Mark Your Calendar!
“An Evening to Remember”
Honoring Volunteers for over 60 Years
2024 Tustin Area Man and Woman of the Year Awards Dinner
In Recognition of Excellence in Community Volunteerism for 2023
Friday, May 31, 2024 at 6 p.m.
Santa Ana Elks Lodge
1751 S. Elks Lane
Santa Ana, California
For more information about the Tustin Area Man and Woman of the Year program, please contact 2021 TAWOY Kim DeBenedetto at kmowers22@gmail.com or 2021 TAMOY Mark Eliot at markeliot86@gmail.com.
Tustin Area Man and Woman of the Year Nominees Announced; Tickets and Sponsorships Are Now Available
Eleven nominees have been announced for the 2023 Tustin Area Man and Woman of the Year (TAMWY). Five men and six women have been nominated for the prestigious honor by local nonprofit groups.
The 2023 nominees are:
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The TAMWY program has been held for more than 60 years. Tustin area individuals are recognized for their dedicated work, leadership and outstanding volunteerism in the community. Nominations for the award come from local nonprofit organizations or previous winners (TAMWY Committee “life members”).
Sponsorships are also available and details can be found on the TAMWY website. Sponsors will be recognized at the dinner and acknowledged in the printed program.
The annual Tustin Area Man and Woman of the Year Awards Dinner will be held on Friday, May 31, at 6 p.m. at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, 1751 S. Elk Lane, Santa Ana. The dinner is attended by city and county officials, previous TAMWY award winners and community members.
Additionally, the TAMWY Committee will recognize an outstanding high school senior from the Tustin Unified School District and student musicians from Beckman High School will perform at the event.
The Tustin Man and Woman of the Year will become lifetime members of the TAMWY organization. They will receive special awards, pins, and city and county proclamations at the dinner. They will also ride in the Tustin Tiller Days Parade as guests of honor in October, and have their names permanently etched on a brick walkway in the plaza between the Tustin Library and Clifton C. Miller Community Center at the Tustin Civic Center.
For more information, please contact 2021 TAWOY Kim DeBenedetto at kmowers22@gmail.com or 2021 TAMOY Mark Eliot at markeliot86@gmail.com.
List of Tustin Men & Women of the Year
Click the names below to learn more about them
1957 – Jack Hall*
1958 – William Moses*
1959 – Victor Grant*
1960 – Eugene Jacobson*
1961 – G. O. Bixler*
1962 – Buel Williamson*
1963 – Glenn Sissel*
1964 – Pete Berlin*
1965 – Gene Thomas*
1966 – Earl Rowenhorst* / Margaret Pottenger*
1967 – Joe Carruba* / Lee Wagner *
1968 – Gerald Mack / Lucille Moses*
1969 – Lou Gerding* / Ruth Poe*
1970 – Msgr. John Sammon* / Ida McCalla*
1971 – James Hein* / Helen Holthe*
1972 – Ken Lovell* / Pat Furniss*
1973 – Frank Greinke* / Isa Varela*
1974 – Walt Fredriksen* / Maureen Holthe*
1975 – Ron Oster / Maureen Rischard*
1976 – A.J. (Tony) Coco / Vivien Owen*
1977 – Bob Hill* / Jan Klingelhofer*
1978 – Howard Pinkstaff / Barbara Benson*
1979 – Stephen Schuster* / Carol Jordan*
1980 – Arthur Peterson* / Cherrill Cady
1981 – Howard Jamieson* / Janet Schwartz*
1982 – Dean McCormick* / Anne Schultz*
1983 – Cliff Polston / Frances Logan*
1984 – Dr. Maury Ross*/ Linda Andrews
1985 – Joe Langley / Betty Miller*
1986 – Charles Puckett / Margaret Greinke
1987 – Tom Aufdemberg / Joyce Hanson
1988 – Dick Edgar* / Barbara O’Donnell
1989 – Eugene Thomas* / Margarete Thompson*
1990 – Jim D. Kane*/ Jill Leach
1991 – Don Biery* / Phyllis Spivey*
1992 – David Nisson / Judy Houlihan
1993 – Vic Gorham* / Angie Kardashian
1994 – Sam Randall / Laurie Gorham*
1995 – Al Baker / Kathy Kelley
1996 – Don Saltarelli / Juanita Lovret*
1997 – David Bryant* / Ceil Kirby Morgan
1998 – Lou Bone / Beverly Barrington*
1999 – Jack Shafer* / Marisa L. Charette
2000 – Todd Ferguson / Loretta Robinson
2001 – Gary Siegel / Judy Schnitzer
2002 – Don Shubin / Mary Hill
2003 – Bill Hammerle / JoAnn Bolleson*
2004 – Kennedy Hobson / Linda Jennings
2005 – Gerry Aust* / Leslie Pontious Pope
2006 – Ken Henderson / Patti Winter
2007 – Don Ropele / Jeanne Brown*
2008 – Al Enderle* / Kimberly Bass
2009 – Walter Sullens* / Eligia Nicolai
2010 – Lowell Sneathen / Donna Peery
2011 – Christopher Barr / Jean Simon*
2012 – Leo Middleton / Wendy Greene
2013 – Robert Ammann / Gretchen Whisler
2014 – Pete Beatty / Amy Nakamoto
2015 – John McGuire / Laurie Abelove
2016 – Robert Machado / Susan “Susie” McIntosh
2017 – Lindburgh McPherson / Christine Uribe
2018 – Tony Wong / Erin Nielsen
2019 – Richard Nelson / Patricia Machado
2020 – Suspended
2021 – Mark Eliot / Kim DeBenedetto
2022 – Kurt Bensworth / Sharon King
*Deceased
