Citizen of the Year
The Citizen of the Year Award celebrates an Elk Grove citizen who contributes greatly to the community and exemplifies the meaning of giving. Since 1955, representatives from different Elk Grove community service organizations have presented this annual award honoring an area resident who has rendered outstanding services directly to the Elk Grove community. The Elk Grove Citizen of the Year is truly a community award. The recipient of the Elk Grove Citizen of the Year award is honored at a banquet held on the first Monday in November each year. The award and banquet are co-sponsored by several local service organizations within Elk Grove.
Proceeds from this event benefit the Elk Grove Citizen of the Year scholarship.
To make a nomination, please complete an application and include a signed letter containing information on club and service organization involvement, past accomplishments in the community, and all accomplishments significant to the community.
Click here for Nomination Form.
Send in confidence to:
Citizen of the Year
c/o the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce
9401 East Stockton Blvd, Suite 125
Elk Grove, Ca 95624
You may also fax it to 916-691-3810.
Please contact the Chamber of Commerce at 916-691-3760 with any questions.
Past Recipients of Elk Grove Citizen of the Year
| 1955 Raymond Case*
1956 Alvin Bartholomew* 1957 Tom Karamanos* 1958 George Henderson* 1959 Elk Grove Fire Department* 1960 Cantrell Castello* 1961 Gerald Brown* 1962 Edna Sperry* 1963 Raymond Russell* 1964 Paul Betschart* 1965 Jessie Baker* 1966 Theodore Smedberg* 1967 Hilma Colton* 1968 Ida Fleming* 1969 John Zehnder* 1970 Robert Fite* 1971 Jack Hill* 1972 Anabel Gage* 1973 Douglas Berner* 1974 Bernice Gallup* 1975 Marvin Jones* 1976 Glen Beeman* 1977 Henry Kloss* 1978 Jeannie Womack* 1979 Carl Amundson* 1980 Roy Herburger* 1981 Elizabeth Pinkerton 1982 Glenn Houde* 1983 Richard Lichtenberger* 1984 Mel Oneto* 1985 Margit Kloss* 1986 Gerald H. Derr |
1987 Dorothy Hrepich* 1988 Gary Lawson 1989 Iris Zimbelman* 1990 Pat Braziel 1991 Jerry & Jeanne Strong Jerry* 1992 Mike Zehnder 1993 Olga Batey* 1994 Roger & Fay Shaffer 1995 David Simpson 1996 Roy Sharp 1997 Hal Bartholomew 1998 Jim Ring 1999 Sophia Scherman 2000 Cathy O'Neil* 2001 Frances Fite* 2002 Dan Lawrence 2003 Lyn & Jean Hawkins 2004 Stanley Carrothers* 2005 Marsha Holmes 2006 Arnold Adreani 2007 Jim & Elaine Wright (Jim*) 2008 Bob & Lisa Lent (Divorced-Lisa Hume) 2009 Frank & Paula Maita 2010 Mary Lewis* 2011 Mark Hedlund 2012 Gary Dapelo* 2013 Frank Lucia 2014 Marie Coleman 2015 Warren and Pat Weaver 2016 Jim and Annaclare Entrican 2017 Pablo Sanchez 2018 Kevin Spease 2019 Rebecca Davis |