Maryland Retailers Alliance
Annual Meeting and Awards
The Maryland Retailers Alliance Annual Awards are presented at our
Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony each Fall.
Maryland Retailers Alliance Legislator of the Year
The MRA Legislator of the Year Award is presented annually to an elected official in recognition of their outstanding public leadership and support of the mission of the Maryland Retailers Association.
2025 Awardee Coming Soon!
Legislator of the Year Honorees
- 2024: Senator Pam Beidle
- 2023: Senator Benjamin Kramer
- 2022: Delegate Lily Qi
- 2021: Delegate Christopher Adams
- 2020: Senator Robert Cassilly
- 2019: Senator Guy Guzzone
- 2018: Senator Kathy Klausmeier, Delegate Seth Howard
- 2017: Senator Steve Hershey, Delegate William (Bill) Folden
- 2016: Senator Robert A. Zirkin, Senator Wayne Norman, Delegate Sid Saab
- 2015: Senator Delores G. Kelley
- 2014: Senator Edward Kasemeyer
- 2013: Delegate James W. Hubbard
- 2012: Senator Joan Carter Conway
- 2011: Senator Roy Dyson
- 2010: Delegate Warren Miller
- 2009: Delegate Dereck Davis
- 2008: Delegate Ruth Kirk
- 2007: Senator John Astle
- 2006: Delegate John Arnick
- 2005: Senator James E. DeGrange, Jr.
- 2004: Delegate Hattie N. Harrison
- 2003: Senator Donald Munson
- 2002: Senator Philip Jimeno
- 2001: Senator Lowell Stoltzfus
- 2000: Delegate Jean B. Cryor
- 1999: Senator Thomas Bromwell
- 1998: Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller
- 1997: Delegate John F. Wood, Jr
- 1996: Delegate Michael E. Busch
- 1995: Delegate Gerald J. Curran
- 1994: Senator Walter Baker
- 1993: Senator Michael Wagner
Louis L. Goldstein Public Service Award
The Maryland Retailers Alliance’s Annual Service Award was initiated in 1985, and renamed in honor of Maryland Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein in 1998. The award honors recipients not only for their business accomplishments, but also for giving back to their community and for their extraordinary contributions to the vitality of the retail industry.
2025 Awardee Coming Soon!
Louis L. Goldstein Public Service Award Honorees
- 2024: David VanderWoude
- 2023: Paul Martino
- 2022: Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.
- 2021: Cailey Locklair
- 2020: Allegra Agata Tartaglia
- 2019: Comptroller Peter Franchot
- 2018: Lou Santoni
- 2017: Alex Krowzow
- 2016: Tom Cormier
- 2015: Bernie Salganik
- 2014: Ted Greenberg
- 2013: Robert N. Santoni
- 2012: Doug Hiob
- 2011: Stuart Tamres
- 2010: Tom Saquella
- 2009: Larry Barnes
- 2008: Ray Kenney
- 2007: James McCarron
- 2006: Don and Shirley Morris
- 2005: Daryl Routzahn
- 2004: Stanley Zerden, Edward Steinberg
- 2003: Hon. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Harry Glazer
- 2002: Stuart Tamres, Duane Nicks
- 2001: Lou & Judy Boulmetis, Target Stores
- 2000: George Harrison, Edward Goldberg
- 1999: Daryl Routzahn
- 1998: Alvin Levi
- 1997: Gerald Jeffein
- 1996: Richard Aarons
- 1995: Pete L. Manos
- 1994: Herman Katkow
- 1993: Michael D. Sullivan
- 1992: Walter Sondheim, Jr.
- 1991: Hon. William Donald Schafer
- 1990: Hon. Laurence A. Levitan
- 1989: Alvin Miller
- 1988: Hon. Casper R. Taylor
- 1987: Hon. Louis L Goldstein
- 1986: Edward C. Ritz
- 1985: Edward J. McNeal
Maryland Retailers Alliance Retail Theft Prevention Award
The Maryland Retailers Alliance’s Retail Theft Prevention Award was established in 1999 as the Law Enforcement Award to recognize the activities, accomplishments, and performance of law enforcement officers who affect the daily business lives of Maryland merchants. The title of the award was updated in 2023 to acknowledge the expanded efforts of loss prevention and judicial professionals in combating and preventing retail crime. Nominees for the award are evaluated based on the following categories:
- Crime prevention efforts geared toward retailers and their customers
- Investigation and apprehension of persons or organizations that victimize retailers and their customers
2025 Awardee Coming Soon!
Retail Theft Prevention Award Honorees
- 2024: Frederick County State's Attorney's Office
- 2023: Gerald D'Angelo, The Home Depot
- 2022: Detective Jesse Dickensheets, Montgomery County Police Department
- 2021: Detective Sergeant William Cutsail, Howard County Police Department; Detective Corporal Brian Hartman, Howard County Police Department; Detective Corporal Patrick Jastrebski, Howard County Police Department; Detective First Class Oliver Burgos, Howard County Police Department; Detective First Class Catherin Lacey, Howard County Police Department; Detective First Class Zachary Stone, Howard County Police Department; Denise Eakle, Howard County Police Department; Ashley Stevenson, Howard County Police Department
- 2020: Detective Christina Gilroy, Charles County Police Department; Officer Jack Austin, Charles County Police Department
- 2019: Officer First Class Bryan Borowski, Howard County Police Department; Officer First Class Elijah Cortez, Howard County Police Department; Brittany Gozzi, Crime Analyst, Howard County Police Department; Officer First Class Jason Kindel, Howard County Police Department; Officer First Class Roberto Lopez, Howard County Police Department; Officer First Class Jose Marichal, Howard County Police Department; Officer First Class Christopher Robinson, Howard County Police Department; Sergeant James Zammillo, Howard County Police Department
- 2018: Lieutenant Greg Alton, Washington County Sheriff’s Office; Officer Gail Wickless, Baltimore County Police Department
- 2017: Detective Matt Vendemio, Montgomery County Maryland Police; Detective Jim Cherry, Montgomery County Maryland Police
- 2016: Corporal Justin Blubaugh
- 2015: Detective Michael Yeagy
- 2014: Detective Jefferson Golas
- 2013: Captain Dalaine Brady, Maryland State Police
- 2012: Senator Joan Carter Conway
- 2011: Police Officer FC Elaine Smith, Howard County Police Department
- 2010: Lt. James Pianowski, Baltimore County Police Department; Detective Sgt. Gerald D’Angelo, Baltimore County Police Department; Detective Sgt. Allen Meyer, Baltimore County Police Department; Detective Ryan Cooper, Baltimore County Police Department; Detective William Long, Baltimore County Police Department; Detective Michael Smith, Prince George’s County Police Department; Detective Mark Shawkey, Anne Arundel County Police Department; Detective Paul Langis, Baltimore City Police Department; Inspector Courtney Voynik, U. S. Postal Service
- 2010 Special Award Recipients: Captain Tom Williams, Maryland State Police; Thomas E Hutchins, State Police Superintendent
- 2008: Citywide Robbery Unit, Baltimore City Police Department; Private First Class William J. Gatens, Anne Arundel Co. Police Department; Police Officer First Class Patrick H. McDonald, Howard Co. Police Department; Deputy Sheriff Jean Vezzosi, St. Mary’s CountySheriff’s Office; Trooper First Class Edward P. Winkler, Maryland State Police
- 2007: Captain Don Roby, Baltimore County Police Department; Officer First Class Lisa Connors, Baltimore County Police Department; Detective Christine Adams, Howard County Police Department; Detective Dianne Venit, Anne Arundel County Police Department; Deputy First Class Jeffrey Levitt, Harford County Sheriff’s Office; Deputy First Class Timothy Belvins, Harford County Sheriff’s Office; Detective Tom Bradley Harford County Sheriff’s Office
Maryland Association of Chain Drug Stores Advocate of the Year
The Maryland Association of Chain Drug Stores Advocate of the Year Award is presented annually to an elected official in recognition of their outstanding public leadership and support of the mission of the Maryland Association of Chain Drug Stores.
2025 Awardee Coming Soon!
MACDS Advocate of the Year Honorees
- 2024: Senator Malcolm Augustine and Delegate Lesley Lopez
- 2023: Jill McCormack, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
- 2021: Delegate Ariana Kelly
- 2020: Delegate Erek L. Barron
