TOWN OF COLTON CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD
THE VIRGINIA C. SMITH OUTSTANDING CITIZEN AWARD
2025 Winner - Andrea Malik
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The Colton Historical Society is pleased to present the
2025 Virginia C. Smith Colton Citizen of the Year Award to Andrea Malik. Commemorated with a plaque and an engraved name plate in the Colton Town Hall. |
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Andrea Malik of Colton, NY has been awarded the Virginia C. Smith Citizen of the Year for the year 2025. The award is presented each year by the Colton Historical society.
Andrea, aka the “Black Fly Diva”, has worked for the town of Colton since 1985 as director of the BTI Black Fly and Mosquito Control Programs, and, more recently, Invasive Species Program.
Following her passion for nature, the outdoors, and everything wild, Andrea studied tracking, awareness, and survival with Tom Brown Jr.; and occasionally teaches tracking workshops.
Andrea has taught classes and workshops at St. Lawrence University, Clarkson University, and Canton College.
She is a graduate of SUNY Potsdam, with a Bachelor’s in Arts degree in Geology and Biology, and lives in the foothills of the Adirondacks on the Raquette River in Colton, NY. In addition, she is founder of the Forest Spirit Martial Arts, and is an expert in several, including QiGong.
Andrea enjoys playing Native American style flutes, canoeing, paddle boarding and camping.
Andrea, aka the “Black Fly Diva”, has worked for the town of Colton since 1985 as director of the BTI Black Fly and Mosquito Control Programs, and, more recently, Invasive Species Program.
Following her passion for nature, the outdoors, and everything wild, Andrea studied tracking, awareness, and survival with Tom Brown Jr.; and occasionally teaches tracking workshops.
Andrea has taught classes and workshops at St. Lawrence University, Clarkson University, and Canton College.
She is a graduate of SUNY Potsdam, with a Bachelor’s in Arts degree in Geology and Biology, and lives in the foothills of the Adirondacks on the Raquette River in Colton, NY. In addition, she is founder of the Forest Spirit Martial Arts, and is an expert in several, including QiGong.
Andrea enjoys playing Native American style flutes, canoeing, paddle boarding and camping.
The annual Citizen of the Year Award honors a Colton resident who is an active volunteer that exemplifies the adage ‘neighbors caring for neighbors.’ Each year the award is given by the Colton Historical Society to a resident who has provided outstanding service to the Town of Colton Community. Award recipients, listed below, are identified on a plaque in the Board Room of the Colton Town Hall.
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2004 VIRGINIA SMITH IN MEMORIAM
2005 GEORGE SEAVER 2006 MARY MCKINLEY 2007 BARBARA WHEATON 2008 EDWARD DEUGAW IN MEMORIAM 2009 HENRY "HANK" FORD 2010 KATHERYN HAYES 2011 BRUCE AMES 2012 SALLY SWIFT THOMAS 2013 MARY A. LONG 2014 EDWARD & JUDY FUHR |
2015 EVELYN DICKIE RIEHL
2016 JEROME "JERRY" WILSON 2017 CYNTHIA HENNESSY 2018 SHARON ANDREWS 2019 JAMES CAYEY 2020 LORRAINE GOWING 2021 MARY JANE WATSON 2022 GRACE HAWLEY 2023 DENNIS EICKHOFF 2024 MARY S. RUTLEY |