Previous HSN Awards Recipients

Politician of the Year

1988- Assemblywoman Jan Evans

1989- Reno City Council Woman Kathryn Wishart

1990- Judge Charles McGee

1991- Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman

1992- U.S. Senator Harry Reid

1993- Judge Janet J. Berry

1994- Lt. Governor Sue Wagner

1995- Senator William Raggio

1996- Judge Scott Jordan

1997- State Senator Randolf Townsend

1998- Atty. General Frankie Sue Del Pappa

1999- Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie

2000- Judge Peter Breen

2003- Governor Kenny Guinn

2004- Assemblyman Bernie Anderson

2005- Mayor Robert Cashell

2006- School Trustee Jonnie Pullman

2007- Sparks City Councilmember John Mayer

2008- Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto

2009- Speaker of the Assembly Barbara Buckley

2010- Senator Bill Raggio

Administrator of the Year

1988- Manuel Wedge, WARC

1989- Louise Baynard De Volo, Planned Parenthood

1990- Joe Anastasio, Washoe County School District

1991- Sandy Napombejra, NNCIL

1992- May Shelton, Washoe County School District

1993- Joni A. Kaiser, CAAW

1994- Bob Floyd, Washoe High School

1995- Dawn Magnusoa, State of NV Division of Child and Family Services

1996- Mike McMahon, Washoe Co. Human Services

1997- Vicki Wright, Sierra Nevada Girl Scouts

1998- Denise Everett, Sagewind

1999- Cherie Jamason, Food Bank of No. Nevada

2000- Brian Lahren, WARC

2002- Sherrada James, Nevada Indian Commission

2003- Michelle Kling, Washoe County District Health Department

2004- Ann-Mary MacLeod, Interfaith Hospitality Network

2005- Carlos Brandenburg, Mental Health and Development Services

2006- Melany Denny, ReStart

2007- Mary Liveratti, Nevada Health and Human Services

2008- Dr. Mike Rodolico, HAWC

2009- Niki Atcheson King, Access to Health Care Network

2010- Kevin Quint, Join Together Northern Nevada

Staff Member of the Year

1988- Lois Duran, Children's Cabinet

1989- Pat Sauer Wilson, CAAW

1990- Sharron Wilson, Suicide Prevention

1991- Cathy Uccelli- Adkins, The Children's Cabinet

1992- Victor Alegria and Otto Kelly, Washoe Co. Juvenile Probation

1993- Barbara Drake, United Way

1994- Michelle Mckee, Community Services Agency

1995- Ray Trevino, Catholic Community Services

1996- Berry Munley, Care and Share

1997- Mary Bento, Children's Cabinet

1998- Lillian Herrera, Girl Scouts of the Sierra

1999- Stuart Gordon, Family Counseling Services

2000- Robbie Boles, Sagewind

2002- Mary Ann Ryan, Washoe County Social Services

2003- Cynthia Lu, Washoe County Public Defender's Office

2004- Pam Young, Crisis Call Center

2005- Patrick O'Bryan and Steve Johns, Reno Police Dept

2006- Gabrielle Enfield, Washoe County and Joan Swickard, HAWC Community Health Center

2007- Kim Brignani, CARE Chest

2008- Krista Lee, City of Reno

2009- Julie Vann and Rene Biondo, Washoe County Court

2010- Wendy Catron, Washoe County Health Department

Special Recognition Award

1992- Katy Simon-Simon and Associates

1993- Georgie Maxwell- Amputee Support Group and Evelyn Mount- Community Outreach

1995- Shelia Leslie

1999- David Parks, Jon Sasser, Paula Berkley

2002- Soroptimist International of Reno

2006- Anne Cory, formally of United Way 2009-Healthy Communities Coalition

Agency of the Year

1988- CAAW

1989- WARC

1990- Children's Cabinet

1991- Nevada Hispanic Services

1992- Suicide Prevention and Crisis Call

1993- Washoe County Probation Department

1994- CASA

1995- Project Restart

1996- Health Access Washoe County

1997- Food Bank of Northern Nevada

1998- Nevada Women's Fund

1999- KNPB Channel 5

2000- Northern Area Substance Abuse Council and United Way

2002- Step 2/Lighthouse of the Sierra

2003- High Sierra Industries

2004- Planned Parenthood Mar Monte

2005- United Way

2006- ReStart

2007- Big Brothers Big Sisters

2008- Access to Health Care

2009- Northern Nevada Rave Family Foundation

2010- CARE Chest

Board Member of the Year

1988- Paul Gowins, Center for Independent Living

1989- Michael Dermody, The Children's Cabinet

1990- Kathy Boyce, Step 2

1991- Katherine Cole, Girl Scouts

1992- Martha Coon, NASAC

1993- Bill Bennet, Community Services Agency

1994- Dale Littlejohns, Community Housing Resource

1995- David Daviton, NNCIL

1996- Frank Lawrence, Community Child Care

1997- Jerry Scolari, Gang Alternatives Partnership

1998- Kathie Bartlett, Join Together No. NV

1999- Kathleen "Cookie" Alfred, CAAW

2000- Rick Odynski, Disability Resources

2002- Robert Sader, YMCA

2003- Jerry Hubbard, Bristlecone Family Resources

2004- Michelle Shown, Sierra Association of Foster Families

2005- Nancy Muniz, Charles Schwab Bank

2006- Art Kess, CARE Chest

2007- Muriel Skelly, Nevada Legal Services

2008- T.P. Hubert, Ridge House
Donna Clontz, Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada

2009- James Miller, High Sierra Industries

2010- Tom Dolan, Catholic Charities

Media Representative of the Year

1988- Jim Elliot, KCRL

1989- Kate Santich, Reno Gazette Journal

1990- Dave Finely, KRNO and KRNV

1991- Donna Green and Joe Zuccarini, KTVN

1992- Bruce Bledsoe, Reno Gazette Journal

1993- Chuck Alvey, KOLO Channel 8

1994- Lise Mousel, KRNV Channel 4

1995- Media Coalition

1996- Dawn Rossi

1997- Janice Hoke, Reno Gazette Journal

1998- Nancy Cope, KTVN Channel 2

1999- Victoria Cambell, KRNV Channel 4

2000- Jennifer Crowe, Reno Gazette Journal

2002- Deidre Pike and William Purchert- Reno News & Review

2003- Connie Wray and Bill Schulz

2010- Andrew Del Greco, KRNV Channel 4

Mike O'Callaghan Humanitarian Award

1988- Mike O'Callaghan

1989- Cloyd Phillips, Community Services Agency

1990- Stan Fishler, United Way

1991- Maya Miller

1992- Manuel Wedge, WARC

1993- Judge Charles McGee

1994- May Shelton, Washoe County Social Services

1995- Jan Gilbert, League of Woman Voters

1996- Bertha Miranda

1997- Ian Hill

1998- Larry Tuntland

1999- Jan Evans

2002- Sherri Rice, Community Services and Development Corp.

2003- Brian Lahren, WARC

2004- Shaun Griffin, Community Chest, Inc.

2005- Jon Sasser

2006- Ernie Nielsen, Washoe County Senior Law Project

2007- Diana Haberland, WCSD Family Resource Center

2008- Cherie Jamason

2009- Bob Fulkerson, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

2010- Paul Gowins