
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.