2009
JOE DUNN AWARD for POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Hon. Jose Solorio, CA Assemblymember, 69th Assembly District
LGBTQ COMMUNITY VISIONARY
Eric Bauman, CA Democratic Party Vice-Chair
POLITICAL COURAGE
Lt. Dan Choi, West Point Graduate & Iraq War Veteran
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Rev. Wilfredo Benitez, Founder St. Anslem of Canterbury (Garden Grove)
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
Rev. Lillian Lobb, Founder Christ Chapel of Laguna (Laguna Beach)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Marc Solomon, EQCA Marriage Director (former MassEquality Political Director)
2008
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND JOE DUNN AWARD for POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Gavin Newsom — Mayor of San Francisco
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Shannon Minter — NCLR Lead Counsel in the California Marriage Equality decision
CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD
Sal Rosselli — President of SEIU (United Healthcare Workers — West)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Michel Martenay — Developer of the Laguna Beach AIDS Memorial Garden of Peace and Love
2007
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Assemblymember John Laird, Chair of the LGBT Legislative Caucus
SPECIAL GUEST AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Susan Eggman, Stockton City Councilmember
JOE DUNN AWARD for POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Alicia Berhow
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Lighthouse at Southern California Edison
CIVIL RIGHTS & EDUCATION AWARD
California Teachers Association
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Peg Corley
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ivy Bottini
2006
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND 1st ANNUAL JOE DUNN AWARD for POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
Hon. Joe Dunn, California State Senator
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Greg Willenborg — Willenborg Productions
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Rev. Kristin Hawkins — Namaste Church of Long Beach
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Hon. John Duran, West Hollywood City Councilmember
MARRIAGE EQUALITY AWARD
Jenny Pizer — Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
2005KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Phil Angelides, California State Treasurer
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Fred Provencher — Huntington Beach Human Relations Task Force, Former ECCO Chair
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Nikki Yocham — The Center OC
HEALTH SERVICE AWARD
National Diversity Council — Kaiser Permanente
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Religion and Faith Program — Human Rights Campaign
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Assemblymember Tom Umberg
COURAGE AWARD
Charlene Nguon and Trang Nguyeni
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gene Littlefield — Orange County Community Activist, PFLAG (Posthumous)
2004KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Assemblymember Mark Leno
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
David Bohnett Foundation
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Tim Hanlon — Wells Fargo Foundation
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Pam Woody — PFLAG
HEALTHCARE AWARD
Laguna Beach Community Clinic
HEALTHCARE AWARD
Korey Jorgensen, M.D.
2003KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Michael Adams — Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
BUSINESS SERVICE AWARD
American Airlines
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Orange County Sheriff Mike Corona
HEALTH SERVICES AWARD
Sister Mary Elizabeth — AEGIS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Brad Brafford
2002
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Sharon Davis, First Lady of California
BUSINESS SERVICE AWARD
Joe Hodulik — Framer's Workshop
BUSINESS SERVICE AWARD
Mark DePalma, Alford Harrison, Dan Ketelaars — Woody's at the Beach
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Paul DeGeorge — The Center OC
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Bob Tucker — Pride at Work, ERDC
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Sandra Hartness — Human Rights Campaign
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Jean Harris — CAPE
EDUCATION AWARD
Kevin Jennings — GLSEN
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pearl Jemison-Smith
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Max Schneider, M.D.
2001
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Russ Vollmer
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Disneyland Resort
SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
ocdm Marketing
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Brad White — Human Rights Campaign
2000
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Assemblymember Antonio Villaraigosa
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Steve May
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Jon W. Davidson
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
H.E.R.E Union, Local 681
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Althea Ingram
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Pat Walsh
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Richard Leyva — ERDC
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Rick Silver
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Craig Sannum
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Morris Kight
1999
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Urvashi Vaid
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Audrey Prosser
HEALTH SERVICE AWARD
Woman's Health Alliance
MEDIA SERVICE AWARD
Bill LaPointe — Orange County/Long Beach Blade
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Eric Bauman
1998
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman Barney Frank
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD
Jorge Rodriguez, M.D.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Rebecca Chadwick
1997
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Senator John Vasconcellos
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Meg Robinson
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Howard Hay
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Del Martin
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Phyllis Lyon
1996
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Chris Bull
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
John Gallagher
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Janice Barrett
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Julie Tanit
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
John Good
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Walter Carnwright
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AWARD
Jim Lacy
1995
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AWARD
ECCO Moments, presented by Libby Cowan Robert Rios, Pearl Jemison-Smith
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Bonnie Castry
CORPORATE AWARD
PacifiCare Health Systems
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Scott Westerfield
1994
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Sheila James Kuehl
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Neil Purcell
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Manny Ortega
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Jeordan Legon
ELIZABETH CATY STANTON AWARD
Gloria Kapp
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Gene White
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Jeff LeTourneau
DONALD G. HAGEN AWARD
Robert Gentry
1993
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Representative Neil Abercrombie
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Representative Tom Campbell
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
David B. Mixner
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Elizabeth Ann Cowan
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Valerie Gold-Neil
EDUCATION AWARD
Del Weber
1992
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Secretary of State March Fong Eu
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Barbara Jackson
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Michael Losquadro
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Dana Parsons — Los Angeles Times
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Dianne Klein — Los Angeles Times
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Dr. Penny Weismuller
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Gene White
DONALD G. HAGEN AWARD
Supervisor Tom Riley
DONALD G. HAGEN AWARD
Supervisor Harriett Wieder
1991
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman Gerry Studds
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
John J. Duran, Esq.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
John Flake
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Lily Badalamenti
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
K. Bradley Hudson — Spectrum News
1990
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Joseph C. Steffan
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Pat Callahan
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
George Raab
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Joseph Bell — Los Angeles Times
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Reverend Fred Plummer
AWARD OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Rick Heckenliable (posthumous)
1989
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Arlene Sontag
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Richard Reinsch
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Barbara Muirhead
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Orange County Human Relations Commission
1988
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman John Miller
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congresswoman Pat Schroeder
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
The City of Laguna Beach
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
The City of Irvine
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Carroll Leslie
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Barbara Strauss
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Ed Miskevich
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Robert Walden and the cast of Brothers
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Charles A. Robertson, M.D.
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
PFLAG Speakers Bureau
1987
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congressman John Miller
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Congresswoman Barbara Boxer
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Don G. Hagan, M.D.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Alex Wentzel
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD
Devron Kelly Huber (posthumous)
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Pearl Jemison-Smith, R.N.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AWARD
Gloria Allred
1986
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Los Angeles City Councilman Joel Wachs
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Lisa Kaye
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Tim Miller
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Ivy Bottini
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
AIDS Services Foundation
MEDIA AWARD
Bob Emmers, The Orange County Register
1985
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Senator Art Torres
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Assemblymember William Filante
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Assemblymember Maxine Waters
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
M. Dan Wooldridge
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Georgia Garrett-Norris, Esq.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Mel Lewis, M.D.
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Randy Pesqueira
1984
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Senator Ed Davis
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
State Assemblymember Art Agnos
POLITICAL SERVICE AWARD
Bob Gentry
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Pat Paddock
MEDIA AWARD
Jim Boone
