2010

Interfaith Community Shelter

Mary Helen Romero Kelty, Mariachi Conquistador

Clayton Lewis, teen volunteer teacher, Capital High, SFCC

Consuelo Hernandez, Old Santa Fe Trail

Gift Shop

Ray Valdez, Zozobra

Alice Temple, Girls on the Run

The Rev. Talitha Arnold, faith and human rights

Herb Lotz, photographer, gay rights, vets volunteer

Elizabeth Guss, math volunteer

Lydia Pendley, social justice

2011

William Martin and Lorencita Taylor, language preservation

Napoleon Garcia, Abiquiú

Kassandra Rosales, school waste Kathryn Flynn, New Deal preservation Jenny Mier, Bienvenidos Outreach Shelley Oram, Rowe Volunteer Fire Department

Gaile Herling, Adelante

Delma DeLora, union leader for nurses Marcos Garcia, coach and El Rito community volunteer

Willard Chilcott, Santa Fe Century

2012

Rob Krumholz, Cross of the Martyrs volunteer

Joe Zebrowski, Sheridan, N.M., water relief Beverley Weller, Big Sister, Treehouse Camp, hospice, special education Annette Vigil Hayden, Truchas church preservation

Bill Baxter, Santa Fe County open space

Bobbi Hall, The Food Depot

Craig Barnes, civil rights, progressive politics

Robert Eisenstein, Santa Fe Alliance for Science

Santa Fe Striders, running and physical exercise advocates

2013

Narcisco Quintana, Nambé community Irene Padilla, quilter

Will Channing, Wings of America

Elmer Leslie, Habitat for Humanity Kenneth Mayers, Veterans for Peace Cesar Bernal, community soccer

Mel Gallegos, musician, coach and teacher

Mara Taub, prisoner and immigrant rights Notah Begay III, professional golfer, youth advocate

Norma McCallan, hiking, outdoors volunteer

2014

George Rivera, Pojoaque Pueblo

Bette Booth, parks, youth and neighborhood advocate

Robert Ortiz, prison volunteer

Christine Johnson, St. Bede’s community Anna Cardenas, Galisteo preservation John Rochester, Santa Fe Performing Arts, The Food Depot, philanthropy Katherine Wells, Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project

Kathy Olshefsky, mounted search and rescue

John Berkenfield, SWAIA, Spanish Colonial Arts Society, El Rancho de las Golondrinas Socorro Aragón, Northern New Mexico culture

2015

Enrique M. Montoya, church deacon

Jane Buchsbaum, Native American arts Eleanor Ortiz, education and community involvement

Meredith Machen, League of Women Voters

Cheryl Brown, suicide prevention Joseph Eigner, Eldorado sustainability Raymond Bal, Chimayó preservation

Ray Lopez, crisis intervention

Daniel Coriz, open space and trails Deborah Simon, Rotary International

2016

Mary Chavez, Farm to Table, Esperanza Shelter, Santa Fe Mountain Center

Steve LaRance, Hoop Dance teacher Miranda Viscoli, New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence

Ben Martinez, Mary Esther Gonzales

Senior Center

Douglass Schocke, Computer Charity NM Rick Martinez, Keep Santa Fe Beautiful, community advocacy

Michele Herling, Compassionate Touch Network

Esequiel Marquez, Feeding Santa Fe Donald “Wiz” Allred, Youth Heartline Roxanne Swentzell, restoring Native food traditions

2017

Glenys Carl, Coming Home Connection Billie Russell, Tugan 3 veterans support group

Juan Valdez, mental health and addiction counselor

Allegra Love, Santa Fe Dreamers Project Shel Neymark, Embudo Valley Library and Community Center

Nancy Gehman, CASA volunteer for foster children

Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz, Voces de Libertad Marcos Zubia, Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families

Angelique Chavez, special-needs prom Wendy Hassemer, Española MainStreet Theater

2018

Betty Weseman, Thanksgiving meal for those in need in Pecos

Sandra Griego Martinez, counseling

incarcerated women

Meryl Lieberman, Casa Milagro

Kenneth Salazar, Santa Cruz Irrigation District and East Rio Arriba Soil and

Water Conservation District

Regis Pecos, brokered a peace deal over a divisive Fiesta de Santa Fe pageant

W. Peyton George, repair work for seniors

Fabiola Guillen, cuts and styles hair for senior citizens, Bienvenidos

Hubert van Hecke, weekly science classes at Wood Gormley Elementary School Tammy Berendzen, Santa Fe Skating Club Judy Costlow, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Desert Chorale,

Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe Opera, Kitchen Angels, Santa Fe Chili and Marching Society, Trails Alliance of Santa Fe and Seniors on Bikes

2019

Ruth De Lay, Gerard’s House

Mike Harcharik, Computer Charity Inc. Steve Harris, river advocate

Carol Johnson, NAACP, United Way of Santa Fe County, The Food Depot Rollin Tylerr Jones, firefighter

Vittorio La Cerva,

New Mexico Men’s Wellness

Carol Luna-Anderson,

The Life Link

Joyce Roberts, Habitat for Humanity Gabriela Silva, Northern New Mexico Regional Art Center

Mary Frances Singleton, Truchas Services

Center

2020

Henry and Tina Lanman, trail rehabilitation, Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, the Fat Tire Society, Keep Santa Fe Beautiful and the Crazy Off-road Racing Enthusiast Crew

Chris Wendel, Santa Fe Recovery Center Gilbert Romero, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Caballeros de Vargas

Destiny Allison and Steve Ewers, coronavirus pandemic aid

Lynn Glaze, Solace Crisis Treatment Center

Sam Baca, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Cornerstones Community Partnerships, Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute,

St. Elizabeth Shelters and Supportive Housing

Antoinette Villamil, Many Mothers Frost 19 team at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, for COVID-19 care

Dale Doremus, Santa Fe River Commission, Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club

Sitara Gillian Trumbull, pandemic aid to Native communities

2021

Jytte Lokvig, Alzheimer’s Cafe

Jeff Padilla, Compassion Through Action Karen Buller, Santa Fe Indigenous Center Mark Galassi, Santa Fe Chess Club, Serious Computer Programming, Institute for Computing Research

Juliana and Tejinder Ciano, Reunity

Resources

Linda Wilder Flatt, Neighbor to Neighbor

Fund Drive

Juanita Quintana, Foster Grandparents

Program

Ralph Ortiz, supporter of youth athletes and owner of Desert Tees & Sports

Brent Bonwell, Commonweal Conservancy

Lupe Salazar, Barrios Unidos

2022

Joan and ‘Low Low’ Medina, community volunteers and organizers of lowrider events

Andrew Lustig, Global Outreach Doctors American Legion Post 12 Honor Guard, funeral volunteers at Santa Fe National Cemetery

Argos MacCallum, Teatro Paraguas

Ray Sandoval, Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, Zozobra, Fourth of July and New Year’s eve celebrations

Karen St. Clair, Parkinson’s disease advocacy and support

Eleanor Brenner, First Serve New Mexico Richard Martinez, Knights of Columbus at Santa María de la Paz Catholic Community Margaret Willen, Alternatives to Violence Project of Northern New Mexico

Karen Velarde Lashley, Girls on the Run Santa Fe

Michaelann Perea, special posthumous award for community service