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Gold Pan Recipients

Past Anchorage Chamber Gold Pan Award Recipients:

1957-58   

Alaska Festival of Music

Kip Hiddleston

 

1958-59

George Sharrock

Mt. McKinley Lions Club

Richard T. Albers

 

1959-60

Civil Air Patrol

Larry Landry

Pauline Sharrock

 

1960-61

Dr. Helen Whaley

Elmer Sellin

Olin Rude

 

1961-62

Edwin Suddock

Pauline Sharrock

Zonta Club

 

1962-63

Alyeska Ski Corporation

Chugach Ski Club & Racing Assoc.

H.A. (Cappy) Faroe

Jack M. Anderson

M.R. (Muktuk) Marston

 

1963-64

Residents of Anchorage

Steve McCutcheon

 

1964-65

First National Bank

Hotel Captain Cook

JC Penney Company

Lathrop Company

Rose Golik

 

1965-66

Alaska Methodist University

Anchorage Parks & Recreation

L.H. (Lu) Norene

Raymond J. Reeves

 

1966-67

Anchorage Garden Club

Anchorage Parks & Recreation

ARCA

Rose Golik

William H. Scott

 

1967-68

286th Squadron, Elmendorf AFB

Delbert J. Bailey

Frank M. Reed, Sr.

Fred D. Chiei, Jr.

Ft. Rich. NCO Wives Club

Greater Anchorage Inc.

 

1968-69

Alaska Division, U.S. Ski Assoc.

Alaskan Air Command Band

Anchorage Baseball Club, Inc.

Augie G. Hiebert

Claire O. Banks

Dr. Levi M. Browning

Max Hodel

 

1969-70

Allen H. Shewe

Atlantic Richfield Company

Major M. Ed Dankworth

Red Cross Air Evacuation Volunteers

 

1970-71

Alvin O. Bramstedt

James O. Campbell

Rescue Coordination Center, Alaskan Air Command

Robert C. Reeve

 

1971-72

A.C. (Al) Swalling

Charles R. Webber

Don Clary

T.O.S.S.

 

1972-73

Agnes Harrison

Charles R. Webber

The Quota Club of Anchorage

 

1973-74

Anchorage Polaris Group, Civil Air Patrol

Bernie Kosinski

Malcom H. Miner

Michael J. Colletta

 

1974-75

Bob Hartig

Conn Murray

Joe Wiley

       

1975-76

Anchorage Bicentennial Commission

Goldia T. Brinson

Joe Morino

Virgil Knight

 

1976-77

Alyeska Pipeline

Anchorage Woman’s Club

Charles Whittaker

George Easley

Moe Kadish

Ray Williams

 

1977-78

Clair Banks

Frank Van Zant

J. Chester Gordon

 

1978-79

Bob Penney

Community YMCA

Robert Hartig

 

1979-80

Al & Pat Fleetwood

Anchorage Woman’s Club—F.R.E.E. Committee

Mayor George Sullivan

 

1980-81

Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.

Ray Waters

Sue Linford

 

1981-82

Armed Services YMCA

Audrey Lee

Bob Atwood

Common Sense of Alaska

Lee Fisher

Millett Keller

 

1982-83

Brother Francis Shelter

Kay Linton

Ken Sheppard

Larry Carr

Sharon Gagnon

 

1983-84

Bob Atwood

Greater Anchorage, Inc.

Ken Calhoon

Sammye Seawell

 

1984-85

1992 Anchorage Organizing Committee

Joe Heintz

Mano Frey

    

1985-86

Duane & Carol Heyman

Glenda Rhodes

Resource Development Council

 

1986-87

Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.

ARCO Alaska, Inc.

Elmer E. Rasmuson

Rodney C. Bradley

 

1987-88

Dave Harbour

Larry Carr

Standard Alaska Production Co.

 

1988-89

Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Citizen’s Coalition for Tort Reform

Senator Ted Stevens

Steve Shropshire

 

1989-90

Alaska Railroad

Ernie Hall

National Bank of Alaska

William Tobin

 

1990-91

Gerald Grilly

Junior Achievement of Alaska

Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney

Roger Briley

Sea-Land Service

 

1991-92

Bruce Carr

Food Bank of Alaska

Imaginarium

Perry Green

 

1992-93

Alicia Iden

Bootstraps of America, Inc.

David Cuddy

School Business Partnerships

 

1993-94

Carol Fulkerson

Don Schulz

John Bagoy

R & M Consultants

 

1994-95

Alaska Zoo

Bill Allen

David Kolesky

John Ayers

 

1995-96

“Mother” Alice Lawrence

Bonnie Carroll

Charles Brewster

Joe Griffith

Totem Ocean Trailer Express

 

1996-97

Armed Services YMCA

Blythe Marston

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.

Dr. Joyce Murphy

Marc Langland

 

1997-98

Father Norman Elliot

George Vakalis

Lions Club International

Lynden, Inc.

Rich Owens

 

1998-99

Cheryl Frasca

Jay Page

Jo Michalski

Sleeping Lady Mountain Lions Club

Tesoro Alaska

 

1999-00

Alaska Small Business Development Center

Alaska Theatre of Youth

CIRI

Lynne Henderson

Thomas K. Williams

 

2000-01

Bridget McLeod

Capital Office Systems

Patti McGuire

The Music Machine

The Sisters of Providence

 

2001-02

Anchorage Economic Development Corporation

Eleanor Andrews

MSgt William “Top” Dill

Municipal Light and Power

Rick Morrison

 

2002-03

Chugach Electric Association

First National Bank Alaska

Gayle Knepper

Mary Fairbanks

Sudsbury and Sons

 

2003-04

Alaska Run for Women

GCI

Katy Hoffman

Larry Cash

Sam Senner

 

2004-05

Anchorage School District

ConocoPhillips (Alaska)

Jan Fredericks

Lucky Wishbone Restaurant

Rasmuson Foundation

 

2005-06

Anchorage Chamber State/National Affairs Committee Members

Associated General Contractors of Alaska

Becky Zembower

General Federation of Women’s Clubs/Anchorage Woman’s Club

Land Design North

The Alaska Club

 

2006-07

Evergreen Nursery & Garden Center

Credit Union 1

Judith M. Brady

Anchorage Home Builders Care Endowment

Barbara Cash

Ma’o Tosi – CIS PRIDE Program

 

2007-08

One Hour Fireweed Dry Cleaning

Davis Constructors & Engineers, Inc.

Ebenezer Danguilan

Fort Richardson Spouse’s Club

Mia Nistler

Covenant House Alaska

 

2009

Carla Beam (Distinguished Community Service - Individual)

The Salvation Army (Distinguished Community Service - Large Organization)

David S. Alexander, Nine Star Enterprise (Entrepreneurial Excellence)

Kaladi Brothers Coffee Company (Business Excellence)

 

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

 

1992-93

Fred Machetanz


1994-95

George Sullivan


2000-01

Norma Goodman

Mike McDonald


2002-03

Kay Linton

Elaine Atwood

 

2003-04

Anchorage Military Personnel, Lifetime Service Award

 

2004-05

John & Sammye Seawell

 

2007-08

The Rasmuson Foundation

 

Gene Guess Humanitarian Award Recipients

1974-75 – Charter Commission

1975-76 – Bob Penney

1978-79 – Max Hodel

1979-80 – Robert Voigt, Bob Uchitel

1980-81 – The Papal Visitation Committee

1983-84 – Heritage Homes & Investments

1984-85 – Commissioner John Franklin

1985-86 – USS Alaska Commissioning Committee

1987-88 – Alaska State Chamber of Commerce

1988-89 – Make It Alaskan, Inc., Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney

1989-90 – Barbara Andrews, Victims for Justice

1990-91 – Kimberly Price

1991-92 – McCauley Manor & Moms

1994-95 – Archbishop Francis Hurley

1997-98 – Ken Thompson

2003-04 – Governor Walter J. Hickel

2006-07 – Augie G. Hiebert