
Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Awardees: Angel Colón (Cincinnati), Amy García (Bedford Heights), José Luna (Province), Julio Mateo (Dayton), Hector Medina (Mason), Jorge Pérez (Cincinnati), Yahaira Pérez-Caraballo (Westerville), Mary Lou Reyes (Youngstown), and Victor Ruiz (Cleveland).
Military Service of Distinction Awardees: US Air Force Colonel Walter Bustelo (Dayton) and US Air Force Technical Sergeant Ezequiel “Frank” Villa (Toledo)
Nuestra Familia (Our Family) Awardees: Dr. Christopher Babiuch (Lorain), General Electric Hispanic Forum Cincinnati Chapter, Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus), Nueva Esperanza Community Credit Union (Toledo), Rocking Horse Community Health Center (Springfield), Inna Simakovsky (Columbus), Suzanne Smaltz (Copley), and Bryan Wright (Cincinnati)