Best Teacher
No winner

Best Friend to the Environment
Sierra Club
309 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, 513-861-4001

Best Fund-Raising Event
Race for the Cure

Best Librarian
Lynn Goose, Main Public Library, Cincinnati and Hamilton County

Best Cause
AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati (AVOC)

Best Police Officer
Stephen Roach, Cincinnati and Evendale Police

Best Firefighters
Cincinnati Fire Dept. Engine 46, 2731 Erie Ave., Hyde Park

Best Activist
Sister Alice Gerdeman

Best Volunteer
Doug Newberry (Pleasant Ridge community projects)

Best Local Hero
Angela Leisure