Marietta Main Street Announces Annual Award Nominees

marietta main street hosts 2023 annual celebration

Once a year, we take time to uplift and celebrate area leaders, volunteers, business owners, and property owners who have positively contributed to downtown Marietta. We invite folks from across the Marietta community to nominate individuals, groups, and/or businesses who they feel are worthy of this year's award categories.

The top three nominees in most categories will be celebrated and the award winners will be recognized during our Annual Celebration, our spin on an annual meeting, being held Thursday, October 19th starting at 5:30pm at the Adelphia Music Hall in downtown Marietta, Ohio.

Below you will find all the nominees for this year. The winners will be announced at our celebration.

MAIN STREET AWARD nominees

  • Building Improvement Award To be awarded to a building/business owner with the most improved façade or strongest building development project.

    • Marietta Makery - Greta Guimond

    • Murray’s Glass - Dennis Farrar

    • Mid-Ohio Valley Employment (MOVE) - Bill Wilkinson / Julie Berger

  • Outstanding Collaboration Award To be awarded to the event/project that showcased a strong collaboration of local organizations to make a positive impact on downtown Marietta, Ohio

    • Rivers, Trails, and Ales festival

    • InfluenceHER Event - Marietta Community Foundation & Building Bridges to Careers

    • Charlotte Scott Sign Post - Civil War Roundtable

  • Overachiever of the Year Award To be awarded to an individual who has gone above and beyond in championing the Main Street mission in both revitalizing downtown and of preserving and enhancing our downtown.

    • Jesse Roush - Southeastern Ohio Port Authority

    • Greta Guimond - Marietta Makery

    • Susan Boyer - Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre

  • Community Builder Award To be awarded to an individual who has facilitated the development of our downtown community and unified people for the betterment of Marietta, Ohio.

    • Katie Burch - River City Farmers Market

    • Geoff Schenkel - Marietta City Council / REsolve Studios

    • Josh Schlicher - City of Marietta

  • Volunteer of the Year Award - Individual To be awarded to an individual who has volunteered their time and talents to support downtown Marietta and/or nonprofit organizations that call downtown Marietta their home.

    • Dana Hermann

    • Bob Ritchey

    • Tim Bonnette

  • Volunteer of the Year Award - Group To be awarded to a group who has volunteered their time and talents to support downtown Marietta and/or nonprofit organizations that call downtown Marietta their home.

    • Marietta Noon Rotary

    • Civil War Roundtable

    • Christmas Feast

  • Main Street Award Categories - Just for “Downtowner” Nominations

  • Best Neighbor Award To be awarded to a downtown neighbor (business owner, property owner, employee, etc.) who is always willing to offer a helping hand to fellow "downtowners"

    • Ken Kupsche

    • Greta Guimond

    • Nancy Arthur

Marietta Main Street