OBJECTIVE
To recognize those individuals who make significant contributions to their club or organization and/or community.
ELIGIBILITY
Any club or organization in good standing as a member of the Inter-Service Club Council of Arlington (ISCC) is eligible to nominate a service club/organization member who has not previously received this award. Please strive to have your nominee attend the ISCC Annual Meeting that will be held on November 20, 2024 at the Washington Golf & Country Club, 3017 N. Glebe Road, Arlington.
NOMINATIONS
Fill out the nomination form in full and submit by October 11, 2024. You will need to provide the following:
- A cover page with the name of nominee; the year for which nominated; the name of club/organization making the nomination; and the name, title, and phone or e-mail of person preparing the nomination
- An introduction describing the nominee’s background and participation in the nominating club/organization. Participation in other organizations and/or community activities, and awards should be mentioned.
- Emphasis should be placed on services rendered by the nominee (either as an individual or as a member of a group) which have contributed to community needs, produced visible results, and/or have implications for future actions which improve or enrich life for ANY segment of the Arlington County community in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Essays should be 500 words (3000 characters) or less.
| Year | Community Leader |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Peter Olivere (Arlington Neighborhood Village) |
| Year | Man of the Year | Woman of the Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Frank O'Leary (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Dr. Kimberly Jeffries (Links) |
| 2021 | Dr. JB Whitlow (Optimist Club of Arlington) | CeeCee Evans (Links) |
| 2020 | Walter Webdale (Arlington Rotary) | CceeCee Evans (Host Lions) |
| 2019 | Scott McCaffrey (Kiwanis) | Linda Valentino (Arlington Rotary) |
| 2018 | Tom Eversole (Shepherd's Center) | Ginger Geoffrey (Kiwanis) |
| 2017 | Harro Wulf (Kiwanis-South Arlington) | Julia Wright (Kiwanis) |
| 2016 | George Allin (Host Lions) | Sandy Bushue (Optimist Club of Arlington) |
| 2015 | Richard Knight (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Marion Spraggins (Links) |
| 2014 | Joseph Lott (Arlington Rotary) | Sandy Newton (Women's Club) |
| 2013 | Thornton Davies (Kiwanis-Arlington) | Brig Pari (Better Sports Club) |
| 2012 | Andres Tobar (Kiwanis-South Arlington) | Emily Carnes (Better Sports Club) |
| 2011 | Tom Grantham (Kiwanis) | Laverne Chatman (Arlington Links) |
| 2010 | Michael Stevens (Host Lions) | Patricia Fischer (Women's Club) |
| 2009 | Warren Kane (Kiwanis) | Kim Durand (Arlington Rotary) |
| 2008 | Phil Traina (Host Lions) | Pat Koepsel (Civitan Club of Arlington) |
| 2007 | Shawn Kelley (Host Lions) | Blanche Anderson (Zonta, Arlington Area) |
| 2006 | Edd Nolan (Kiwanis-Arlington) | Debbie Powers (Kiwanis-Arlington) |
| 2005 | Charles L. Wildman (Kiwanis-Arlington) | Beth Wolffe (Optimist Club of Arlington) |
| 2004 | George R. LaPlante (Host Lions) | Marguerite B. Thomas (Kiwanis-South Arlington) |
| 2003 | Richard Rhoads (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Marta Harkins (Soroptimist) |
| 2002 | Warren G. Richards (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Norine M. Florian (Pilot Club) |
| 2001 | James P. Fortner (Arlington-Falls Church Voluteer Rescue Squad) | Bette Clements (Arlington Historical Society) |
| 2000 | Patrick Jablonski (Kiwanis-South Arlington) | Suzanne S. Gartner (Optimist Club of Arlington) |
| 1999 | Paul A. Showalter (Arlington Jaycees) | Dottie Glading (Pilot) |
| 1998 | Joseph A. D'Amico (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Rita Chow (Pilot) |
| 1997 | Lawrence P. Ball (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Margaret T. Davis (Altrusa) |
| 1996 | John S. Karinshak (Host Lions) | Barbara H. Hill (Pilot) |
| 1995 | John Watson (Lions-South Arlington) | Judith M. Canty (Host Lions) |
| 1994 | Charles W. (Pete) Abbott (Host Lions) | Louise Wyndham (Host Lions) |
| 1993 | Walter P. Gallagher (Better Sports) | Lula Lang-Jeter (Altrusa) |
| 1992 | Jeffrey J. Steger (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Patricia A. Conaway (Links) |
| 1991 | Fred H. Felton (Kiwanis-South Arlington) | Lucy Nichols (Zonta) |
| 1990 | Andrew M. Barr (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Loist K. Potter (BPW) |
| 1989 | A. Leslie Phillips (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Patricia Walochik (BPW) |
| 1988 | Theron L. Wilson (Civitan) | Freda S. Woodyard (BPW) |
| 1987 | John B. Sadtler (Knights of the Round Table) | Nan Manning (Ki-Wives) |
| 1986 | James A. Puglisi (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Pauline A. Ellison (Links) |
| 1985 | Henry O. Lampe (Host Lions) | Phyllis Rawls (Pilot) |
| 1984 | William Grady Malone (Host Lions) | Lessie Carmichael-Dew (Pilot) |
| 1983 | Lewis H. Watson (Knights of the Round Table) | Margarite R. Vallery (Links) |
| 1982 | John Marr (Kiwanis-South Arlington) | Amanda Yauger |
| 1981 | James L. Hemingway (Rotary) | Evelyn Reid Syphax (Links) |
| 1980 | Michael P. Guido (Lions-Northeast) | Lora Courtney (Quota/Salvation Army Women's Auxillary) |
| 1979 | Russell A. Snook (Kiwanis-South ARlington) | Marie E. Gallagher (Pilot) |
| 1978 | Eugene W. Fadely (Civitan) | Dr. Phoebe H. Knipling (Quota) |
| 1977 | A. Paul Lanzillota (Kiwanis-Potomac) | Marion Malone (Pilot) |
| 1976 | George Clark (Lions-Roslyn) | Martha Shuchart-Sachs) (Zonta) |
| 1975 | William C. Joslyn (Civitan) | Helen Tyson (Altrusa) |
| 1974 | J. Lawrence Manning (Kiwanis-Arlington) | Mildred Witten (Quota) |
| 1973 | Robert J. Bonaccorso (Optimist Club of Arlington) | Nadine G. Clift (Salvation Army Women's Auxillary) |
| 1972 | Robert P. Rucker (Optimist Club of Arlington) | June Verzi (BPW) |
| 1971 | Ken McFarlane Smith (Kiwanis-Arlington) | Margaret S. Slye (Quota/Pilot) |
| 1970 | George C. Towner, Jr. (Kiwanis-Potomac) | Helen Samuel (BPW) |
| 1969 | John Halliday (Host Lions) | Geraldine Giles (Pilot) |
| 1968 | John D. K. Smoot (Knights of the Round Table) | Nina Jo Warren (Pilot) |
| 1967 | Maynard Waterfield (Civitan) | Meda Ray Sewall (Zonta) |
| 1966 | George Joseph (Host Lions) | Dorothy Sleight (Soroptimist) |
| 1965 | Preston Sewell (Civitan) | Mildred Walters (Pilot) |
| 1964 | Richard Dixon (Jaycees) | Lula Crocket (Soroptimist) |
| 1963 | Thomas C. Johnstone (Jaycees) | Jean Kloman (Soroptimist) |
| 1962 | Ralph Swope (Kiwanis-Arlington) | Ella Ellis (Soroptimist) |
| 1961 | Walter Woodall (Host Lions) | Virginia Gareen (Quota) |
| 1958 | Charles A. Venuto (Jaycees) | Pearle Sharpe (Soroptimist) |