Annual Award Banquet & State of the City Address

2019 ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET

AWARD RECIPIENTS HISTORY

Agriculture
1975 Fred Starrh
1976 Jack Sill
1977 C.J. Vignolo
1978 Harlin Wilson
1979 Marvin Kirschenmann
1980 Emanuel Neuman
1981 Clyde Zachary
1982 Jack Stepp
1983 W.C. Handel
1984 John Nickelsen
1985 Kermeth Anderson
1986 John Turner
1987 Art Penner
1988 Don Camp Sr.
1989 Gary Wilson
1990 T.N. Anderson
1991 Leroy Kirschenmann
1992 Marvin Weidenbach
1993 Hernstedt Farms
1994 Mitchell Farms
1995 Lyle Carter
1996 Dr. Richard Garber
1997 Lowell Bergman
         Vernon Isaac
1998 W.C. Handel & Sons
1999 Gerald Ford
2000 Leland Bell
2001 Stan Wilson
2002 Dennis Atkinson
2003 O.D. Handel & Sons
2008 Calvin Goehring
2009 Peter Reimer
2010 Lyle Carter
2011 Bloemhoff Custom Harvesting/
Supreme Almonds
2013 Kenny Kirschenmann
2014 John Ohanneson
2015 Greg Palla
2016 Santa’s Farm
2017 Grapery
2018 Espericueta Farms, Inc.
2019 South Valley Farms

Architecture/City Beautification
2006 Sequoia School
2008 Congregational Church
2009 Jeff Millwee,
         Richland Chevrolet
2011 Church of Christ
2013 New Hope Community Church
2014 City of Shafter Centennial Murals
2016 Geronimo & Maria Llanas
         Giovanni’s Italian Eatery
2017 Dr. Ayodeji & Shike Ayeni
         Shafter Pediatrics
2018 Taco Bell

Architecture Contributing to
Business Revitalization
2006 429 Central Ave Wilson Family
2016 Shafter Medical Pharmacy
Arts - Individual
2006 Cris Starrh
2013 Mike Kotrla
2013 Larry Starrh

Arts - Group
2006 Junior Miss Committee
2018 COLOURS Committee

Athletic
1971 Earl Williams
1973 Curly James
1975 Randy White
2011 David Armendariz

Business
1977 Jack Colvard, Sr.
1978 Ivan Meyer
1979 Robert Ogle
1980 Bud Johnson
1981 Ed Brown
1982 Robert Millwee
1983 Jack Nikkel
1984 Marj Siemens
1985 Don Little
1986 Mike Hair
1987 Rod Wiens
1988 John Fabrie
1989 Pat & Carlos White
1990 Ray Cummings
1991 Frank Woo
1992 Wyman Stark
1993 Biloff Mfg.
1994 Becker Ins. Agency
1995 Ray Schill
1996 Andy Russell
1997 Robert Millwee
1998 Farm Pump & Irrigation
1999 Paul Charon
2000 Dan Smith/Holiday Ford
2001 Jesse Escobedo
2002 Shafter Automotive
2003 Shafter Transmission & Smog
2008 Gavino “Rod” Rodriguez
2009 Mission Bank
2010 Williams- Sonoma
2011 JD Rush Company
2013 Baker Hughes
2014 Target Distribution
2015 Dr. Michael Hair
2016 American Tire Distributors
2017 JS Ag. Packaging, Inc.
2018 Bakersfield Pipe and Supply
2019 Dixieline Lumber

Citizen of the Year
1955 H.W. “Pat” Kelly
1956 S.A. Camp
1957 Em. H. Mettler
1958 E.B. Stringham
1959 Adolf Kirschenmann
1960 Pioneers of Shafter
1961 John Turner
1962 Rita Jacobsen
1963 Joe Frizzell
1964 Rolf Jacobsen
1965 Joe O’Brien
1966 Harvey Gaede
1967 Mr & Mrs. A.P. Ohanneson
1968 Eleanor Kelly
1969 Shafter Lions Club
1970 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Wisner
1971 Bob Bann
1972 Mrs. Willis Miller
1973 Al Nikkel
1974 Mr. & Mrs. Roger Fenderson
1975 Mert Wiedmann
1976 G.H. “Ben” Grundy
1977 Richard Larson
1978 Martha Novak
1979 H.B. Cooper
1980 Greeta Pasley
1981 Vernon Pierce
1983 Jerry Schmidt
1984 Elmer Unruh
1985 Rev. & Mrs. Chris Ummel
1986 Donald Zachary
1987 G.H.“Ben” Grundy
1988 Priscella Barber
1989 Cathy Prout
Dr. Harold Freedman
1990 Gary Ingle
1991 Linda Gragg
1992 Jean Johnson
1993 Shafter Teen Challenge
1994 Rev. Dean Long
1995 Dave Edmiston
1996 Jerry Schaefer
1997 Joe Kirk
1998 Bill Prout
1999 Gretchen Kirk
2000 Cathy Morgan
2001 Rick Sharp
2002 Jon Johnston
2003 Dolores Robinson
2010 Gary Ingle
2012 Antoinette Johnston
2013 Garry Nelson
2014 Cathy L. Prout
2015 Jon Johnston
2016 Debbe Haley
2017 Jack “Woody” Colvard
2018 Ronald Pierce
2019 Angel Jimenez

Commercial Remodel
2006 Don Perico’s Restaurant
2010 Insect Lore
2011 Ramona Herrera,
State Farm Insurance
2015 Frank Russell, Inc
2016 Ford Theater
2019 McDonald's Shafter

Community Service
1968 KWSO Radio
         Shafter Press
         KERO-TV Ch. 23
1969 Mrs. Dorothy Whisler
         Betty Petrie
         Lucille Bongberg
1970 Grady Bartlett
         Bill Pitcher
         Adolph Goertzen
         Barbara Todd
         Eleanor Kelly
         Nadine Muir
1971 Lew Carroll
         Gene Denari-KBAK TV
1972 Clara Schnaidt
         Ben Grundy
         Merv Huston
1973 Estela Casas
1974 Ed Bender
1975 Pat Richardson
1976 Bill Banks,
          Cathy Prout
1977 Mike Byrd
1978 Donald Zachary
1979 Darl Moyer
1980 Stan Wilson
1981 Sharon Biloff
         Kay Millwee
1982 Clara Schnaidt-Miller
1983 Bill & Evelyn Walker
1984 Danny Escalante
1985 Bev Hawkins
1986 Joe Kirk
1987 John Guinn
1988 Gretchen Kirk
         Pat Wilson
         Rod Tidwell
         Teen Challenge
1989 Gary Ingle
1990 Mel Parrett
1991 Kiwanis Club
1992 Sorpotimist International
1993 Jack “Woody” Colvard
1994 Dave Anderson
1995 Martha Ingle
1996 Randy & Cheryl Toews
1997 Garry Nelson
1998 John Stockton
1999 Roy & Deanna Root
2000 Judy New
2001 AmeriCorps
2002 Gary Rodriguez
2003 Ronda Martin
2009 Cathy L. Prout
2010 Karen Wilkins
2012 Hilda Osorio
2013 Kiwanis Harvest Festival
2014 Angel Jimenez
2014 Animal Shelter Volunteers
Janice Anders
Fernando Gomez
Edith Lopez
Genevieve Roberts
2015 Shafter Police Explorers
2017 Arlie Smith
2018 Stan Wilson
2019 Phillip Jimenez

Corporate Citizen of the Year
2019 California Resources Corporation

Education - Individual
2006 Ken Gross
2008 Gilbert Alvarado
2011 Jan Nelson
2012 David Franz
2014 Melissa Bergen
2015 Natalie Feinberg
2016 Ken Gross
2017 Devin Shaffer
2018 Helen Gaede
2019 JoAnne Carrillo

Education - Group
2006 Shafter High School Faculty
2012 Golden Oak Elementary
2013 Richland Junior High Algebra Teachers
2017 Project Lead the Way
         Shafter High School
2018 Grimmway Academy

Education - Support Staff Award
2016 Pam Penner
2017 Maria Zachary
2018 Carmen Cleveland
2019 Margaret Ramirez

Humanitarian
1968 Rev. & Mrs. Chris Ummel
1969 Rev. Henry Dick
1992 Helen Crawford
1993 Dr. Thomas Leigh
1994 Jae Joon Kim, M.D.
         Jong C. Moon M.D.
1995 Winnie Bartel
1996 Shafter Chaplains-
         Ables, Long,Pulido,
         Gerbrandt, Natal, Vaca
1997 Partricia Everett
1998 Sandy Armstrong
2000 Mert Wiedmann
2001 Healthy Start
2002 Gerald Lewis
2003 Shafter Community Chest
2006 Eldalene Peters
         Shafter Rotary
2008 Janet Johnson
2009 Target Distribution Center
2010 Anthony Cisneros
         Pappy’s Coffee Shop
2011 Roseann Rios
2012 Pastor Michael Polley
2013 Roy Ramirez

Leadership
2014 John D. Guinn
2018 Brent Green

Public/Private Partnership
2006 Shafter City Council
2008 Charlie Fivecoat
2011 Shafter Police Activities
         League Program
2012 Valley Steel Construction
2013 Karla Bloemhof
2015 Shafter Learning Center
         Daniel Stewart,
Sherry Gomez,
Jeff Frapwell

Shafter Ambassador
2009 Ralph Fruguglietti

Special
1975 Nina Leigh
1976 Earl Johnson
1985 John Kattenhorn
1989 Margaret Christensen
1991 Jack “Woody” Colvard
1993 Benjamin & Jackie Langford
1994 Elizabeth Peters
1995 Robert C. Diltz
2001 Stephanie Bender
2006 Paul Charon
2008 June Nikkel
2012 Lou Gomez
2017 Paul Vincent Charon
2017 William Maurice Prout
2018 Christine Wilson
2018 Priscilla Neufeld
         Shafter Women’s Club
2018 The Scotts Company
2019 Darren Williams
2019 Grimmway Academy

Special City Council Recognition
2006 Larsen Jensen

Young Person
1966 Dick Witcher
1971 Tim Robnett
1974 Jan Dargatz
1991 Matt Guinn
         Adalberto Lara
1992 Ruth Lambert
1995 Aubrey Edgmon
1996 Jacob Nixon
1997 Sarah Bergen
1998 Jordan Lewis
1999 Stephen Penner
2000 Meagan Clutter
2001 Jesse Garcia
2002 Angela Wiedmann
2003 Katie Bergen
2006 Allison Peters
2008 Savannah Matthews
2009 Anna Jelmini
2011 Kaley Mulligan
2012 Eliazar Sanchez II
2013 Tiana Garcia
2014 Irania Rivera
2015 Emily Enns
2016 Juan Manuel Plascencia
2017 Mia Faith Arredondo
2018 Yuosif Hussein
2019 Marco Rodriguez

Youth Development
2006 Terry Lewis
2008 Gladiator Football
          Albert Barrera
          Vince Duffy
          Gilbert Rodriguez
2009 Brandi Root
2010 5th Quarter Program, Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
2011 Cain Maldonado
2013 Eli Espericueta
2013 Miguel Ayon
2014 Angie Velarde
2015 Ricky Ishida
2016 Shafter Recreation & Parks District
2017 Brandon Sanders
2018 Bobbi Camacho
2019 Jerald Pierucci