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Past Honorees
CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
1992 De Murl Tosh*
1993 Helen Rearick*
1994 Stella Scungio*
1995 Norma Scott*
1997 Rose N. Sandow*
1998 Mary Barton*
1999 Clyde Heldenbrand*
2000 Alfred* and Anne* Hook
2001 Bill* and Pam* Cohen
2002 Rose Glitzer*
2003 Joan George*
2004 Helen Rogal*
2005 Irving Daroff
2006 Martha Graff Novick*
2007 Giacomino “Jack” Veltri*
2008 Anita Sacks*
2009 Cy Breen*
2010 Robert & Esther Fleisher
2011 Ron Sellin
2012 Harry & Judie Stone
2013 Milton Katz*
2014 Carol Bingham
2015 Eleanor Kincannon
2016 Louis "Lou" Perez
2017 Edie Del Fiorentino
2018 Bill Kelly
2019 Frank Sardone
2020-2021 Carole Sanfilippo
2022 Terry Nelson
2023 Jo Anne Kennon
CITY OF COACHELLA
1992 Andrea Gomez*
1993 Manuel Saenz*
1994 Aleja Esqueda*
1995 Wilma Roggero*
1997 Mary S. Gutierrez*
1998 Russ Roggero*
1999 Jesus M. Gutierrez
2000 Amada Quitiquit*
2001 Librada Lopez*
2002 Joe & Cecilia Muñoz
2003 Enedina Rapan
2004 Salvador Velasco
2005 Rosa Dolores Torres-Martinez
2006 Cris Romero*
2007 Nellie Verdusco*
2008 Maria Vasquez
2009 Raquel Medina*
2011 Annie C. Torres
2012 Jesus Mota
2013 Maria Consuelo Godwin
2014 Ramona Lujan
2015 Evangeline Garcia*
2016 Jose Valadez
2017 Paul Lira
2018 Grace Vega
2019 Baudelio Sanchez*
2020-2021 Eduardo Diaz
2022 Noelia Gonzalez*
2023 Javier Graciano
CITY OF DESERT HOT SPRINGS
1992 Marge McLachlan
1993 Claire Miller*
1994 Ethel Morrell
1995 Florence Johnson*
1997 Mary M. Fickas*
1998 Toni DiNardo
1999 Fern Linstead
2000 Valerie Betz*
2001 Marie Carroll
2002 Kay Canino
2003 George “Buzz”*& Suzanne Gambill*
2004 Mary Gibson*
2005 Dot Reed
2006 John Furbee*
2007 George Salinas*
2008 “Audi” Kay*
2009 Maureen Williams
2010 Marjorie Dennis
2011 Gloria Behenna*
2012 Rose Hargand
2013 Trudi Lain
2014 Alicia Salinas
2015 Amalia De La Riva
2016 Alicia Moya
2017 Paul Miller
2018 Rosemary Stonick
2019 Larry Buchanan
2020-2021 Courtney Moe
2022 Donna Lozano
2023 Teresa Sanchez Valencia
CITY OF INDIAN WELLS
1992 Arnold Porsch*
1993 Jo Gardner
1994 Howard “Bud” Conner*
1995 Robert J. Simmons*
1997 Joe Tobin*
1998 Ken Marts
1999 Daniel* and Barbara* Callahan
2000 Dr. J.D.* and Loretta Aughtry
2001 Andrew Andeck*
2002 James O. & Marcia* Justice
2003 Margaret Ann Clark*
2004 Charles Wheat*
2005 Frank Gaeta
2006 Suzette Neiman
2007 Robert E. Simon
2008 Adele Ruxton
2009 Elizabeth Luce
2010 Marjorie Mitchell Healey*
2011 Robert A. McPeake
2012 Phoebe Biscow-Brown
2013 Mel Barton
2014 Stella Ohanesian
2015 Sally Simonds
2016 John Rosellini
2017 Don Pelegrino
2018 Peggy Bernthal
2019 Shelly Fraser
2020-2021 Linda Blank
2022 Clive Weightman
2323 Ginny Whitman
CITY OF INDIO
1992 Flora Kinnaird*
1993 Carmen Shelton*
1994 Art P. LaLonde *
1995 Rudy Acosta*
1997 Evelyn Thompson
1998 Gladys Jaegers*
1999 Med Jeansonne*
2000 Norma Branson
2001 Richard Friestad*
2002 Frances McCall Pearson
2003 Herb Wilkens*
2004 Carolyn Cooke*
2005 Alice Suski*
2006 Phyllis Thornburgh*
2007 Joe Clopton*
2008 Jacquie Bethel*
2009 Arthur Preciado
2010 Merritt Wiseman
2011 Doris McClung
2012 Ray Halliday*
2013 Betty James
2014 Betty Morgin
2015 Chuck Lambert
2016 Blanche Martinez
2017 Priscilla Garcia
2018 Nellie Ortega
2019 Nettie Washington
2020-2021 Maureen Boren
2022 Eugenie Balentine
2023 Sylvia Tenorio
CITY OF LA QUINTA
1992 Leola Bartholomew
1993 Dr. Madge Schlotthauer*
1994 Grace Mulchay*
1995 Lawrence S. Meyran*
1997 Fred H. Rice
1998 David E. Orme*
1999 Viola Messick*
2000 Beverly Montgomery
2001 Bette Cheney*
2002 Robert Tyler
2003 Jacques Abels*
2004 Alice Bailes Bell*
2005 Bob Alcala*
2006 Diane Adolph
2007 Elaine Reynolds
2008 Diane Gunn
2009 Mildred Donley
2010 Kay Wolff
2011 Barbara Irwin
2012 Ann Kosich
2013 Phyllis Stuchul*
2014 Barbara Paumier
2015 Dick Anderson
2016 Bob Leidner
2017 Linda Williams
2018 Pat Clapp
2019 Juan Salas
2020-2021 Jeff Smith
2022 Victory Grund
2023 Ada Nuckels
CITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE
1992 Fredrick Thon*
1993 Del Sharbutt*
1994 Marian Henderson*
1995 Robert D. Keedy*
1997 Fred Tretta*
1998 Betty Barker
1999 Ernie Miehle*
2000 Doloris Driskel*
2001 Bill Bizell*
2002 Jean Hollenbeck*
2003 Art McKay*
2004 Joyce White*
2005 Bill Veazie*
2006 Elizabeth Carapellese*
2007 Hal Rover
2008 Beth Ash
2009 Lee Simmons
2010 Ginny Folkers
2011 Earle Wolfe
2012 Millie Bird*
2013 Brett Romer
2014 Louise Kermode
2015 Saul Roisentul
2016 Mary Helen Kelly
2017 Hal Gruen
2018 Jackie Wagner
2019 Peggy Leo
2020-2021 Herbert Temple
2022 Ricardo Loretta
2023 Betty Baxter
1992 Helen Perlman*
1993 James Goree*
1994 Elizabeth Beadling*
1995 Louis Kitsis*
1997 Wayne Robinson
1998 Norman Brown*
1999 Grace Jablow*
2000 Howard Lapham*
2001 Trudy Lovegren
2002 Dan Cohen*
2003 Bill & Elva Casey
2004 Donald Aikens*
2005 Milt Levinson
2006 Tom Kieley*
2007 Sandra Levinson
2008 Jeanne Mazur Messing*
2009 Hal Ball
2010 Marjorie Conley Aikens
2011 Robert C. Allan
2012 Milton “Mickey” A. Shepard*
2013 Burton “Burt” Spivack
2014 Barbara McQueen
2015 Carrie Allen
2016 Sid Craig
2017 Charles Dunn
2018 Ken Behrens
2019 Diane Ross*
2020-2021 Jack Schreckengost*
2022 Kathleen C. Cohn
2023 Evernell Black
1992 Allan Chapnick*
1993 Frances Bomhard*
1994 S.P. and Margaret Manasse*
1995 Charles “Buddy” Rogers*
1997 Betty Clark Mong*
1998 Susan Flemming Marx*
1999 Mike Castaneda*
2000 Dr. Gerald Benston*
2001 John Fuschetti
2002 Sally Contant*
2003 Arthur S. Newman, Jr.*
2004 Shirley Chapnick*
2005 Burton L. Kaplan
2006 Anne Murphy*
2007 Sam Spevack*
2008 Ruth Beschloss*
2009 Mr & Mrs.* Marcus Lewis
2010 Jerry Abraham*
2011 Delia “Dee” Colacicco
2012 Roslyn “Roz” Gayler Spevack
2013 Calvin “Cal” Custer
2014 Linda Bray*
2015 Marcia Stein
2016 Elizabeth Demyanek
2017 Margi White
2018 Pat Clapp
2019 Claudia Fausett
2020-2021 Robert Schwarz
2022 Bunni Benaron
2023 Mary Lou Suter
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
1992
Cecelia Foulkes*
Victor Higgins
Thelma Ayers
1993
Ruth Licata*
Jake Whan
Esther Benefield
1994
Jack Edwards
Paul Smead
Frank Bogert*
1995
Edwin C. Johnson
Edward D. Mullins, Jr.
Opal Pollard
1997
Harold F. Kress
Lalo Guerrero*
1998
Hallock B. Hoffman*
Edward L. Snyder
1999
Polly Powers
Jim Schell
2000
Virgil Jones
2001
Bill Byrne
Seymour Kaplan
2002
Patricia “Corky” Larson
Hillaria “ Lala” Escobedo
2003
Jo Strepy*
Cartwright “Spike” Hunter*
2004
Lee Anderson
Art Samson*
2005
Connie Cowan
Marvin Schurgin
2006
Martin & Esther Meyers
2007
Doris Morgan Richards
2008
Vernon & Bea Main
2009
Vera Balen*
Norman Cady
2010
Joe Marsh*
Margit Chiriaco Rusche
2011
Marjorie Counley
Max Schoenrock
2012
Ofelia Salas
Leslie “Les” Surlow*
2013
Elizabeth “Betty” Gorey*
Ron Hare
2014
Inez Hall
Jack Schleicher
2015
Christine Viau
Edward Coleman
2016
Mary Rodriguez
André Kaz
2017
Barbara Eves
Bill Claborn
2018
Joe Fleischman
Juanita Linares
2019
Cathy Claborn
Rosa Lucas
2020-2021
Judy Bowlin
Ernestina Salas
2022
Josie Martinez
Sharon Huddleston
2023
Martha Gutierrez
William "Bill" Senso