2024 Distinguished Leader Awards
The 2024 honorees will be announced soon!
The Distinguished Leader Awards recognizes leaders who demonstrate outstanding initiative, inspire others, and make a significant impact that go beyond their organizations and shine through their community support and involvement. Honorees are recognized through live and multi-media presentations.
Past Honorees
Click the accordion below to see a list of our past Distinguished Leader Award honorees!
| 2002 | Ken F. Parsons, Sr. The Rants Group |
| 2003 | Joe Williams City of Lacey |
| 2004 | Kristen West & Sherri McDonald Denny Heck |
| 2005 | Dr. David Spangler Jan Putnam |
| 2006 | Jeff Rounce Community Youth Services |
| 2007 | Cathy Wolfe Bruce Reeves Washington Women's Foundation |
| 2008 | Jack Kiley Tri M. Vo PATH |
| 2009 | Jeff Kingsbury Capitol Land Trust Judge Richard A. Strophy |
| 2010 | Capitol City Press Mud Bay, Inc. Steve Boone |
| 2011 | Chairman David Burnett: Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Grays Harbor Paper New Market Skills Center |
| 2012 | Michael Cade Rotary Club of Olympia |
| 2013 | Patty Belmonte Virgil Clarkson Gerald Pumphrey |
| 2014 | Brian Vance Raj Manhas Senator Karen Fraser |
| 2015 | Dr. Roy Heynderickx Brian Fluetsch Eileen McKenzieSullivan |
| 2016 | Tanya Jernigan Dan O'Neill Robert Coit |
| 2017 | John Setterstrom Lori Drummond Steve Brooks |
| 2018 | Taylor Shellfish Farms Abbott Neal Roth, O.S.B. Olowo-n'djo Tchala met Prairie Rose Hyde |
| 2019 | Cheryl Fambles Drew Phillips Meghan Sullivan & Meagan Darrow |
| 2020 | John Doan, City of Tumwater SCJ Alliance Retired Supreme Court Justice Gerry Alexander |
| 2021 | Community Leadership Awards |
| 2022 | Dr. A Barbara Clarkson Dancing Goats Coffee Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro |
| 2023 | Kelly Wilson Nisqually Indian Tribe Dr. Timothy Stokes |
Past honorees video links gallery
Watch past honorees over the years below! Click on an honoree to view their video.