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Past PPA & PPW Award Recipients

the National Award

The highest award that can be given by the International PP of A, Inc. "For Service to Professional Photography"... a five word summation of the respect, admiration and appreciation earned by one individual. The National Award is given to outstanding individuals as chosen by PP of A State and Regional Affiliated Associations. While only one award is available on a yearly basis, an individual may not receive more than one National Award from the same Affiliated Association during his or her lifetime.

1959 R.R. Hutchison

1961 Chao Chen Yang

1962 Alma Gray

1963 Russ Clift

1964 Carl Lewis

1965 Hale Van Scoy

1966 Bruce Akins

1967 Charles Libby, Jr.

1968 Boyd W. DeBunce

1969 Lee Merrill

1970 Walt Richter

1971 Robert E. Tull, Sr.

1972 Gary Jentoft

1973 Merle L. Brown

1974 Ken Whitmire 

1975 Gene Harmon

1976 Lloyd Whiting

1977 Wilma Tul

1978 Dean Palmer*

1979 Bernice Workman

1981 Lindley Wicks, Sr.

1982 Robert Walters

1983 Mac McCleary

1984 Dean Parsons

1985 Jay M. Murray

1986 Catherine “Cay” Flagler

1987 Ann M. Stone

1988 Joanne L. Murray

1989 LeRoy Seeley

1990 Donald Rubenack, Sr.

1991 Larry D. Ikenberry

1992 Steven L. Conner

1993 Ralph W. Allen III

1994 Dr. J. Stewart Lowther

1995 Mary Jo Allen

1996 Janet Rubenack

1997 Stephen K. Wolfe

1998 Gale J. Johnson

1999 Michael Elwell

2000 Bruce Hudson

2001 Matthew Weston

2002 Jeanne McGee

2003 Greg Jones*

2004 Craig Brubaker

2005 Anita Weston

2006 Robert Behm

2007 Samuel Gardner

2008 Dean Johnson

2009 Michael Thresher

2010 Marie Martineau

2011 Nichelle Price

2012 Steve Vento

2013 Lance Johnson

2014 Jeff Fulks

2015 Faye Johnson

2016 Rich Breshears

2017 Sonja Yearsley

2018 Heidi Swoboda

2019 Chris Wooley

2020 Rachel Ikenberry

2021 Rachel Wooley

2022 Mike Busby

2023 Karissa Blunck

2024 Forrest Cooper

THE Distinguished Service Award

The coveted Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor and recognition that the Professional Photographers of Washington can bestow. The recipient is chosen by the previous 3 award winners and honors members who, for a period of many years, have given their talent, time, loyalty and professionalism to advance the PPW membership.

1959 Bruce Akins

1960 Alma Gray

1961 Charles Libby, Jr.

1962 Hal Kaminski

1963 Hale Van Scoy

1963 Keith Fowler

1964 Lee Merrill

1965 Walt Richter

1966 Gary Jentoft

1967 Robert Tull, Sr.

1968 Earl Roberge

1969 Carl B. Lewis

1969 Russ Clift

1970 John Logan

1970 Jack Hutchison

1970 Ann M. Stone

1970 Ethel Shelton

1971 Gene Harmon

1971 Merle L. Brown

1971 Bernice Workman

1972 Russ Hugil 

1973 Ken Whitmire

1973 Hugh Hinkelman

1974 Dean Palmer

1974 Lloyd Whiting

1975 Bob Walters

1975 Wilma Tull

1976 Ken Dobbins

1976 Lindley Wicks, Sr.

1977 Gwen Craig Groves

1977 Mac McCleary

1978 Lynne Smith

1978 Jay M. Murray

1979 Dean Parsons

1979 Joanne L. Murray

1980 Jean Wicks

1981 LeRoy Seeley

1981 Larry Ikenberry

1984 Richard Johnson

1985 Mary Jo Allen

1985 Ralph W. Allen III

1986 Deborah Larsen

1987 Steven L. Conner

1988 Donald Rubenack, Sr.

1989 Jack Keller

1990 Paul Caisse

1991 Stephen K. Wolfe

1992 Janet Rubenack

1993 Mike Elwell

1993 Gale J. Johnson

1994 Steve Vento

1995 Russell H. Rodgers

1996 Bruce Hudson

1996 Sue Hudson

1997 Virginia L. Rodgers

1997 David Grimes

1997 Jack Sherman

1998 Jeanne McGee

1998 Nick Jesch

1999 Matthew Weston

1999 Ken Whitmire

2000 Craig Brubaker

2001 Greg Jones

2001 Bill Jones

2001 Greg McCanless

2002 David O’Connor


2002 Tari Simmons

2002 Anita Weston

2004 Robert Behm

2006 Pat Rush

2007 Dean Johnson

2008 Michael Thresher

2009 Nichelle Price

2010 Sam Gardner

2011 Faye Johnson

2012 Marie Martineau

2013 Bonnie Slagle

2014 Rob DiPiazza

2015 Lance Johnson

2016 Mark Turner

2017 Anita Weston

2018 Heidi Swoboda

2019 Bruce Hudson

2020 Mike Busby

2021 Rachel Ikenberry

2022 Carla Conrad

2023 Rachel Wooley

2024 Chris Wooley

THE Volunteer of the Year Award

The recipient of this award is chosen by the Executive Board in recognition of extraordinary volunteer service to the PPW that has been done within the last 12 to 18 month period.

1999 Ron King

2004 Michael Thresher

2005 Nichelle Price

2006 Marie Martineau

2007 Mary Thresher

2008 Rob Behm

 

2009 Tina Ducker

2010 Bob Gassen

2010 Rachel Hathaway

2011 Jeff Fulks

2012 Lance Johnson

 

2013 Faye Johnson

2014 Mark Turner

2015 Sonja Yearsley

2016 Rachel Ikenberry

2018 Julie Fitzpatrick

 

2019 Larry Ikenberry

2020 Heidi Swoboda

2021 Chris Wooley

2022 Karissa Blunck

2023 Lara Grauer

2024 Adelle Lines

 

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