Past Recipients#
2023 Awardees
Youth Award -TAC 212
Individual Award - Laura Michelle MacWaters
Individual Award - Karen Wong-Brown
Organization/Team Award - Cultural Enrichment Center
Organization/Team Award - Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association
2022 Awardees
Youth Award - Olivia “Livi” Christiansen
Individual Award - Janet Krech
Individual Award - Dedria “Queen” Johnson
Organization Award - Heart of the Rockies Christian Church
Organization Award - 8th Judicial/Larimer County Competency Docket
Public Service Personnel - Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik
2021 Awardees
Youth - Dylan Lindsey
Individual - Miriam “Mims” Harris Individual - Pastor David Williams Organization - Interfaith Solidarity and Accompaniment Coalition of NOCO (ISAAC) Public Service Personnel - Anne Million, Poudre River Library District2020 Awardees
Senior - Erma Woodfin
Adult - Miriam Carrasquel-Nagy, Patricia Miller
Youth - Peyton Perkins
Organization - The Family Center/La Familia
Public Service Personnel - Jeff Swoboda, Fort Collins Police Services
2019 Awardees
Senior - Mary Ontiveros
Adult - Johanna Ulloa Giron
Youth - Delaney McNally
Organization - Jan Harrison, Compass Community Collaborative School
Police and Emergency Services - Kate Kimble
Marcile N. Wood Award - Kelly Glick
2018 Awardees
Senior - Dr. Tracy Thomas
Adult - Brittany Otter
Youth - Christian Dykson
Organization - Unitarian Church of Fort Collins
Police and Emergency Services - William Greenwood
2017 Awardees
Senior - Sue Ferguson
Adult - Dr. Janina Farinas
Youth Category - Herman Chavez
Organization - ChildSafe
Police and Emergency Services - Lt. Jeremy Yonce
2016 Awardees
Senior Category - Kitty Kent
Adult Category - Janet Freeman
Youth Category - Julio Flores
Organization Category - FoCo Café
Police and Emergency Services - Mike Chavez
2015 Awardees
Senior Category - Alma Vigo-Morales
Adult Category - Leah Barrett
Youth Category - Kaidee Akullo
Non Profit Category - Homeless Gear
For Profit Category - Wirestone
Police and Emergency Services - Sgt. Kent Robinson
2014 Awardees
Senior Category - Florence Field
Senior Category - Linda Hopkins
Adult Category - Tracy Mead
Youth Category - Sage Zimerman
Organization Category - Poudre School District Mental Health Team
2013 Awardees
Senior - Chuck Solano
Adult - Tony Espinoza
Youth - Luis Enrique Martinez "Kike"
Organization - Poudre High School Student Council
Police and Emergency Services - Franke Johnson
2012 Awardees
Senior - Sue Elliot
Adult - Dr. Martin Carcasson
Youth - Connor Kelly and Pranaya Sathe
Organization - International Community Builders
Police and Emergency Services - Chris Wolf
2011 Awardees
Senior - Norbet Valdez
Adult - Del Rhea
Youth - Mathew Donovan and Leah Fox
Organization - Elderhouse Day Care Program
Police and Emergency Services - Dean Cunningham
2010 Awardees
Senior - J. Alan Beatty
Adult - Shana Bode and Laura Dusbabek
Youth - Rohan Goel
Organization - Rocky Mountain Resource Center
2009 Awardees
Senior - Marty Marsh
Adult - Katie Stieber
Youth - Brooke Jostad and Selina Luhan and Oliver Newton
Organization - Bas Bleu Theater
Police and Emergency Services -
Special Recognition - Sgt. Michael Esters
2008 Awardees
Senior - David Lipp
Adult - Betty Aragon-Mitotes
Youth - Katherine Nittman and Rick Hajost
Organization - Muslim Student Association
Police & Emergency Services - Steven C. Main, PVH Emergency Services
Public Service Personnel - Dawn Johnson
Keynote speaker - Susan Kirkpatrick, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and former Fort Colliins City Council Member and Mayor
2007 Awardees
Seniors - Karen Reinhardt and Brian Carroll
Adult - Maria Martinez
Youth - Josh Disney
Organization - Lincoln Junior High IB program
Police and Emergency Services - Officer Bud Bredehoft and Officer Dawn Johnsen
Keynote Speaker - Eric Aoki, Ph.D.. Associate Professor of Speech Communication Intercultural, Interpersonal, & Diversity Communication
2006 Awardees
Senior - Jack Coleman and Phil Koster
Adult - LeRoy Gomez
Youth - Hanna Neff and Natalie Ziemba
Organization - Education and Life Training Center
2005 Awardees
Senior - Renate Justin
Adult - Hal Mansfield
Youth - Samantha Schaffer
Organization - Crossroads Safehouse
2004 Awardees
Senior - Lewis Lachman
Adult - Cheryl Distaso
Youth - Raissa Huntley-Fryer
Organization - Fuerza Latina
2003 Awardees
Senior - Joyce Dillon
Adult - Patrick M. Brady
Youth - Esmeralda Gamaz
Organization - Fort Collins Lions Club
Keynote Speaker - Bob Powell, Character Fort Collins
2002 Awardees
Senior - Diane Johnson and Dean Miller
Adult - Marla Manchego
Youth - Israel Ordaz
Organization - CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
Keynote Speaker - Lori Abe
2001 Awardees
Senior - Tom Wera
Adult - John Kefalas
Youth - Melissa Pieper
Organization - Los Ancianos Unidos
Keynote Speaker - Sonny Lubick, Varsity Football Coach, CSU
2000 Awardees
Senior - Ellen Long
Adult - Miriam 'Mims' Harris
Youth - None
Organization - Lutheran Brotherhood
Keynote Speaker - William King, University Ombudsman, CSU
1999 Awardees
Senior - Edward Anderson
Adult - Rev. Dan Denison
Youth - Leigh O'Connell
Keynote Speaker - Dennis Harrison, Fort Collins Police Chief
1998 Awardees
Senior - Mary Fagan Bates
Adult - Isabel Rodriques Thacker
Youth - None
Organization - Wingshadow, Inc.
Keynote Speaker - Glenn Levy, Battalion Chief, Poudre Fire Authority
1997 Awardees
Senior- Stanley Ulrich
Adult- Savita Krause
Youth- None
Organization- Elderhaus Adult Day Care Program
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Keith Miser, Vice President of Student Affairs, CSU
1996 Awardees
Senior - Storrey Lynn
Adult - Dwight Schettler
Youth - None
Organization - Fort Collins Service League
Special Recognition - Joe Cribari
Keynote Speaker - Ginny Riley, Director of Larimer County Human Services
1995 Awardees
Senior - Laurence 'Larry' Johnston
Adult - Donna Roth
Youth - Benjamin Todd Stampfi
Organization - Kiwanis Club of Poudre Golden K - Fort Collins
Keynote Speaker - Ann Azari, Mayor of Fort Collins
1994 Awardees
Senior - Sister Mary Alice Murphy
Adult - Jana Shader and Kim Christensen (2 recipients)
Youth - Steve Balmer and Capucine Watkins (2 recipients)
Organization - ADA Task Force of Larimer County
Special Recognition - Epic Youth Skaters
1993 Awardees
Senior - Yetta Rolllins
Adult - Lee Ann Forrester and Lorrie Stewart
Youth - Maria Melendez
Organization - Soroptomist International
1992 Awardees
Senior - Gordon Soloman
Adult - Alice C. Clark
Youth - None
Organization - Habitat for Humanity
1991 Awardees
Senior - Florence Gibson and Carl Youngren
Adult - Chulla Morel-Seytoux
Youth - None
Organization - Crossroads Ministry
1990 Awardees
Senior - None
Adult - Jim Overman
Youth - None
Organization - Poudre Valley Hospital Prenatal and Children's Clinic
1989 Awardees
Senior - None
Adult - Bob Reed
Youth - None
Organization - Activities Youth Center
1988 Awardees
Senior - None
Adult - Virginia Riley
Youth - None
Organization - Volunteer Clearing House
1987 Awardees
Adult - Gertrude Williams
1986 Awardees
Adult - Frances Thompson
1985 Awardees
Adult - Robert A. Geller
1984 Awardees
Unknown
1983 Awardees
Unknown
1982 Awardees
June Sullivan