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Past Recipients

2008 Winners:

Police & Emergency Services- Steven C. Main, PVH Emergency Services
Organization- Muslim Student Association
Senior- David Lipp
Adult- Betty Aragon-Mitotes
Youth- Katherine Nittman and Rick Hajost

Keynote speaker - Susan Kirkpatrick, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and former Fort Colliins City Council Member and Mayor

2007 Winners:

Youth - Josh Disney
Adult - Maria Martinez
Seniors - Karen Reinhardt and Brian Carroll
Police and Emergency Services Officer Bud Bredehoft and Officer Dawn Johnsen
Organization - Lincoln Junior High IB program


Keynote Speaker - Eric Aoki, Ph.D.. Associate Professor of Speech Communication Intercultural, Interpersonal, & Diversity Communication

2006 Winners:

Senior - Jack Coleman and Phil Koster
Adult - LeRoy Gomez
Youth - Hanna Neff and Natalie Ziemba
Organization - Education and Life Training Center

2005 Winners:

Senior - Renate Justin
Adult - Hal Mansfield
Youth - Samantha Schaffer
Organization - Crossroads Safehouse

2004

Senior - Lewis Lachman
Adult - Cheryl Distaso
Youth - Raissa Huntley-Fryer
Organization - Fuerza Latina

2003

Senior - Joyce Dillon
Adult - Patrick M. Brady
Youth - Esmeralda Gamaz
Organization - Fort Collins Lions Club

Keynote Speaker - Bob Powell, Character Fort Collins

2002

Senior - Diane Johnson and Dean Miller
Adult - Marla Manchego
Youth - Israel Ordaz
Organization - CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)

Keynote Speaker - Lori Abe

2001

Senior - Tom Wera
Adult - John Kefalas
Youth - Melissa Pieper
Organization - Los Ancianos Unidos

Keynote Speaker - Sonny Lubick, Varsity Football Coach, CSU

2000

Senior- Ellen Long
Adult- Miriam 'Mims' Harris
Youth- None
Organization- Lutheran Brotherhood

Keynote Speaker- 
William King, University Ombudsman, CSU

1999

Senior- Edward Anderson
Adult- Dan Denison
Youth- None
Organization- Invision

Keynote Speaker- 
Dennis Harrison, Fort Collins Police Chief

1998

Senior- Mary Fagan Bates
Adult- Isabel Rodriguez
Youth- Leigh O'Connell
Organization- Wingshadow, Inc.

Keynote Speaker-
Glenn Levy, Battalion Chief, Poudre Fire Authority

1997

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

Senior- Storrey Lynn
Adult- Dwight Schettler
Youth- None
Organization- Fort Collins Service League

Keynote Speaker-
Ginny Riley, Director of Larimer County Human Services

1995

Senior- Laurence 'Larry' Johnston
Adult- Donna Roth
Youth- Benjamin Todd Stampfli
Organization- Kiwanis Club of Poudre Golden K - Fort Collins 

Keynote Speaker- 
Ann Azari, Mayor of Fort Collins

1994

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

Keynote Speaker-