Spotlight Hall of Fame - Previous Years' Award Recipients

2010/2011

Consumer/Client: Michael Bailey

Parent or Family Member: Erika Hall

Lifetime Achievement: Pethuru Lourthu

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Christian Dubia

Volunteer: Polly Musch

Professional Achievement: Kim Costello, Hylond

Frontline: Emma Prax Lodge

Employer: Yard House

Living Options Vendor: Gilbert Care Homes

Community Partnership: Gary Frazier

Elected Official: Senator Lou Correa

RCOC Achievement: Marisa Patterson

2009

Consumer/Client: Virginia Rangel

Parent or Family Member: Eric and Meri Smalstig

Lifetime Achievement: Cathy DeMello

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Jud Robert

Volunteer: Bonnie Gillman

Professional Achievement: Gail Fernandez

Frontline: Khanh Truong

Employer: Home Depot/Huntington Beach

Living Options Vendor: Independent Endeavors

Community Partnership: Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’Alot

Support Services Vendor: Project Independence day programs

RCOC Achievement: Maria Gonzales

2008

Consumer/Client: Jeff Barnes

Parent or Family Member: Vivian Bottino

Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Dennis Mattson

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Tresa Oliveri

Volunteer: Dave Brach

Professional Achievement: Myrna Capsuto

Healthcare Professional: Leann Schouten

Frontline: Joseph Nassif

Employer: City of San Juan Capistrano

Living Options Vendor: Independent Options

Community Partnership: Robert Sterling

Support Services Vendor: Footprints Behavioral Intervention

Elected Official: Assemblyman Mike Duvall

RCOC Achievement: Vikki Strauss

2007

Consumer/Client: Kevin Guice

Parent or Family Member: Amanda and Victoria Baker

Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Margaret Anne Inman

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Stanley Pawlowski

Volunteer: Gloria and Jose Luis Fernandez

Professional Achievement: Judy Ray

Healthcare Professional: Mark Klem

Frontline: K Loper-Leddy

Employer: Logomark, Inc.

Living Options Vendor: Elizabeth Homes

Community Partnership: Barcelona Hills Elementary School

Support Services Vendor: E.C.E. 4 Autism

Elected Official: No award in 2007

RCOC Achievement: Loriessa Randle

2006

Consumer/Client: Brian Story

Parent or Family Member: Maria Luisa Montenegro

Lifetime Achievement: Lou Pena

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Steve Sherman

Volunteer: Loren Druz

Professional Achievement: Bob Boettiger

Healthcare Professional: Karin Stanley

Frontline: Jason Martinez

Employer: Albertsons Market

Living Options Vendor: Abraham House

Community Partnership: For OC Kids

Support Services Vendor: United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County

Elected Official: No award in 2006

RCOC Achievement: Sandra Soto

2005

Consumer/Client: David Gray

Parent or Family Member: Kristi Golden

Lifetime Achievement: Arleen Downing, M.D.

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: No award in 2005

Volunteer: Bucky and Sara Kahl

Professional Achievement: Janna Moore, Epilepsy Alliance of Orange County

Healthcare Professional: Ira T. Lott, M.D.

Frontline: Elizabeth Anderson

Employer: Camp James

Living Options Vendor: Susan Ashling, Ashling Residential Villas

Community Partnership: Lee Blumen, OC Public Defender’s Office

Support Services Vendor: Orange County ARC

Elected Official: No award in 2005

RCOC Achievement: M. J. Delgado

2004

Consumer/Client: Kyle Minnis

Parent or Family Member: Karen Templeton

Lifetime Achievement: Gail Nunn (posthumous)

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Holly Nogales

Volunteer: Paul and Marilyn Harvey

Professional Achievement: Stephanie Peterson, APS

Healthcare Professional: Michael Mumford, M.D. (inaugural award)

Frontline: Jerry Scovel

Employer: Mission Viejo Library

Living Options Vendor: Resurrección Home II

Community Partnership: Corey Elementary School

Support Services Vendor: Rainbow Kids Achievement Center

Elected Official: State Senator Dick Ackerman

RCOC Achievement: Rosalinda Lopez

2003

Consumer/Client: Robert “Bobby” Spitzberg

Parent or Family Member: Mina Leon

Lifetime Achievement: Jackie Popp

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: No award in 2003

Volunteer: Lorraine “Frosty” Kaiser

Professional Achievement: Marta Anchondo, TASK

Frontline: Danh Bui (inaugural award)

Employer: Claim Jumper Restaurants

Living Options Vendor: Oscar and Lulu Cachuela

Community Partnership: Judy Campos, City of Brea

Support Services Vendor: High Hopes Brain Injury Program

Elected Official: Assemblywoman Pat Bates

RCOC Achievement: Edna Zinar

2002

Consumer/Client: Sam Durbin

Parent or Family Member: Susan Baker

Lifetime Achievement: Millie Gluth

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Richard Peterson

Volunteer: Janice Morain

Professional Achievement: Vickie Reynolds, Resource Spec.

Employer: Teacher Created Materials

Living Options Vendor: Diane Hall, Hall Family Home

Community Partnership: City of Irvine Disability Services

Support Services Vendor: Project GET SAFE

Elected Official: No award in 2002

RCOC Achievement: Patricia Glancy

Nick Garrett Award: O’Connor Mortuary (special, one-time award)

2001

Consumer/Client: Joe Padilla

Parent or Family Member: Lourdes Maria Rodriguez

Lifetime Achievement: Sandy Garcia

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: Karen Kelly

Volunteer: Eleanor Prime

Professional Achievement: Hedy Hansen, Comfort Connection

Employer: Cox Communications

Living Options Vendor: Mainstream Independent Living Services

Community Partnership: Very Special Arts California

Support Services Vendor: Hope University

Elected Official: No award in 2001

RCOC Achievement: Shernan Hidalgo

2000

Consumer/Client: Patty Daley

Parent or Family Member: Barbara Dominguez

Lifetime Achievement: Linda Wallace

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: No award in 2000

Volunteer: Rose Lacher

Professional Achievement: Lonnie Lovingier, DDS

Employer: Polaroid, Don Ritucci and Michael Galliano

Living Options Vendor: Kathleen Taylor, Creative Support Systems

Community Partnership: Sandy Becker, Project Independence

Support Services Vendor: Doug Wooley, Goodwill

Elected Official: No award in 2000

RCOC Achievement: Juda Carter (inaugural award)

1999

Consumer/Client: Cheryl Larsen

Parent or Family Member: Mary Douglas

Lifetime Achievement: Andrea Erickson

E. Kurt Yeager Servant Leadership Award: E. Kurt Yeager (inaugural award)

Volunteer: Terri Green

Professional Achievement: Luis Pena, No Ordinary Moments

Employer: Rubio’s Baja Grill, Theresa Colunga

Living Options Vendor: Linda Moore, Project Independence

Community Partnership: Rebecca Smith, Wal-Mart

Support Services Vendor: Goodwill SCOP & MCO

Elected Official: John Palacio

1998

Consumer/Client: Kathy McCrystal

Parent or Family Member: Patricia Lindner

Lifetime Achievement: Robert Clatterbuck

Volunteer: Jan Shone

Professional Achievement: Nancy Quarles, Goodwill

Employer: Pizza Hut, Joel Potts

Living Options Vendor: James Lovelle, Good Shepherd Lutheran Homes

Community Partnership: Patricia Sprowell

Support Services Vendor: Susan Moran, O.C. In-Home Therapy

Elected Official: State Senator Mike Thompson

1997

Consumer/Client: Gregg Brown

Parent or Family Member: Dale Elizabeth Garcia

Lifetime Achievement: Rhys Burchill

Volunteer: Linda Smith

Professional Achievement: Kathryn Hebel, Vocational Visions

Employer: Ingram Micro

Living Options Vendor: Nancy Moquete, Moquete Family Homes

Community Partnership: Vocational Visions

Support Services Vendor: Shawn Bos-Nigro

Elected Official: Assemblyman Dick Ackerman