Citizens

Houston Heights Award Recipients

Citizen of the Year

2022 Kristal Kirksey
2021 Rich Anhorn
2020 Carol Welter
2019 Kevin Chenevert
2018 Sharon Dearman & Heather Williams
2017 Bill Pellerin
2016 Stasi & Damian Ogier
2015 Donna Buchanan
2014 Angela DeWree
2013 Denise Martin
2012 Donna Bennett
2011 Bill Baldwin
2010 Linda & Simon Eyles
2010 Danae Stephenson & Martin Pike
2009 Anne Sloan
2008 Trudy Nelson
2007 Taylor Moore
2006 Kelly Simmons & Keith Crane
2005 Mark Williamson
2004 Viki & John Hennessy
2003 Julie & Byron Pettit
2002 Diane & Mike Easley
2001 Chris Silkwood
2000 Jim Bennett
1999 Janet Buchheit
1998 Anne Culotta
1997 Jerri & Walter Workman
1996 John Moraida & Joe Baugh
1995 Joyce & Aubrey Harding
1994 Debbie Markey
1993 Nancy & Doug Grissom
1992 Leisha & Tom Kish
1991 Delores Boon
1990 Richard Herdell
1989 Terry Burge
1988 Mary Cone
1987 Bart Truxillo
1986 Joann Boote
1985 Laura & Charlie Thorp
1984 Glen Dickerson
1983 Bill McDonald
1982 Clayton Lee, Sr.
1981 Neva Dupuis
1980 Herman Kaplan
1979 Paul Carr
1978 Orlan Hill
1977 Garnett Marie Smith & Neva Robinson
1976 Melvalene & Carl Cohen
1975 J.B. Marmion, Jr.
1974 Marcella Perry

Special Awards

2022 Naomi Smulian – Heights Luminary
2022 Danae Stephenson – Legacy Award
2022 Anne Sloan – Pioneer Award
2022 Ellen Newcaster – Spirit of the Heights
2022 Amy and Kevin Chenevert – Family Spirit Award
2022 Tera Starr – Rising Star
2022 Mark Williamson – President’s Award
2021 Aaron Flores – President’s Award
2021 Frank Keenan – President’s Award
2021 Melvalene Cohen – Legacy Award
2020 Dave Seeburger – Rising Star
2020 Joy Stapp – Legacy Award
2020 Marc Elliott – Spirit of the Heights
2020 The Stewart Family – Family Spirit Award
2019 Keith Crane – President’s Award
2019 Melvalene Cohen – Pioneer Award
2019 JoAnn Alanis – Rising Star
2019 Jason Starr – Rising Star
2019 Donna Bennett – Legacy Award
2019 Linda Eyles – Tireless Champion
2019 Andrea Hellyer – Spirit of the Heights
2018 Kevin Chenevert – President’s Award
2018 Bart Truxillo – Pioneer Award
2018 Danielle Stewart – Rising Star
2018 Jim Bennett & Angela Dewree – Tireless Champions
2017 Sharon Dearman – President’s Award
2017 Randy Pace – Pioneer Award
2017 Kevin Chenevert – Rising Star
2017 Braun Enterprises – Visionary Award
2016 Janet Buchheit – President’s Award
2016 Jonathan Smulian – Pioneer Award
2016 Hannah & Bill White – Rising Star
2015 Anne Sloan – President’s Award
2015 Marianne & Kenny Terrell – Rising Stars
2014 Janet Buchheit – President’s Award
2014 Jim Bennett – Boulevard Award
2014 Bill Baldwin – for Fire Station renovation
2014 Chris Silkwood & Gus Kopriva – for organizing “”True North””
2013 Stacey Courville – President’s Award
2013 Lauriel Hindman – Special Recognition
2013 Don & Debbie Broman – Spirit of the Heights
2013 Carol Welter – Rising Star
2012 Bill Baldwin – President’s Award
2012 Leann Mueller – Rising Star
2011 Kelly Simmons – President’s Award
2011 Kit Davis – Rising Star
2011 Jan and Paul Cottage – Heights Hurry Home
2010 Elizabeth Poirrier – New Generation
2010 Andrea Sharp – New Generation
2010 Immanuel Lutheran School – Community Service
2010 Lauriel Hindman – President’s Award
2010 Christine Stewart – Boulevard Award
2010 Bob Pearson – In Memoriam, Years of Service
2009 Marianne Sulse – New Generation
2009 Kristal Kirksey – Heights Glimmer Award
2009 Immanuel Lutheran School – Community Service
2009 Lindsey Lee – President’s Award
2008 Christine Spin – New Generation
2008 Jonathan Smulian, Sharie & David Beale, Janice Evans-Davis, and Michael Jungnickel – President’s Award
2007 Immanuel Lutheran School – Community Service
2007 Angela DeWree – President’s Award
2006 Lauriel Hindman – President’s Award
2006 Cynthia Corn Parker – Boulevard Award
2005 Kelly Simmons – President’s Award
2005 Joan Robbins – Boulevard Award