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Individuals and organizations honored since 2005 by the Arizona Interfaith Movement for living the Golden Rule in extraordinary ways.


๐Ÿ† 2023 Honorees

๐Ÿ† 2023 Honorees

๐Ÿ† 2022 Honorees

๐Ÿ† 2019 Honorees

๐Ÿ† 2018 Honorees

๐Ÿ† 2017 Honorees

  • Youth Award โ€“ Arrupe Project
  • Humanitarian Award โ€“ Gabrielโ€™s Angels
  • Veterans Service Award โ€“ MANA House
  • Character in Sports Award โ€“ Meadowlark Lemon
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ Brian Mueller

๐Ÿ† 2016 Honorees

  • Youth Award โ€“ Matthew Kaplan
  • Community Service Award โ€“ Diana Yazzie Devine
  • Humanitarian Award โ€“ Charles Keller
  • Paul Eppinger Interfaith Award โ€“ Paul Eppinger

๐Ÿ† 2015 Honorees

  • Humanitarian Award โ€“ Circle the City (Sister Adele Oโ€™Sullivan)
  • Religion Award โ€“ Pastor Tommy Barnett
  • Education Award โ€“ Genesis City (Karen Callahan)
  • Peace Award โ€“ Rana Singh Sodhi
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ Jimmy Walker

๐Ÿ† 2014 Honorees

  • Education Award โ€“ AZ Brainfood
  • Philanthropy Award โ€“ Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Dr. Judy Jolley Mohraz)
  • Humanitarian Award โ€“ Oskar Knoblauch
  • Religion Award โ€“ Casa Maria, Tucson (Brian Flagg)
  • Youth/Character in Sports Award โ€“ Queen Creek Football Team
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ Jerry Colangelo

๐Ÿ† 2013 Honorees

  • Government Award โ€“ Mayor John Lewis (Gilbert)
  • Business Award โ€“ Marty Shultz
  • Non-Profit Award โ€“ Benevilla (Michelle Dionisio)
  • Community Service Award โ€“ HopeFest (Billy Thrall)
  • Education Award โ€“ First Things First (Rhian Evans Allvin)
  • Youth Award โ€“ Spencer Zimmerman & Dayton Hayward
  • Character in Sports Award โ€“ Larry Fitzgerald

๐Ÿ† 2012 Honorees

  • Youth Award โ€“ Warren J. Brown
  • International Award โ€“ Ambassador Mussie Hailu
  • Religion Award โ€“ Bishop Minerva Carcaรฑo
  • Business Award โ€“ David Engelman
  • Community Service Award โ€“ St. Andrewโ€™s Childrenโ€™s Clinic (Laura Romero)
  • Health Award โ€“ Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ David & Joan Lincoln

๐Ÿ† 2011 Honorees

  • Non-Profit Award โ€“ Stephen Zabilski & Society of St. Vincent de Paul
  • Community Building Award โ€“ Don Logan
  • Strengthening Families Award โ€“ Chris Coffman & Helping Hands for Single Moms
  • Health Award โ€“ Leland L. Fairbanks, M.D., MPH
  • Government Award โ€“ Senator Leah Landrum Taylor
  • Religion Award โ€“ Rev. Dr. David Wilkinson
  • Humanitarian Award โ€“ Dr. Ralph Showers
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ The Basha Family

๐Ÿ† 2010 Honorees

  • Youth Award โ€“ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Queen Creek & Chandler Heights Stake)
  • Religion Award โ€“ S.S. Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa
  • Education Award โ€“ Lattie F. Coor, Ph.D.
  • Business Award โ€“ Gene C. Blue
  • Non-Profit Award โ€“ Paul Luna & Helios Education Foundation
  • Media Award โ€“ Art Brooks
  • Character in Sports Award โ€“ Barbara & Steve Young
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ John O. Whiteman

๐Ÿ† 2008 Honorees

  • Religion Award โ€“ Rabbi Albert Plotkin
  • Governmental Award โ€“ Rep. Mark Anderson
  • Non-Profit Award โ€“ Metro Phoenix Boys & Girls Club
  • Media Award โ€“ Lawn Griffiths, Spiritual Life Editor, East Valley Tribune
  • Humanitarian Award โ€“ George Roundy
  • Business Award โ€“ Sundt Corp. (J. Doug Pruitt)
  • Youth Award โ€“ Paradise Valley Youth Methodists Group
  • Education Award โ€“ Arizona Community Foundation
  • Character in Sports Award โ€“ Brenda & Kurt Warner
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ Dennis Barney

๐Ÿ† 2007 Honorees

  • Business Award โ€“ Salt River Project
  • Education Award โ€“ ASU Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
  • Humanitarian Award โ€“ Earl J. Baker, M.D.
  • Non-Profit Award โ€“ The Wellness Community
  • Religion Award โ€“ Rev. Dr. Benjamin Thomas, Sr.
  • Youth Award โ€“ Hadley Nielsen
  • Media Award โ€“ Hugh Downs
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ Ira A. Fulton

๐Ÿ† 2006 Honorees

  • Youth Award โ€“ Tia Carley
  • Business Award โ€“ Mayo Clinic, Arizona
  • Education Award โ€“ Patricia Adams (StarShine Academy)
  • Government Award โ€“ Chief Justice Charles E. Jones
  • Non-Profit Award โ€“ George Dean (Greater Phoenix Urban League)
  • Religion Award โ€“ Imam Abdur Rahim Shamsid-Deen
  • Media Award โ€“ Frank Camacho, Channel 3 Anchor
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ Monsignor Ed Ryle (posthumous)

๐Ÿ† 2005 Honorees

  • Business Award โ€“ Wells Fargo
  • Education Award โ€“ Tom and Marty Horne
  • Government Award โ€“ City of Phoenix
  • Non-Profit Award โ€“ Save The Family
  • Religion Award โ€“ First Institutional Baptist Church (Dr. Warren Stewart)
  • Posthumous Award โ€“ Gerald Hardt
  • Darl Andersen Award โ€“ Dr. Bill Starr