Created in memory of Dearborn Mayor Michael A. Guido, the peer-nominated honor celebrates a chief elected official who personifies professionalism and leadership, is dedicated to the citizens in their community and advocates on their behalf in Lansing and Washington, D.C.

2012 – Lathrup Village Mayor Frank Brock Jr.

2011 – Sterling Heights Mayor Richard Notte

2010 – Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Anthony “Tony” Bosbous

2009 – Holland Mayor Albert “Al” McGeehan

2008 – Huntington Woods Mayor Ronald F. Gillham