On an occasional basis, the Society presents the Distinguished Citizen of the Commonwealth Award to a Pennsylvanian whose actions have benefited the Commonwealth. Honorees have included Princess Grace of Monaco, Justice Samuel Roberts, Ray Walker, Lewis J. Appell, Jr. and Susan Hirt Hagen.

 

Recipients of the
Distinguished Citizen of the Commonwealth Award

1976
 
GEORGE I. BLOOM
1977
 
DANIEL J. FLOOD
1980
 
DAVID BURPEE (POSTHUMOUSLY)
1982
 
PRINCESS GRACE de MONACO (POSTHUMOUSLY)
1985
 
GENERAL MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY
1986
 
SAMUEL J. ROBERTS
1988
 
RICHARD S. CALIGUIRI (POSTHUMOUSLY)
1989
 
RUTH PATRICK
1991
 
FRANCES HESSELBEIN
1997
 
PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD
1999
 
RACHEL CARSON (POSTHUMOUSLY)
2001
 
FRANK J. PASQUERILLA (POSTHUMOUSLY)
2002
 
RAY S. WALKER
2005
 
LOUIS J. APPELL
2006
 
CLIFFORD L. JONES
2008
 
PETER J. JANETTA MD
2009
 
MARCIA DALE WEARY
2010
 
SUSAN HIRT HAGEN