It has been the custom of the Rochester Section annually to honor one of its members who has made an outstanding contribution to NCJW, GRS and the community, each in her own specialized field of endeavor.
This illustrious list follows:
| 1956 | Sarah Derman |
| 1957 | Eve Mickelson |
| 1958 | Sylvia H. Cohen |
| 1959 | Honey Kramer |
| 1960 | Freida Whiteman |
| 1961 | Ruth Schneider |
| 1962 | Eve R. Leve |
| 1963 | Betty J. Dworkin |
| 1964 | Gladys Kovalsky |
| 1965 | Sarah Strassman |
| 1966 | Evelyn Simon |
| 1967 | Louise M. Spivak |
| 1968 | Ruby Rabin |
| 1969 | Ruth Kominz |
| 1970 | Betty Rockford |
| 1971 | Elinore Fram |
| 1972 | Bib Grossman |
| 1973 | Lila Loewy |
| 1974 | Florence Wecksler |
| 1975 | Rochelle Cresov |
| 1976 | Enid Ryen |
| 1977 | Marjorie Relin |
| 1978 | Ronnie Poplock |
| 1979 | Eileen Fishman |
| 1980 | Ann Braverman |
| 1981 | Mollie Traub |
| 1982 | Nancy Reitkopp |
| 1983 | Henra Briskin |
| 1984 | Karen Pariser |
| 1985 | Linda Gold |
| 1986 | Ruth Strassberg |
| 1987 | Marcia Eisenberg |
| 1988 | Arline Seideman |
| 1989 | Judy Abelman |
| 1990 | Myra Gross |
| 1991 | Lorraine Dvorin |
| 1992 | Felice Harris |
| 1993 | Phyllis Lasky |
| 1994 | Sharon Rose |
| 1995 | Lois Mae E. Kuh |
| 1996 | Donna Cohen |
| 1997 | Ellen Solomon |
| 1998 | Jackie Davidson |
| 1999 | Beth Pranger Bruner |
| 2000 | Rhoda Sherman |
| 2001 | Linda Sischy |
| 2002 | Wendy Moss |
| 2003 | Daryl Kaplan |
| 2004 | Marsha Cherry |
| 2005 | Marcia DuBrin |
| 2006 | Ellen Altman |
| 2007 | Arlene Schenker |
| 2008 | Gloria Kaplan |
| 2009 | Ronny Frishman |
| 2010 | Harriet Renzi |
| 2011 | Carol Fybush |
| 2012 | Doreen Goldstein |
| 2013 | Vancy Boyar |
| 2014 | Soralee Cook |
| 2015 | Cathy Schneider |
| 2016 | Gina Horowitz |
| 2017 | Nancy Chodak |
| 2018 | Jennifer Loviglio |
| 2019 | Marilyn Fenster |
| 2020/ 2021 | Nancy Gabrielsen-Tinnes |
| 2022 | Rikki Brodsky and Lisa Vangellow |