CALIFORNIA BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION LIFETIME MEMBERS (and years when award was made)
- Vern Williams
- Ray Park
1987 - Carl Pagter
1989 - Jack Sadler
1990 - Ed Neff
1990 - Butch Waller
1992 - Laurie Lewis
1993 - Burney Garelick
1996 - Kathy Kirkpatrick
1997 - Ray Edlund
2000 - Leroy McNees
2001 - Kathy Kallick
2001 - Al Knoth
2002 - Warren Hellman
2002 - Rick Shubb
2003 - Kenny Hall
2003 - Keith Little
2004 - Violet Lankford
2004 - Paul Shelasky
2005 - John Murphy
2006 - Don Denison
2006 - Suzanne Denison
2006 - John Green
2007 - Jack Tuttle
2008 - Rick Cornish
2008 - Tom Diamant
2009 - J.D Rhynes
2009 - Del Williams
2010 - Larry Cohea
2010 - Bob Thomas
2011 - Beth Weil
2011 - Mark Hogan
2012 - Roger Siminoff
2013 - Peter Thompson
2013 - Yvonne Tatar
2013 - Mike Tatar
2014 - Larry Kuhn
2014 - Frank Solivan, Senior
2015 - John Reischman
2015 - Diana Donnelly
2015 - Montie Elston
2016 - Darby Brandli
2016 - Allen Hendricks
2017 - Tom Bekeny
2018 - Steve Pottier
2018 - Bill Downs
2018 - Faye Downs
2019 - Tom Rozum
2019 - Steve Hogle
2019 - Tim Edes
2020 - Irene Evans
2020 - Neale Evans
2020 - Neil Rosenberg
2021 - Deb Livermore
2021 - Herb Pedersen
2021 - Joe Weed
2022 - Dave Gooding
2022 - Frank Wakefield
CBA BILL & FAYE DOWNS SUPER VOLUNTEER AWARD
The Bill and Faye Downs Super Volunteer Award was first awarded in 2000 to recognize the extraordinary volunteerism of Bill and Faye Downs. Since 2012, it has been awarded each year to acknowledge the efforts of those members of the CBA who have made an extraordinary contribution as volunteers over an extended period of time to the proudly all-volunteer organization.
2022
John and Loretta Hettinger
Jennifer Kitchen
2021
Deb Livermore
PJ Thorpe
Alberto Campos
Alex Cameron
2020
Jill Cruey
Lynn Quinones
2019
David Brace
Larry Carlin
2018
Bob Brown
Jim Ingram
Mike McGar
2017
John Adams
Charlene Simms
Slim Simms
2016
Steven de Haas
Gary Mansperger
2015
Paul Brewer
Loland Ellis
Les Massman
2014
Pat Bockover
Tom Bockover
Deb Livermore
2013
Bob McCoy
Dorothy McCoy
Don Pemberton
Judy Pemberton
2012
Steve Hogle
2000
Faye Downs
Bill Downs
CBA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Volunteer of the Year Award was first awarded in 2022 to recognize a volunteer who has made a strong contribution over the past year. One award is given each year to volunteers who have made a unique/impactful contribution, contributed special skills to a timely situation, created an ongoing project or upgraded an existing program or event, added a spark that inspired or expanded community involvement, and/or exceeded the expected volunteer role.
2023
Debbie Wendt
2022
Danny Clark
- Vern Williams
- Ray Park
1987 - Carl Pagter
1989 - Jack Sadler
1990 - Ed Neff
1990 - Butch Waller
1992 - Laurie Lewis
1993 - Burney Garelick
1996 - Kathy Kirkpatrick
1997 - Ray Edlund
2000 - Leroy McNees
2001 - Kathy Kallick
2001 - Al Knoth
2002 - Warren Hellman
2002 - Rick Shubb
2003 - Kenny Hall
2003 - Keith Little
2004 - Violet Lankford
2004 - Paul Shelasky
2005 - John Murphy
2006 - Don Denison
2006 - Suzanne Denison
2006 - John Green
2007 - Jack Tuttle
2008 - Rick Cornish
2008 - Tom Diamant
2009 - J.D Rhynes
2009 - Del Williams
2010 - Larry Cohea
2010 - Bob Thomas
2011 - Beth Weil
2011 - Mark Hogan
2012 - Roger Siminoff
2013 - Peter Thompson
2013 - Yvonne Tatar
2013 - Mike Tatar
2014 - Larry Kuhn
2014 - Frank Solivan, Senior
2015 - John Reischman
2015 - Diana Donnelly
2015 - Montie Elston
2016 - Darby Brandli
2016 - Allen Hendricks
2017 - Tom Bekeny
2018 - Steve Pottier
2018 - Bill Downs
2018 - Faye Downs
2019 - Tom Rozum
2019 - Steve Hogle
2019 - Tim Edes
2020 - Irene Evans
2020 - Neale Evans
2020 - Neil Rosenberg
2021 - Deb Livermore
2021 - Herb Pedersen
2021 - Joe Weed
2022 - Dave Gooding
2022 - Frank Wakefield
CBA BILL & FAYE DOWNS SUPER VOLUNTEER AWARD
The Bill and Faye Downs Super Volunteer Award was first awarded in 2000 to recognize the extraordinary volunteerism of Bill and Faye Downs. Since 2012, it has been awarded each year to acknowledge the efforts of those members of the CBA who have made an extraordinary contribution as volunteers over an extended period of time to the proudly all-volunteer organization.
2022
John and Loretta Hettinger
Jennifer Kitchen
2021
Deb Livermore
PJ Thorpe
Alberto Campos
Alex Cameron
2020
Jill Cruey
Lynn Quinones
2019
David Brace
Larry Carlin
2018
Bob Brown
Jim Ingram
Mike McGar
2017
John Adams
Charlene Simms
Slim Simms
2016
Steven de Haas
Gary Mansperger
2015
Paul Brewer
Loland Ellis
Les Massman
2014
Pat Bockover
Tom Bockover
Deb Livermore
2013
Bob McCoy
Dorothy McCoy
Don Pemberton
Judy Pemberton
2012
Steve Hogle
2000
Faye Downs
Bill Downs
CBA VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Volunteer of the Year Award was first awarded in 2022 to recognize a volunteer who has made a strong contribution over the past year. One award is given each year to volunteers who have made a unique/impactful contribution, contributed special skills to a timely situation, created an ongoing project or upgraded an existing program or event, added a spark that inspired or expanded community involvement, and/or exceeded the expected volunteer role.
2023
Debbie Wendt
2022
Danny Clark