The Advertising Club confers the order of William Pynchon and the Pynchon Medal upon such citizens of western Massachusetts as, in the opinion of the Trustees of the Pynchon Award, have rendered distinguished public service.

Recipients are nominated each year by members of the community, and are chosen by unanimous decision of the Pynchon Trustees. The Trustees are the Ad Club's current and five most recent past presidents.

2007 Pynchon Recipients

The William Pynchon Award was established in 1915. It honors individuals from all walks of life who go beyond the call of duty to make life better for our western Massachusetts community. Selection of these three outstanding individuals marks the 93rd year the Pynchon Awards have been presented.

Three distinguished individuals have been selected to receive the William Pynchon Medal and induction into the Order of William Pynchon. The honor is bestowed annually by the Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts to individuals from the region who have demonstrated exceptional community service with compassion, humility and grace.

The 2007 honorees are Allen G. Zippin, of the Springfield School Department, Dr. Carol A. Leary, president, Bay Path College, and Dan Roulier, president, Dan Roulier & Associates.

Dr. Carol A. Leary
Role Model for Young Women

President of Bay Path College since 1994, Carol Leary has been a staunch advocate of young women throughout western Massachusetts. She is described by friends and colleagues as "tireless, optimistic and humble." Leary helped organize the first health and fitness expo for women at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in conjunction with the Pioneer Valley Women's Running Club and Baystate Health.

She has also mentored young women from the Go FIT Inc. clinics and actively participates in the running and physical activity programs. As one of the directors noted "she thinks nothing of showing up at a Go FIT clinic in her business attire, putting on her running shoes and heading out for a run with students in the program."

Leary was an early supporter of the Women's Fund of Western MA, helping raise millions of dollars for the organization. She has served as president of the Board of Trustees at local public television station WGBY and has served on the board of the Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council.

She was awarded the Pioneer Valley Woman of Distinction Award from the YWCA, the Woman of the Year Award from the Women's Partnership of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield, the 2005 Heart of Gold Award from the American Heart Association of Greater Pioneer Valley, and the 2006 Women's History Award from the US Postal Service.

She is unique in her unwavering support to various causes, particularly with young women, her endless energy that few see, and her ability to get the best out of all around her. As one colleague commented, "Carol always looks at things with an optimistic attitude, and she is never concerned about herself. Her concern is always for those around her. That's why many people will never realize how much she gives of herself."

Allen Zippin is well known in western Massachusetts for his considerable contributions to education. An advocate for children and children’s education for more than 45 years, Zippin had a long career as Director of Education at the Children’s Study Home. Today he holds a position in the Pupil Services Department with the Springfield School Department where he works to ensure that children of the city receive the proper educational services they need.

At the same time that he started his career, Zippin became involved with the Shriners Organization, and at the age of 27, he became a Shriner in Springfield. His legacy to the entire organization and the Shriners Hospital for Children are celebrated.

In 1983 he served as potentate with the Shriners. That same year he served as President of the Northeast Shrine Association which includes Shrine organizations from all of New England and Eastern Canada. He currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Governors at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield, and was responsible for overseeing the construction of the Shriners Hospital facility that exists today. Zippin holds the title of a 33rd degree mason, one of the highest Freemason honors that can be attained, and he currently serves as the Circus Chairman with the Shriners Organization, a position that he has held for over twenty years.

Additionally, Zippin serves as the director of public relations and special events for the Eastfield Mall, another community effort where he is distinguished by his talent in communications and his humor. He is a former member and secretary of the Board of Directors of the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Youth Development Program under the auspices of the Juvenile Court system, and served on the Education Committee at Temple Beth El. He was honored by the Masons by being awarded the Joseph Warren Medal which is the highest honor a Mason can receive in Massachusetts.

Zippin and his wife of over 45 years, Barbara, raised two of their grandchildren and they have also hosted and embraced two exchange students from Columbia, South America.

Dan Roulier
A Leader in Making Things Happen

Our next Pynchon recipient can be described as 'Always available-always present, always honest with young people in particular with what their responsibilities are to themselves and their community. We are speaking of Dan Roulier, a local builder and a quiet force in helping those less fortunate in our community.

Dan's involvement touches more than 20 local organizations. Since 2003, Dan has brought summer camp to children at the Dunbar Community Center and Chestnut Street School in Springfield by donating the use of his property, Worthington Farms, in Somers CT. This provides the children a chance to experience nature, animal life and the benefits of being in a country environment that would not otherwise be afforded to them.

At the Massachusetts Career Development Institute (MCDI), Roulier helped to create an urban garden out of a 2 ½ acre abandoned, illegal dumping ground. He single handedly recruited volunteers - friends, business associates, anyone who could handle a shovel - to get the project going and completed. His selfless work transformed the space into a haven for honeybees, hummingbirds and other wildlife.

The awards dinner and ceremony for the 93rd annual William Pynchon Awards will be held on November 29, 2007 from 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Chez Joseph in Agawam. Kathy Tobin, news director, ABC40 will serve as emcee. Tickets and more information are available at www.adclubwm.org, or by calling the Club Administrator at 736-2582.

2006
Steven D. Botkin
Kimball W. Howes
Brenda J. Lopez
Vincent McCorkle

2005
Stephen T. Clay
Paul S. Doherty

2004
Carl G. Erickson
Lucia M. Giuggio
Rabbi Jerome S. Gurland

2003
Teofilo Alvarado
Carol W. Kinsley
R. Lyman Wood

2002
Raymond J. Chelte
Edward M. Clark

2001
Janee Friedmann
Eric Bachrach

2000
Albert Ferst
Sister Jane Morrissey

1999
Dr. Edward Bailey
Richard Milstein, ESQ

1998
Frances Gagnon
John Gallup
Peter Picknelly

1997
Frank D. Gulluni

1996
John H. Davis

1994
Robert Fowler
Harriette Michaels

1993
Sister Mary Dooley
Barbara Rivera

1992
Randolph W. Bromery
Dr. Leon M. Kruger
Richard A. Stebbins

1991
Anne V. Cooley
Gerald E. D'Amour
Helen Smith Fuller

1990
Robert S. Carroll
George R. Ditomassi

1989
Judge Sidney R. Cooley
David Starr

1988
William J. Clark

1987
Roswell L. Derby
Most Reverend
Joseph F. Maguire

1986
C. Norman Peacor
Robert J. Van Wart

1985
Edward P. Boland

1984
Benjamin F. Jones
Edward B. Landis
Michael P. Pagos

1983
Emma Wilder Anderson
Alfred A. LaRiviere
Sister Mary Caritas

1982
Gordon Cameron
Rita M. Tremble

1981
Joan F. Putnam
Charles V. Ryan

1980
James R. Martin

1979
Paul J. Greeley
Alexander B. Mapp
Graham King

1978
Most Reverend
Christopher J. Weldon

1977
Mary H. Weckwerth
Richard C. Garvey
Donald O. Reichert

1976
Dr. Robert W. Emery
Solomon D. Freeman
James J. Shea, Jr.

1975
K.F. Broman
William A. Lieson

1974
Richard Booth

1973
Dr. Frank E. Hurley
Romeo J. Cyr

1972
Herbert P. Almgren
Jeremiah M. Finn

1971
Edmond P. Garvey
Charles H. Schaaff

1970
Sidney R. Cook
Rabbi Dr. Herman Eliot Snyder

1969
Herman O. Grimmeisen

1968
Judge Donald Malcolm Macauly

1967
Charles M. Healy, Jr.
Maxwell H. Tasgal

1966
Paul Craig

1965
Frederick B. Robinson
Alfred G. Zanetti

1964
Lieutenant Joseph A. Budd
Magnus F. Peterson

1963
Dr. Garry deNeuville Hough, Jr.
Leone E. Avery

1962
Edward H. Breck
Dennis J. Brunton

1961
Bernard H. McMahon

1960
James J. Shea
Samuel G. Simons
Edward Kronvall

1959
Mary J. Foley

1958
Dr. William B. Kirkham

1953
Paul Samson

1952
Dr. Paul M. Limbert
John J. Duggan

1951
Cordelia S. Pond

1950
Sally Leeds
Dr. William Hill

1949
James H. Higgins

1948
Alice L. Halligan
Edward S. Bradford

1947
Edward H. Marsh

1946
Dr. Chester S. McGown
Colonel Burton A. Adam

1945
Henry A. Field
Hazel Clark
David J. Manning

1944
Chester Bowles
Thomas C. Fleming
Fred Stephenson

1943
Margaret C. Ells
Edward H. Thomson

1942
Gilbert H. Steward
Edwin C. Bartlett
John H. Nolan

1941
Alexander Hughes
Grace Pettis Johnson

1940
Waldo L. Cook

1939
John C. Garand
Ida F. Farrar

1938
Frank D. Korkosz
Albert Steiger

1937
William Orr
William F. Adams

1936
George S.L. Connor
Frederic Whitmore
Herman Isenburg

1935
Frederick B. Sweet
William H. Shuart

1934
Elbert E. Lochridge
Edward A. Hall

1933
Wallace R. Heady
R. Nelson Hatt

1932
William H. Daggert
Maude Irving Tait

1931
Joseph B. Ely
William J. Quilty

1930
David Allen Reed

1929
Hiller C. Wellman
Charles L. Long
Reverend Thomas Frederick Davis

1928
William N. DeBerry
Lucy W. Mallary
Henry L. Bowles

1927
Charles E. Duryea

1926
Nathan D. Bill

1925
George M. Hendee

1924
William W. McClench

1923
William G. Ballantine

1922
Mary A. Booth
Eliphalet T. Tifft

1921
A. Willard Damon

1920
Harold A. Ley

1919
Frederick H. Gillett
Thornton W. Burgess
Harold Buckley

1918
Edwin C. Parsons

1917
Solomon Buckley Griffin
Embury P. Clark
Robert O. Morris
Elijah A. Newell

1916
F. Sturgess Allen
Frank A. Perrett
Horace A. Moses
Joshua L. Brooks

1915
Marcus Perrin Knowlton
George Dwight Pratt
Donald North
George Walter
Vincent Smith
Charles Goodrich Whiting