2014-2015 Awards
Posted by Chuck Fitzgerald on May 16, 2015
At the 2015 District Conference, there were many awards presented to Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and their Clubs. Here they are:
Rotary International:
Club Builder Award
David Simmer, Nancy Van Pelt, Rusty Pile, Frank Dias, Tony Inglese, Doug Browning, Ken Kelley, Elizabeth Mahoney, Alvin Hancock, Dwayne Peck
Club Presidential Citation
Rotary Clubs: Anthem, Buckeye, Bullhead City, E-Club of Arizona, Estrella (Goodyear), Glendale West, Goodyear-White Tanks, Kingman Route 66, Lake Havasu City, Litchfield Park, London Bridge (Lake Havasu City), Parker, Peoria, Peoria North, Prescott-Frontier, Prescott-Sunup, Sedona, Sedona Red Rocks, Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, Verde Valley (Cottonwood), Wickenburg
Rotaract Clubs: Phoenix, Route 66 Trailblazers
Interact Clubs: Arizona School for the Arts, Boulder Creek HS, Central HS, Challenger Middle School, Estrella Foothills High School, Laughlin HS, Metro Tech V.I.P., Millennium HS, Mohave HS, North HS, Sandra Day OConnor High School, Thunderbolt Middle School, Washington HS
Rotarian Spouse/Partner Award
Richard Barnwell
Service Above Self
Dick Eisenach, Phoenix Rotary 100
Significant Achievement Award
Poston Rotary Club
The Rotary Foundation Service Award
Elizabeth Mahoney; Kevin Pitts; Nancy Van Pelt; Frank Woods; Craig Wilson; James Dowler; Charlie Stevenson; Fred Goldman; Brendan Kennedy; Mark Anderson; George Wheeler; Bill Chase
Vocational Service Leadership Award
Larry Cervarich, Litchfield Rotary Club
District 5490:
Above and Beyond
Kevin Pitts, Prescott Rotary Club
Best Official Club Visit
Sedona Rotary Club
End Sex Trafficking Initiative - Club Award
All 40 Rotary Clubs
End Sex Trafficking Initiative - Individual Award
Ken Kelley, Goodyear-White Tanks
End Sex Trafficking Initiative - Top Club Award
Parker Rotary Club
Ethics Initiative - Rotary Club Award
Anthem, Bullhead City, Chino Valley, Glendale, Glendale West, Grand Canyon, Kingman Route 66, Lake Havasu City, Lake Havasu Sunrise, Litchfield Park, London Bridge - Lake Havasu, North Phoenix, Peoria, Peoria North, Phoenix, Prescott, Prescott-Frontier, Prescott-Sunup, Quartzsite, Sedona, Sedona Red Rocks, Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, Verde Valley - Cottonwood, Wickenburg
Ethics Initiative - Individual Award
Jim Rumpeltes, Surprise Rotary Club
Ethics Initiative - Top Club Award
Glendale West Rotary Club
Governor's Choice
Jim Green, Sun City Rotary Club
Leadership Development
Nancy Van Pelt, Glendale West Rotary Club
Leadership for the 2nd Century
Renata Barnwell, Sedona Rotary Club
Membership
Frank Dias, Surprise Rotary Club
North American Youth Exchange Network
Norm Samuelson, Prescott-Sunup Rotary Club
Maria Lazere, Peoria Rotary Club
Outstanding Assistant Governor
Noel Desousa, Prescott-Frontier Rotary Club
RLA Graduates
Renata Barnwell, Sedona Rotary Club
Dave Young, Sedona Rotary Club
Tony Inglese, Laughlin Rotary Club
Rookie of the Year
Gina Schmitz, Glendale West Rotary Club
Rotaract Champion
Kristi Grasser, District Rotaract Representative
Rotary Rising Star
Raquel MacDonald, Interact District Governor