President's Award Recipients
1978 - 2009


This award recognizes a citizen who is not a public health official and who has demonstrated interest in promoting the holistic approach to the achievement of health. For example, this lay person may have served on various health agency boards or councils in the community, or may have volunteered time toward helping aggregate groups realize health.

 

 

 

1978

The Honorable Lenore Lambert, Commissioner, Yakima County

1979

None selected

1980

The Honorable Paul Pruitt, Representative, Washington State Legislature

1981

Bill Sallquist

1982

June Strittmatter

1983

The Honorable George Benson, City Councilman, Seattle, Washington

1984

Helen Dygert, Chair, Washington State Board of Health

1985

Kenneth Gass, MD

1986

Graham Tollefson, Member, Washington State Board of Health

1987

William Hagens, JD, House Health Care Committee Staff, Washington State Legislature

1988

The Honorable Joe King, Speaker, House of Representatives Washington State Legislature

1989

The Honorable Loraine Wojahn, Senator and 
The Honorable Peter Brooks, RepresentativeWashington State Legislature

1990

B. Charlene Snyder, RN, MN, Research Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UW

1991

Joyce Zerwekh, RN, PhD, Lecturer, School of Nursing University of Washington

1992

The Honorable Booth Gardner, Governor, State of Washington

1993

None selected

1994

John A. Beare, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Spokane County Health District

1995

The Honorable J. Michael Shelton, Commissioner, Island County Health Department

1996

John Church, Budget Analyst (retired), Washington State Public Health Laboratories

1997

J. Joanne Hoover, MD, MPH, Research Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington

1998

Laura Larsson, MLS, Director, Health Services Information, University of Washington

1999

Willa Fisher, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Bremerton-Kitsap County Health District

2000

Art Sprenkle, MD, Medical Director, Premera Blue Crossealt

2001

Washington Traffic Safety Commission

2002

None selected

2003

Astrid Berg, MPA, American Lung Association of Washington

2004

Lela Hansen, RN, Yakima Health District

2005

None selected

2006

 

2007

 

2008

Mark W. Larsen, MD, Kittitas County Health Department

2009

Judson K. Weaver, DDS