Awards & Honors

• INC. magazine’s “Dream Team of the Eighties” List
• Entrepreneur of the Decade, Rochester Business Magazine
• Tom Golisano featured in Forbes Magazine as one of the “Up and Comers” in business

Tom Golisano featured in Inc. magazine on “How to Build an Inc. 500 Company”

Herbert W. VandenBrul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Business

• “Master Entrepreneur” award in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards competition for Western New York
• Honorary Member of Delta Theta Chapter SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo NY
• Business Week profiles Tom Golisano and Paychex’ success

• SUNY’s Outstanding Alumni
• Fortune Magazine list of “People to Watch”

Tom Golisano establishes B. Thomas Golisano Foundation, which awards grants to organizations dedicated to providing opportunities for those with disabilities and offering support to their families

Inc. 200 Celebrates the Achievements of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, Paychex Inc. and Tom Golisano rank at #8

Exceptional Leader Award, in Recognition of Outstanding Leadership Responsibilities, Chris Hegarty

• Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY
• Business Week names Golisano and Paychex to “50 Ranking Best Performing Companies” list
• Tom Golisano featured in “Power of Paychex” Business Week
• Inducted into the Sales and Marketing Executives International Academy of Achievement and Hall of Fame at Enterprise Square, USA, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Entrepreneur of the Decade Award from Business Strategies Newspaper, Rochester, NY
• Entrepreneur of the Century Award from Business Strategies Newspaper, Rochester, NY
• Named to Rochester Business Journal’s Rochester’s Top 10 of the Century: A century of progress
• Interfaith Action gives Faith, Leadership and Courage Award to Tom Golisano, Rochester, NY

Mitchell and Company CEO 100 Award for Stock-Price Leadership

• “Distinguished Citizen of the Year” Award from the Otetiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Rochester, NY
• Tom Golisano is profiled in Inc. Magazine as a successful alumnus of the Inc. 500

• Master of Entrepreneur Award, Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the year Awards Competition, Western NY
• Bronze Winner in Financial World’s 22nd Annual CEO of the Year Competition
• Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award finalist

• Shumway Distinguished Service Award from Family Service of Rochester
• Communication Achievement Award, Postprandial Club of Toastmasters International, Rochester, NY
• Fifth Time CEO 100 Award Winner for Outstanding Stock Price Growth, Mitchell and Company (1995-1997)

• Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY
• Served on the Honorary Committee for Mental Health Association
• Certificate of Appreciation, The Anthony L. Jordan Foundation

• Humanitarian of the Year Award, presented by the Boy’s Town of Italy
• Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce Award in Commerce and Industry and Industry Award, Chamber of Commerce Civic Medal, Rochester, NY
• Honorary Chairman, Cancer Action Inc.’s Fifth Annual Cancer Hero Award of Merit Program
• Honorary Chairman, 1993 Golf Tournament to Benefit The Muscular Dystrophy Association, Macedon, NY
• CEO 100 Award Winner, Outstanding Stock Price Growth, Mitchell and Company (1993-1995)
• Certificate of Appreciation, Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office
• Wilson Commencement Park, In recognition of outstanding volunteer service at 1st annual Celebrity Golf Tournament
• INC Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Judge

• International Humanitarian Award, Boys’ Town of Italy, Rochester, NY
• Carl S. Hallauer Award, Police Rosewood Club, Rochester NY
• Respite Cares honors Tom Golisano for continued outstanding, generous support and for his distinguished leadership in his generous contribution of council and advice, Rochester, NY
• CEO 100 Award Winner, Outstanding Stock Price Growth, Mitchell and Company (1992-1994)

• City of Rochester Volunteerism Award, Rochester, NY
• CEO 100 Award Winner, Outstanding Stock Price Growth, Mitchell and Company (1991-1993)

Tom Golisano to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Alfred State Commencement in May

Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year by University of Buffalo School of Management

• Clinton Global Initiative Commitment Certificate, 4th Annual Global Citizen Awards, Carnegie Hall, NYC
• Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY – May 4

• Agnes Bartlett Curtis Philanthropy Award, Rochester General Hospital Foundation
• Catherine McAuley Philanthropy and Vision Award, Our Lady of Mercy High School
• Temple Adath Yeshurun Citizen of the Year Award
• 70th Annual Rochester Rotary Award, presented annually to an individual who most exemplifies the motto of Rotary International: Service Above Self
• Springbrook Citizen of the Year Award, Oneonta, NY. Springbrook is nonprofit organization that cares for developmentally disabled individuals.

• Catholic Family Center’s 2005 CFC Award for his many contributions to human service organizations throughout greater Rochester
• Canisius College Board of Regents Distinguished Citizen Achievement Award
• Major Donald Holleder Award, Rochester Press Radio Club, Rochester, NY
• Dedication of Golisano Children’s Hospital in Rochester, NY, after $14 million donation
• WXXI dedicates a tree for Tom Golisano at Highland Park

• Forbes Top 10 Bosses in the U.S., Annual CEO Pay Survey – “Best Bang for the Buck”
• Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Outstanding Philanthropist Award Presented at International AFP Conference, Seattle, Washington
• Junior Achievement of Western New York
• Inc.’s Business Leadership Hall of Fame, Buffalo, NY
• Honorary Doctor of Letters Degree, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
• Special Recognition Award, Youth Services Council, Rochester, NY
• Outstanding Philanthropist for 2004 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals
• WXXI Associate of the Year

• FORBES’ Top 10 Bosses in the U.S., Annual CEO Pay Survey – “Best Bang for the Buck”
• First-ever recipient, Humanitarian Award, Italian American Community Center, Rochester, NY
• Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree, Builders Exchange, Rochester, NY
• Built Environment Award, Builders Exchange, Rochester, NY
• Columbus Day Award, Federation of Italian American Societies of Western New York
• Certificate of Merit, Rochester Academy of Medicine, in recognition of distinguished services to the Medical Profession of Rochester, Rochester, NY
• B. Thomas Golisano Day claimed by the Mayor of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

• FORBES’ Top 10 Bosses in the U.S., Annual CEO Pay Survey – “Best Bang for the Buck”; the annual ranking is based on chief executives who provide the best balance between their compensation and shareholder return
• Philanthropist of the Year Award, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Genesee Valley Chapter
• David T. Kearns Medal of Distinction, University of Rochester’s William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration for significant achievements in business, public service, and education
• Forbes Magazine, lists Tom Golisano as #1 chief executive, who give shareholders the best return

• CHIEF EXECUTIVE magazine 10th Annual CEO Growth 100 list (May)
• Outstanding Alumni Award from the American Association of Community Colleges
• Inaugural class, Rochester Business Hall of Fame, Rochester, NY
• INC. magazine “Dream Team of the Eighties” list
• “Entrepreneur of the Decade” by Rochester Business Magazine
• Outstanding Alumni Award, American Association of Community Colleges, Chicago, Illinois

Businessman of the Year Award, Sons of Italy, Rochester, NY

Nancy Gara Spirit Award from Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center at 2016 Premier

The ARC Catalyst Award – Individual Philantrhropist of the Year

Golisano Children’s Hospital (URMC) Miracle Maker Award – Outstanding Commitment by an Individual

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Nathaniel Rochester Society gave its highest honor to Mr. Golisano, a longtime RIT trustee, for significant contributions to the university.