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Volunteer Stories
Read about the volunteers who have shared their stories with us.
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Volunteer Awards and Recipients
Volunteer of the Year Award
2022 Phil Diller
2021 James Bielak
2020 Mike Foley
2019 Amanda Williams
2018 Ernie Mendenhall
2017 Frank Simkins
2016 Kim Eike
2015 Sue Chrostek
2014 Jack Messer
2013 Jan Hale
2012 Len Klein
2011 Bill Emerson
2010 Kim Eike
2009 Larry Garber
2008 Jim & Sandy Richardson
2007 Pete Bentley
2006 Chuck Dickerson
2005 Bill & Barb Horning
2004 Bob Hagerman
2003 Maury Witteveen
2002 Sally Somsel
2001 Bill Foster
2000 Bill Giffels
Education Director’s Award
2022 Lee Christens
2021 Mandi Young
2019 Sue Chrostek
2018 Bob Walton
2017 James Bielak
2016 Barb Stamiris
2015 Harold Lassers
2014 Rob Baier
2013 Sue Chrostek
2012 Keith & Claudette Johnson
2011 Sally Somsel
2010 Candace Ashley
2009 Cindy Ratowski
2008 Donna Popke
2007 Ann McInnis
2006 Paul Budde
2005 Kathy Turner
2004 Linnea Rajala
2003 Sarah Litch
2002 Ken Cerny
John Schulz Award for Teaching Excellence
2022 Jill Egan
2021 Marta Slocum
2019 Randy Karfonta
2018 John Fletcher
2017 Sue Chrostek
2016 Elaine Hall
2015 Anne O’Dell
2014 Harry Greanya
2013 Leo Paveglio
2012 Rebekah Fuller
2011 Tom Burton
2010 Thom Yocum
2009 Wayne Swallow
2008 Chris Campbell
2007 Craig & Pat Holmes
2006 Harvey Norris
2005 Sally Somsel
2004 Sarah Litch
2003 Carol Inman
2002 Jerry Inman
Outstanding New Instructor/Volunteer
2022 Ben Larson-Wolbrink
2021 Mike Jacobson
2019 Chris Raterink
2018 Gina Harder
2017 Salvador Hernandez
2016 Tom Wenstrom
2015 Eddee Collins
2014 Mary Van Valin
2013 Frank Simkins
2012 Barbara Dove
2011 Kristen Miller
2010 Tally Middleton
2009 Sue Erdmann
2008 Martha Norris
2007 Keith & Claudette Johnson
2006 Len & Connie Klein
2005 John Casteel
2004 Jim Rogers
2003 Andrea Seeley
2002 Nancy Powers
Executive Director’s Award
2022 Lois Bahle
2021 John Seefeld
2019 Gary Longton
2018 Mark Forbes
2017 Jack Messer
2016 Pat Reay
2015 Frank Simkins
2014 Ken Cerny
2013 Russell Carew
2012 Larry Garber
2011 Lee Hepner
2010 Chuck & Janet Dickerson
2009 Claudia Goudschaal
2008 Ben Shaw
2007 Jim Kacin
2006 Laura Quackenbush
2005 Bob Hagerman
2004 Bill Giffels
2003 ISEC Volunteer Construction Crew
2002 Jack Humble
Friend of Inland Seas
2022 David Porter
2021 Rod Groleau
2019 Tom Gallery
2018 Ray Kendra
2017 Paul Boyce
2016 Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation, Inc.
2015 The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation
2014 Northport Bay Boatyard
2013 Michael Fandel
2012 Ken Cerney
2011 Kim Eike
2010 Andy Frank
2009 Mike Dennos
2008 Patt Cole
2007 Glenn Wolff
2006 Bob Evatt
2005 Judy Balas
2004 Logan Hardie
2003 Larry Mawby
2002 Shar Maul
Outstanding Crew Award
2022 CJ Johnson
2021 Jack Messer
2020 Bob Weyand
2019 James Bielak