Central Ohio Pillar Award

Since 1998, The Medical Mutual Pillar Award for Community Service, presented by Smart Business, honors businesses of all types and sizes that make outstanding contributions to their communities. Its purpose is to encourage a charitable environment, recognize creative efforts that make a difference and demonstrate the ties between the for-profit and nonprofit worlds.

The Pillar Award for Community Service currently takes place in the cities of ClevelandColumbus and Cincinnati.

The Pillar Award embraces a broad definition of community service. It may consist of charitable giving, volunteerism, pro bono work or other forms of giving back. Service may be limited to a single organization or cause, or spread across numerous organizations and causes. Each nominee will be judged based on impact relative to its size rather than overall size of contribution or effort.

Central Ohio Pillar Awards • Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Presented by: Medical Mutual
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The Ohio Statehouse • 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. (NEW TIME!)

Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Pillar Award for Community Service:

Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS)

Anthony-Thomas Candy Company

BTTS Holdings Inc.

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

COhatch

Grange Insurance

Huntington National Bank

Meijer

MESH Works

Oswald Companies

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Nonprofit Board Executive of the Year Award:

Amy Franko
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Directors
Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland

Monsignor Joseph Hendricks
The Bishop’s delegate for community relations in the Diocese of Columbus, the President and CEO of The Villas at St. Therese, and the Vice President and COO of Seton Square Housing Corporation
LifeCare Alliance

Neethi Johnson
President, Board of Directors
Student Success Stores

Medical Mutual SHARE Award:

White Castle System, Inc. 

Nonprofit Executive Director of the Year Award:

Greg Davies
CEO
Columbus Downtown Development Corporation

Karen Mozenter
CEO
Jewish Family Services

Julia Noulin-Mérat
General Director + CEO
Opera Columbus

Kent Clapp CEO Leadership Award:

Matt Davis
CEO and COfounder
Cohatch

For more information, contact Suzi Linn at [email protected] or 440.250.7021

The 2023 Central Ohio Pillar Awards was a Virtual Event held on January 18, 2023.

CLICK HERE to view the 2023 Central Ohio Honorees!

The 2022 Central Ohio Pillar Awards was a Virtual Event held on January 27, 2022.

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The 2021 Central Ohio Pillar Awards was a Virtual Event held on January 21, 2021.

CLICK HERE to view the 2021 Central Ohio Honorees!

Take a look back at the 2019 Central Ohio Pillar Awards held on January 30, 2019, at the Ohio Statehouse.

View the Photo Album on our Facebook page.

CLICK HERE to view the 2019 Central Ohio Honorees!

Take a look back at the 2018 Central Ohio Pillar Awards held on January 25, 2018, at the Ohio Statehouse.

View the Photo Album on our Facebook page.

CLICK HERE to view the 2018 Central Ohio Honorees!

View past Pillar Award for Community Service coverage:

CLE Overview

CLE 2019

COL Overview

COL 2020

CIN 2020