Distinguished Service Awards
They Lead by Example
The District Award of Merit started in 1966, and the Council’s Silver Beaver award began in 1958. The district’s name has changed as well as the boundaries from time to time.
2020 Due to Council restructuring Sweetwater District (as are all Districts) is redesignated as Sweetwater Zone
2019 Sweetwater (Southbay and Bonita-Otay are combined)
2016 Southbay (Coronado goes to Balboa District/ East of 805 goes to Bonita-Otay District/Parts of National City goes to Balboa and Crossroads Districts)
1995 Sweetwater and Skyline
1986-1994 Heritage ( Coronado/IB/San Ysidro/ChulaVista/National City part; the district was everything south of I-8)
1973-1985 El Camino (Coronado/IB/San Ysidro/Chula Vista/National City)
1966-72 South Bay (Chula Vista/National City) and Silver Strand (Coronado/IB/San Ysidro)
Silver Beaver Recipients
2019 Martin Brandt
2018 Amy Tadlock
2018 Chris Cervantes
2017 Don Swanson
2015 Tim Linsdau
2014 Jimmy Chie
2013 Jeanette Castor
2012 Bill Sears
2011 James Patch
2009 John Johnson
2007 William Hunt
2005 Robert Swanson
2004 Irving Dickie
2002 Carol J. Trippett
2001 John W. McHenry
2000 Edwin Dominick
2000 Charles W. Howell Jr
1998 Cesar Medina
1998 Kevin Ewers
1996 Agustive Hermes
1996 Tim Malaney
1995 Diana Fergus
1995 Nancy Yates
1994 Robyn Adair
1994 Paul Corriere Jr
1992 Marylyn Kitchen
1992 Dorothy Griffen
1992 Michael Philbrook
1991 Gina Veatch
1991 Cozette Morstein
1989 Floyd A. Morstein
1989 Herb Ellis
1988 Shizuko Hyde
1988 Jeanett Hughes
1985 Robert Arnhym
1985 Robert Floto
1984 George J. Hyde
1984 Betty Ever
1982 Eugene Smith
1982 Gigi Hermes
1980 Capt. Robert Worchesek
1978 Hon. David Gill
1976 Clarence Wischstadt
1975 John C. Baker
1973 Werner H. Schmidt
1973 Keith C. Fink
1973 N. John Beck
1971 Edith Wyatt
1967 Eric Lechner
1961 Marty H. Boisen
1961 Robert Ace
1958 Hannibal Howard
District Award of Merit Recipients
2020 No Nominations
2019 La Vonne Danley
2018 Chad Humphrey
2018 Bryan Bagnas
2017 Arturo Martinez
2017 William Struiksma
2016 Rose Flanagan
2016 Fred Swingle
2016 Amy Tadlock
2016 Martin Brandt
2015 Chris Cervantes
2015 John Damstra
2015 Amber Green
2015 Don Swanson
2014 Tracie Bethea
2014 Carl Frey
2014 Alex Kohnen
2014 Sergio Oliveros
2014 Gary Rodriquez
2014 Bryan Kimball
2013 Larry Burton
2013 Michael Lahman
2013 Tania Miller
2012 Gregory Barrett
2011 Mark Becerra
2011 Jody Bethea
2011 Scott Lewis
2011 Paul Koniarski
2011 Robert Slayton
2010 Jeanette Castor
2010 Jimmy Chie
2010 Bill Sears
2009 Terry Mortensen
2009 Steve Jones
2008 Dr. David Wynne
2008 Brenda Swanson
2007 Dorinda Parsons
2007 Rich Charfauros
2006 Jim Patch
2006 Jim Baumgardner
2005 Gabe Mariano
2005 John Johnson
2004 Bob Link
2004 Jim Malaney
2004 Marty Borboa
2004 Catherine Yslas
2004 John McNamee
2004 Marsha Pfeiffer
2003 Ruth Wiseman
2003 Lidia Rutar
2003 Raul Samaniego
2002 Kevin Eckman
2002 Steve Pfeiffer
2002 Kevin Irving Sr
2002 Dan McMahan
2001 Robert Swanson
2001 Robert Rutar
2001 Annette Dunbar
2001 Ann Costello
2001 Rick Doss
2000 Ann Minnix
2000 Donald Way
2000 Barbara Irving
2000 Irv Dickie
2000 Harold Eynon
1999 Paul Olaso
1999 Cynthia Stephens
1999 Mark Erderly
1999 Patrick Godinez
1998 John McHenry
1998 Lorianna Vazquez
1998 Robert Yslas
1998 Patti Erderly
1998 Tom Hamlett
1997 Bob Medina
1997 Robert Jope
1997 Karen Bohrer
1997 Deleon Clayton
1996 Chuch Dineen
1996 Edwin Dominick
1996 Lisa Torquerson
1995 Robert Giffen
1995 Lloyd Beauregard
1995 Cyndi Liszeski
1995 Martin Samiento
1995 Pauline Smith
1994 Ken Harrington
1994 Paul Norris
1994 Carol Trippett
1993 Bob Etherington
1993 Diana Fergus
1993 Tim Linsdau
1992 Steven Bogen
1992 Yvonne Gentry
1991 Dorothy Griffen
1990 Gus Hermes
1988 Claude Freaner
1988 Ronald Keeler
1988 Cozette Morstein
1988 Floyd Morstein
1988 Jean Taylor
1988 Greg Hitchcock
1988 Marylyn Kitchens
1988 Harry LeBore
1988 Tim Malaney
1988 Gina Veatch
1987 Jim Fergus
1987 Ed Speckelmeyer
1986 Mary Closson
1986 Walt Stevens
1985 Robert Clotto
1985 Charlette Meservy
1985 John Turner
1984 John Bitton
1984 Bob Callahan
1984 Marian Charfauros
1984 Dean Frost
1984 Jim Spahn
1983 Sue Hyde
1983 Judy Naves
1983 Wayne Reavis
1983 Ernie Walton
1983 Mitch Young
1982 Dale Kincaid
1982 Charles Leopold
1982 Ramon Lozada
1982 Joe Mullins
1982 Jackie Reavis
1981 Frank Dabney
1981 Don Jones
1981 Aiko Muraoka
1981 Tamsie Peirce
1981 Bud Sampson
1980 Jim Frederick
1980 Jeanne Kelly
1980 Mary Jo Olsen
1980 Ensley Pickett
1979 Leo Tripplett
1979 George Woken
1978 Rev. Joe Carroll
1978 Jim Copley
1978 Betty Eyer
1978 Chuck Fuld
1978 Bud Givens
1978 Ron Wagner
1978 George Hyde
1978 Bill Oliver
1978 Gene Smith
1978 Betty Stark
1977 Leonard Fry
1977 Richard Hathaway
1977 Jane Kane
1977 Nora Pepper
1976 Jeff Bernard
1976 Dick Foot
1976 Jim Martys
1976 Jay Sharp
1975 Mary Foote
1975 Charles Lein
1975 Ray Luther
1975 Richard Payne
1974 Barbara Hopkins
1974 Ed Little
1974 Tom O’Brian
1974 Bert Winchell
1973 John Baker
1973 Don Craig
1973 John Hargis
1973 Gene Gilbert
1972 Marylee Boatwright
1972 Mike Gandy
1972 John Green
1972 Gertrude Larimer
1972 Al Silva
1971 Solon Collyer
1971 Don Foley
1971 Jerry Fox
1971 Mary Swafford
1970 Harry Ashton
1970 Jom Johnson
1970 Bob Marimer
1970 H. O. Richards
1969 Larry Gilkey
1969 Richard Gilford
1969 Dr. Bill Nelson
1969 Charles Offerman
1968 George Berger
1968 Ed Deuchler
1968 Arthur Downey
1968 Roger Hardy
1968 Edith Wyatt
1967 Elenor Berger
1967 Frank Berger
1967 John Elwell
1967 Keith Fink
1966 Marianne Biddle
1966 Don Christensen
1966 Fred Flores
1966 Ed Ketchum
1966 Max Hall
1966 James Richard
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