The In Tribute to the Public Service Award was established in 1985 to honor individuals who demonstrate exemplary leadership in public life and contribute significantly to the betterment of the community. Since its inception, the award has saluted individuals who have made significant contributions to public service in Greater Cleveland.
| Year | Honorees |
| 2019 | Christopher M. Connor | Page |
| 2018 | David Abbott | Page |
| 2017 | Paul Clark | Page |
| 2016 | Bruce Akers, Allan Krulak, Dennis Lafferty, and James Mason | Page |
| 2015 | Robert Madison | Page |
| 2013 | Steven LaTourette | Invite |
| 2011 | Joseph Roman | Page | Program |
| 2010 | Frank Jackson | Invite | Page | Program |
| 2009 | Judy and Bob Rawson | Invite |
| 2007 | Frederick Nance | Invite | Program |
| 2006 | Jeanette Grasselli Brown | Invite | Program |
| 2005 | Alexander Cutler | Invite | Program |
| 2004 | Jerry Sue Thornton | Invite | Program |
| 2003 | William J. Reidy | Program |
| 2002 | Bishop Anthony Pilla & The Reverand Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. | Program | Invite |
| 2001 | William B. Summer, Jr. | Program |
| 2000 | James M. Petro | Invite | Program |
| 1999 | Richard W. Pogue | Invite | Program | Thank you |
| 1998 | Alex Machaskee | Program | Thank you |
| 1997 | Timothy F. Hagan | Program |
| 1996 | Carole F. Hoover | Program | Thank you |
| 1995 | Samuel H. Miller & Louis Stokes | Program |
| 1994 | George L. Forbes| Invite | Program |
| 1993 | Patrick A. Sweeney | Program |
| 1992 | Michael R. White | Program |
| 1991 | Nona M. Burney, H. Jerome Crittendon & Linda Edwards | Program |
| 1989 | George V. Voinovich |
| 1988 | Anthony J. Celebrezze & Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr. | Program |
| 1987 | Steven A. Minter | Program |
| 1986 | J. Richard Kelso | Program |
| 1985 | Mercedes Cotner | Program |