The Ohio State Beekeepers Association recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to beekeeping in Ohio:
| L.L. Langstroth 1810-1895 |
Charles F. Muth 1833-1898 |
Amos I. Root 1839-1923 |
| Ernest R. Root 1862-1953 |
George S Demuth 1871-1934 |
Huber H. Root 1883-1972 |
| Emerson W. Long 1898-1980 |
Irwin A. Stoller 1902-1975 |
Winston E. Dunham 1903-1980 |
| Alan I. Root 1905-1991 |
Thomas B. Ross 1913-2007 |
Walter C. Rothenbuhler 1920-2002 |
| Donald Cooke 2011 |
Kim Flottum 2011 |
Hobard Fulton 2011 |
| Charles A Reese 2011 |
Wendell Smith 2011 |
James E. Tew 2011 |