Beacon Award

The Beacon Award provides the opportunity to publicly recognize and applaud an individual or group whose long term leadership over time has had significant positive effect in enhancing the quality of life on Beacon Hill.

Since its inauguration in 1997,  the 75th anniversary year of the BHCA,  the Beacon Award has honored the following individuals, couples and institutions for their positive impact on the neighborhood:

1997 – Joseph Hinkle
1998 – Bob & Biddy Owens
1999 – Beacon Hill Nursery School
2000 – Jason Pingree
2001 – Peter Thomson
2002 – Herman Greenfield
2003 – Tom Kershaw, Linda Cox and Henry Lee
2004 – Susan McWhinney-Morse
2005 – Meredith & Gene Clapp
2006 – Sandy Steele
2007 – Dick Gurnon and Jack Gurnon 
2008 – Vivien and Gillian Gattie
2009 – Karen Cord Taylor
2010 – Frank Mead
2011 – Gael Mahony
2012 – Sharon Malt
2013 – Mark Duffield and Jennifer Hill
2014 – Frederick A. “Tad” Stahl
2015 – Bernard Borman
2016 - Priscilla Fales
2017 - Elsie and Jeannette Herrmann
2018 - Paula O'Keeffe
​2019 - Ivy A. Turner
2022 - Joel Pierce
2021 - no award due to Covid
2022 - Gary Drug and Hill House, Inc.
2023 - Barbara Moore
​2024 - Suzanne Besser