Past Awards

The Rotary Club of Boulder Valley recognizes Club members for service to Rotary and to other at the annual installation of new officer banquet. These awards are:

Rotarian of the Year

Rotarian of the Year Rotary Year
Terry Davis 1985-1986
James Quesenbery 1986-1987
Alvin Morie 1987-1988
Andrew James 1988-1989
Burton Lee 1989-1990
David Molyneux 1990-1991
Timothy Watson 1991-1992
Jennifer Rainy 1992-1993
James Quesenbery 1993-1994
Marilyn Reichenberg 1994-1995
Ben Thompson 1995-1996
Larry Parrish 1996-1997
Christopher Johnson 1997-1998
Edward Wittman 1998-1999
Richard L. Hedges 1999 – 00
Robert J. Harberg 2000 – 01
Craig D. Pearson 2001 -02
Kathy Zeidlik 2002 – 03
Charles F. Hix III 2003 – 04
Constance Holden 2004 – 05
Robert Sinton 2005 – 06
Robert H. Little 2006 – 07
Geoffrey C. Wheeler 2007 – 08
William H. Farrow
James A. Thomas 2008 – 09
Maud Huey-Kenyon 2009 – 10
Robert J Harberg 2010 – 11
Maud Huey-Kenyon 2011 – 12
Valerie Johnson 2012 – 13
Junior Weed-Ziegler 2013 – 14
Brad Lesch 2014 – 15
Charley Mallon 2015 – 16
John Kenyon 2016 – 17
Diana Fields 2017 – 18
David Harper 2018 – 19
Kim Stevens 2019 – 20
Jeff Strobel 2020 – 21
Margot Crowe 2021 – 22
Bill Farrow 2022 – 23
Jane Engel 2023 – 24

Service above Self

This is awarded for exceptional service by a Rotary member in any endeavor, not necessarily in a Rotary function. The recipients of this award are:

Service Above Self Rotary Year
Donald E. May 1987-1988
Terry L. Davis 1988-1989
Raymond F. Marcus 1989-1990
Burton S. Lee 1990-1991
B. Scot Smith 1991-1992
Dean P. Stull 1992-1993
Robert C. Lundeen 1993-1994
Kit T. Hollingshead 1994-1995
Constance Holden 1995-1996
Susan J. Chrisman 1996-1997
Corinne Thul 1997-1998
Jill L. Marce 1998-1999
Donald A. Chapman 1999 – 00
D. Bruce Blankenship 2000 – 01
No award this year 2001 -02
Joanne W. Smith 2002 – 03
No award this year 2003 – 04
Timothy P. Watson 2004 – 05
Susan J. Chrisman 2005 – 06
Charles F. Hix III 2006 – 07
India Hart Wood 2007 – 08
Paul J. Orzech
Gary Gomulinski 2008 – 09
Junior Weed-Ziegler 2009 – 10
Gordan Gamm 2010 – 11
Jay Millard 2011 – 12
John Kenyon 2012 – 13
No award this year 2013 – 14
Charley Mallon 2014 – 15
Michael O’Neill 2015 – 16
Pat Troeltzsch
Bill Farrow 2016 – 17
Robert J. Harberg 2017 – 18
Jaco Jordaan 2018 – 19
David Harper 2019 – 20
No award this year 2020 – 21
Joan Scott 2021 – 22
Jaco Jordaan
Jim Beckley 2022 – 23
Margot Crowe
L’Shawn Howard 2023 – 24

Outstanding New Rotarian “Pacesetter”

This award seeks to recognize the Rotarian who joined the club within the past Rotary year and has “Hit the Ground Running” in terms of interest, activity and contribution to club projects and goals.

Pacesetter Rotary Year
Joanne Wheeler Smith 1996-1997
Richard L. Hedges 1997-1998
Robert Sinton 1998-1999
Patricia A. Farrington 1999 – 00
Candyce I. Wither 2000 – 01
Rachael Ollar 2001 -02
R. Joshua Cook 2002 – 03
Carolyn Marino
William H. Farrow 2003 – 04
India Hart Wood
Jane Engel 2004 – 05
Derrick A. Borgmann
Anne E. Watson 2005 – 06
Christopher A. Puccio 2006 – 07
Tim Canarro 2007 – 08
Thomas DeBie
David Gardner 2008 – 09
Jay Millard 2009 – 10
Maud Huey-Kenyon 2010 – 11
Pat Troeltzsch 2011 – 12
Kevin Kelly 2012 – 13
No award this year 2013 – 14
David Harper 2014 – 15
Josh Lewis 2015 – 16
Harma Drenth 2016 – 17
No Award Given 2017 – 18
Brian Margolis 2018 – 19
Dana Edwards 2019 – 20
Margot Crowe 2020 – 21
No award this year 2021 – 22
Caroline Himes 2022 – 23
Austin Fields 2023 – 24

 

Senior Active Award

This is awarded to Senior Active club members who have provided outstanding service to the club. The recipient of this award is:

James W. Quesenbery 1996-97

 

District Governor’s 4-Way Test Award

This is awarded by the Governor of Rotary District 5450 to Rotarians best exemplifying the ideals of the 4-Way Test. The Boulder Valley Rotary Club recipient of this award is:

Edward S. Wittman 1995-96

 

Award of Excellence

This is awarded to club members for generous contributions and support for the ideals of Rotary International. The recipients of this award are:

Gordon Gamm 2005-2006
James S. Beckley 2007-2008

 

Gift to the World

This award seeks to recognize the Rotarian who has been our club’s treasurer for 21 years, and continues to excel at keeping our financials on track. The recipient of this award is:

Susan Chrisman 2015-2016

 

Special Membership Award

This award seeks to recognize the Rotarians responsible for re-invigorating our Membership Committee. The recipients of this award are:

Kathy Stutzman 2016-17
Tai Patwardhan 2016-17

 

Outstanding Club Service

This award seeks to recognize the Rotarians who provided outstanding club service. The recipients of this award are:

Mark Lumsden 2019-20
Mark Griswold 2019-20