During the Spring Annual Meeting the Holland Society Members elect and induct officers followed by a reception. At that time, one outstanding Member of The Society is honored with a medal denoting “Distinguished Achievement” in their field.
1959 – THE HON. TRACY S. VOORHEES
Government Service
1960 – GEN. CORTLANDT V. R. SCHUYLER, USA
Military Leadership
1961 – THE HON. STANLEY K. HORNBECK
Foreign Service
1962 – THE REV. DR. ERNEST R. PALEN
Religious Leadership
1963 – GEORGE VAN SANTVOORD, LITT.D.
Secondary Education
1964 – COL. LEIGH K. LYDECKER, USA RET.
Service to the Society
1965 – THE HON. HENRY E. ACKERSON, JR.
Jurisprudence
1966 – LOUIS B. VREELAND, LL.D.
Service to the Society
1967 – CHARLES M. BRINCKERHOFF
Industrial Leadership
1968 – HENRY J. FONDA
American Theatre
1969 – JOHN HASBROUCK VAN VLECK
Mathematical Physics
1970 – THE HON. WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT
Government and Social Service
1972 – RICHARD H. AMERMAN
Editor, de Halve Maen
1975 – ROBERT G. GOELET
Leadership of Community Organizations.
1977 – WILFRED B. TALMAN
Fifty Years of Devoted Service
1978 – RALPH L. DeGROFF
Contributions in the Publication Field
1979 – CHARLES A. VAN PATTEN
Service to the Society
1980 – THE HON. JOHN VAN VOORHIS
Jurisprudence
1981 – ELMER B. STAATS
Government Service
1982 – JULIAN K. ROOSEVELT
Service to the Olympics
1983 – ARTHUR R. SMOCK, JR.
Service to the Society
1984 – FREDERICK W. BOGERT
Service to the Society
1985 – THE REV. DR. HOWARD G. HAGEMAN
Service to the Society
1986 – KENNETH E. HASBROUCK
Historic Conservator
1987 – THE HON. NORMAN F. LENT
Service in Government
1988 – THE REV. LOUIS O. SPRINGSTEEN
Service to the Society
1989 – MICHAEL D. DINGMAN
Corporate Leadership
1991 – GUY A. POLHEMUS
Humanitarian Endeavor
1992 – ROBERT ROY SCHENCK, M.D.
Excellence in Surgery
1993 – ANDREW A. HENDRICKS
Historical Endeavors
1994 – TWEED ROOSEVELT
Exploration and Science
1995 – DAVID WILLIAM VOORHEES
Historic Research and Publication
1996 – JOHN H. UPDIKE
American Literature
1997 – JAMES M. VAN BUREN, II
Service to the Society
1998 – Dr. JOHN R. VOORHIS, III
Service to the Society
1999 – THE HON. GREGORY W. CARMAN
Jurisprudence
2000 – ROBERT M. QUACKENBUSH
Art and Literature
2001 – FERDINAND L. WYCKOFF, JR.
Service to the Society
2002 – KENNETH HEWES BARRICKLO
Historic Preservation
2003 – DAVID M. RIKER
Genealogy
2004 – PETER VAN DYKE
Service to the Society
2005 – PETER H. B. FRELINGHUYSEN
Public Service
2006 – JOHN O. DELAMATER
Service to the Society
2007 – ADRIAN T. BOGART, JR.
Service to the Society
2008 – WILLIAM VAN WINKLE
Service to the Society
2009 – CHARLES ZABRISKIE, JR.
Service to the Society
2010 – JAMES R. VAN WAGNER, JR.
Service to the Society
2011 – KENNETH GRANT WINANS
Excellence in Finance and History
2012 – EDWIN OUTWATER
Excellence in Music
2013 – RALPH L. DEGROFF, Jr.
Service to the Society
2014 – DONALD WESTERVELT
Service to the Society
2015 – COL. ADRIAN T. BOGART III
Service to Country and the Society
