The Ada Town and Gown committee seeks nominations for the 2015 Distinguished Citizen of the Year. The Town and Gown ceremony will be held in the ballroom of Ohio Northern University’s McIntosh Center on Monday, Nov. 2, at 6:30 p.m.

The deadline for nominations is Thursday, Oct. 15.

Nominees should be accomplished individuals who have gone above and beyond to improve the quality of the Ada community and/or Ohio Northern University.

The guidelines for the Distinguished Citizen of the Year award are:
• a person who looks at what they can do for others and their community to make a positive impact;
• a person who has demonstrated extensive participation, leadership and support in public and/or private civic endeavors over a period of years;
• and a person who has successfully gotten others to participate in public and/or private civic endeavors over a period of years.

Please include as much information as possible to support your nomination. The selection committee relies heavily on nominating documents such as letters of support, news articles, etc., when making its decision.

Individuals may nominate someone electronically at www.onu.edu/towngown.

Nomination forms and supporting materials also can be sent via email to Ann Donnelly Hamilton at [email protected] or through the mail to:
Ohio Northern University 
Office of the President
525 S. Main Street 
Ada, Ohio 45810 

Finally, those on campus can send nominations via campus mail or deliver them to the Office of the President on the second floor of Lehr Memorial.

Town and Gown forms may also be picked up at Quest Federal Credit Union and Liberty National Bank.