Previous honorees
1985
The Rev. Jim Brown, First Presbyterian
Church
The Honorable Petra Maes, First Judicial
District Judge
Sisters Patrick Marie and Shirley Le Blanc, Villa Therese Clinic
Margo Brace, Rape Crisis Center
Gary Bequette, law enforcement
Rep. Nick Salazar, state lawmaker
Al Sanchez, DeVargas Savings
Dan Namingha, Native American (Hopi) painter
Don Chunestudey, sculptor, teacher
1986
The Rev. George Salazar and Dan Padilla, St. John the Baptist Church Jane and E.B. Hall, P’OAE PI Gallery
Hoyt Mutz, high school coach and counselor
David Gurulé, Santa Fe Group Homes Darby McQuade, owner, Jackalope Pottery Rain Parrish, Wheelwright Museum Ramona Chavez and Marie Roark,
Los Amigos del Valle
1987
Sister Shirley Le Blanc, Catholic Sisters of Charity
Mary Lou Cook, founder of Santa Fe Living Treasures
Rena Paradis, Literacy Volunteers
Joe Schepps, developer and philanthropist
Arturo Gonzales, La Familia Medical Center Jacquie Stevens, potter
Elaine Juarros, teacher
Sarah Grace, New Mexico AIDS Services Orlando Hernandez, animal shelter Dorothy Wade, volunteer
1988
Sam Arquero, Cochiti Pueblo
Ann Dasburg, community and international justice activist
Alfonso Garcia, teacher and principal Lynn Kelly, New Vistas
Andrew Shea, founder, New Mexico Repertory Theater
West Side Residents, United Farrocarril
Neighborhood
Douglas Schwartz, president, School of
American Research
Gilberto Romero, mental health advocate Joe C’de Baca, District Attorney’s Office Don Schmidt, AIDS Services
1989
Molly Whitted, former director of
Santa Fe Beautiful
Gloria Sawtell, Santa Fe Community Foundation Hilbert Sabin, Inter-faith Council,
Peace Alliance
Arturo Gonzales ,La Familia Medical Center director
Michael Riccards, St. John’s
College president
Paquita Hernandez, founder of
Celebrate Youth!
Larry Bandfield, founder of Santa Fe Desert Chorale Albert Ortega, Alvord Elementary School principal Ellen Biderman, Ellyn Feldman,
Susan McIntosh and
Londi Carbajal, Santa Fe Children’s Museum co-founders
Anita Shields and Tina Lopez-Snideman, SFCC Women in Transitions program
1990
The Rev. Shirley Greene, United Church of Christ, Habitat for Humanity
Julie Padilla, Santa Fe animal shelter
Leslie Nordby, Acequia Madre principal
State Rep. Roman Maes, D-Santa Fe, for landfill legislation
Silver Ortega, city recreation department, involved in local sports
Chris Wells, environmental education,
All Species Project
Edward Ortiz, Santa Fe schools superintendent Connie Trujillo, founder and director of Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families Michael Hamilton, El Parian gallery owner
Thomas Reed, founder of Vivigen genetic-testing laboratory
1991
Carol Decker, Spanish teacher and Vincenes neighborhood program Dan Padilla, St. John the Baptist Soup Kitchen Lenny Roybal, basketball coach
Suzanne H. Garcia, Maternal Child and Health Clinic
Michael Hice, AIDS & Comfort board, community foundation
Linda Espinosa, Santa Fe High security guard
Sam Hitt, forest preservation
Geraldine Salazar, Santa Fe
Rape Crisis Center
Robert B. Gaylor and Linda Klosky, founders, Center for Contemporary Arts
Paula Devitt and Alice Sisneros, nurses, designed “Heartsaver” CPR program
1992
Lorraine Goldman, executive director of Partners in Education Katherine Kagel, owner of Café Pasqual’s and Food Depot organizer
Skip Helms, stockbroker, United Way fundraising Mike Bachicha, tennis pro and fundraiser
Kenneth Siciliano, AIDS activist
Jacob Viarrial, Pojoaque Pueblo governor
Stuart Stein, land-use and water rights attorney in La Cienega
James Rutherford, director of the Governor’s Gallery Gerald Chacon, Rio Arriba agricultural extension agent, ranchers’ rights
Francella Perea, teacher,
teen parent center
1993
Jóse Rámon López, awardReinhardt, winning Spanish Colonial santero
Ana Gallegos y founder of Warehouse 21 John Stephenson, founder, Santa Fe Community Garden
Art Sanchez, city councilor, advocate for purchase of water system Diane Reyna, Taos Pueblo, videographer Al Wadle, gallery owner and volunteer fundraiser for the Santa Fe Community Foundation
Carol Miller, public health advocate and administrator Dottie Montoya, Española Valley High School nurse Richard Lucero, Española mayor, for downtown Plaza Stephen Chambers and Marcy Grace, founders, Hope House residence for people with AIDS
1994
Juan Vigil, owner Stables art space on Canyon Road Nancy Porter, Santa Fe Food Brigade
Peter Chapin, president, Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity
Rebekah Bloom Wolf, middle school student and La Residencia volunteer Florian Artie Garcia, president, Santa Fe CARES Jewel Cabeza de Vaca, Mana del Norte
Mary Karshis, nurse and patients’ advocate at St. Vincent Hospital
José Villegas, La Cienega neighborhood organizer Endelecia Prince, Española ballet teacher
John Cammarata, academic counselor at Santa Fe Indian School
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