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Honorees – Historical Listing

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

πŸ† 2023 Honorees

πŸ† 2023 Honorees

πŸ† 2022 Honorees

πŸ† 2019 Honorees

πŸ† 2018 Honorees

πŸ† 2017 Honorees

  • Youth Award – Arrupe Project
  • Humanitarian Award – Gabriel’s Angels
  • Veterans Service Award – MANA House
  • Character in Sports Award – Meadowlark Lemon
  • Darl Andersen Award – Brian Mueller

πŸ† 2016 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2015 Honorees

  • Humanitarian Award – Circle the City (Sister Adele O’Sullivan)
  • Religion Award – Pastor Tommy Barnett
  • Education Award – Genesis City (Karen Callahan)
  • Peace Award – Rana Singh Sodhi
  • Darl Andersen Award – Jimmy Walker

πŸ† 2014 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2013 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2012 Honorees

  • Youth Award – Warren J. Brown
  • International Award – Ambassador Mussie Hailu
  • Religion Award – Bishop Minerva CarcaΓ±o
  • Business Award – David Engelman
  • Community Service Award – St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic (Laura Romero)
  • Health Award – Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson
  • Darl Andersen Award – David & Joan Lincoln

πŸ† 2011 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2010 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2008 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2007 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2006 Honorees

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

πŸ† 2005 Honorees

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