The Don Wolf Award was established in 1999 and is given to an individual or individuals in recognition of their commitment and contributions to the youth in our community. Don Wolf, long-time CEO of Do it Best Corporation (formerly Hardware Wholesalers [HWI]), is primarily responsible for bringing Big Brothers Big Sisters to Northeast Indiana in 1972. For more than 40 years, Don was a devoted supporter and benefactor of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the past board president of both the local and national boards.
Past recipients of the Don Wolf Award include: Senator Dan Coats (1999), Jim Kelley (2000), Dale "Mr. Mac" McMillen, Sr. (2001), Mike and Vicki McClelland (2002), Jerry Henry, Sr. (2003), Frank Zirille (2004), Leonard Goldstein (2005), Diane S. Humphrey (2006), Louis Delagrange (2007), Don J. Mauch (2008), Rick McCampbell (2009), Richard and Harriett Inskeep (2010), Donald B. Steininger (2011), Tyler Lehman (2012), Dr. Michael Mastrangelo (2013), Joe, Ed and Mike Dahm (2014), Jerry Henry Jr (2015), Keith Busse (2016), Tom Kelley (2017), Donald F. Schenkel (2018), Dick & Deanna Freeland and Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne (2019), Rod Schoon (2021), Tim Haffner (2022), and Stan Ziherl (2024).
