising drives for local charitable and non profit organizations.  George B. Weaver exemplified lifelong commitment to northern Chautauqua County.