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Each year, PEN recognizes individuals who have contributed to the planning profession in California. Honorees are nominated by each Section and recognized at the Chapter annual conference. Below is a list of PEN Honor award recipients from past years.
PEN Honorees:
2025
Juan Borrelli, AICP – Northern Section
Kim Prillhart, AICP – Central Coast Section
Greg Chew – Sacramento Valley Section
2024
None Awarded
2023
Greg Konar, AICP – San Diego Section
Celia Yniguez – Sacramento Valley Section
2022
Gayle Ackerman, AICP – Orange Section
Stephen Avis, AICP – Northern Section
Dave Bobart, AICP – Central Coast Section
Bill Figge, AICP – San Diego Section
Steve Gerhardt, AICP – Los Angeles Section
Clifford Graves, FAICP – San Diego Section
Chris Gray, AICP – Inland Empire Section
Samuel Hertzberg, AICP – Northern Section
Steve Mitchell – Central Valley Section
Leighann Moffitt, AICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Susan Peerson, FAICP – San Diego Section
Victoria Walker – Northern Section
2021
Terry Hayes, AICP
John Hildebrand III – Inland Empire Section
Bob Lagomarsino, AICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Rick Rust, AICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Elizabeth Tyler, Ph.D, FAICP – Northern Section
Martin Wachs, Ph.D
2020
Christ Stephens – Central Coast Section
Marvin D. Roos – Inland Empire Section
Michael Woo – Los Angeles Section
Claudia Stuart, AICP – Sacramento Valley Section
2019
David Early, AICP – Northern Section
Tim Snellings – Sacramento Valley Section
David Miege, AICP – Los Angeles Section
Thomas Davis, AICP – Inland Empire Section
2018
Dan Marks, AICP – Northern Section
Tom Jacobson, JD, FAICP – Northern Section
Elaine Carbrey, AICP – Los Angeles Section
Nelson Miller, AICP – Inland Empire Section
Al Herson, JD, FAICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Charles Stevenson, AICP – Central Coast Section
Susan Baldwin, AICP – San Diego Section
2017
Carol Barrett , FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Ken Gutierrez, AICP – Inland Empire Section
Dwight Krol, AICP – Central Section
Tony Lashbrook – Sacramento Valley
Sheri Vander Deusen, AICP – Orange Section
Rick Willson, Ph.D., FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Hing Wong, AICP – Northern Section
2016
Donald R. Spivack, AICP, FRSA – Los Angeles Section
Greg Collins – Central Section
Matthew Winegar, AICP – Central Coast Section
Julie Rynerson Rock, AICP – Inland Empire Section
Robert Sherry, AICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Tricia Stevens, AICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Charles Smith, AICP LEED AP BD+C – Orange Section
Steve Piasecki, AICP – Northern Section
2015
Hanson Hom, AICP – Northern Section
Robert A. Leiter, FAICP – San Diego Section
Leobardo F. Estrada, PhD – Los Angeles Section
David Fey, AICP – Central Section
Bruce C. Baracco, AICP – Sacramento Valley Section
2014
Barbara Steck, AICP – Central Section
Brian F. Mooney, AICP – San Diego Section
Dana Privitt, AICP – Orange Section
Eileen Whitty, AICP – Northern Section
Joseph Horwedel, AICP – Los Angeles Section
Linda Tatum, AICP – Los Angeles Section
Mike Moore – Northern Section
2013
Barry Miller, FAICP – Northern Section
Linda C. Dalton, FAICP, Ph.D – Northern Section
Pete Parkinson, AICP – Northern Section
Donald Weden – Northern Section
Jane Blumenfeld – Los Angeles Section
Susan Healy Keene, AICP – San Diego Section
Betsy McCullough, AICP – San Diego Section
2012
Dr. Earl G. Bossard, AICP – Northern Section
Barbara Kautz, FAICP – Northern Section
Anne Cronin Moore – Northern Section
Leon C. Pirofalo, AICP (Posthumous) – Northern Section
2011
John Anderson – Orange Section
Alec Bash, AICP – Northern Section
Elaine Costello, FAICP – Northern Section
Alex Hinds – Northern Section
Donald D. Lamm, AICP – Orange Section
Bob Paternoster, FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Paul Wack, AICP – Central Coast Section
2010
Don Cotton, AICP – Los Angeles Section
Janet Fairbanks (Posthumous) – San Diego Section
Dan Iacafano, PhD, FAICP – Northern Section
Napthali Knox, FAICP – Northern Section
Joan Lamphier – Northern Section
Paul Sedway, FAICP – Northern Section
Brian Smith – Central Section
2009
Barry Eaton, AICP – Orange Section
Stanley Hoffman, FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Dean Macris, FAICP – Northern Section
Marjorie Macris, FAICP – Northern Section
Donald Rothblatt, FAICP – Northern Section
2008
Dr. Donald Bradley, AICP – Northern Section
Jeanette Dinwiddie-Moore, AICP – Northern Section
Wayne Goldberg, AICP – Northern Section
Ned Rogoway, AICP (Posthumous) – Central Coast Section
Janet Ruggiero, FAICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Dr. Robert Young – Orange Section
2007
Vivian Kahn, FAICP – Northern Section
J. Laurence (Larry) Mintier, FAICP – Sacramento Valley Section
Paul Zucker, FAICP – San Diego Section
2006
Al Bell, AICP – Orange Section
Sharon Hightower – Los Angeles Section
Terry Rivasplata – Sacramento Valley Section
Marsha Rood, FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Ray Watson – Orange Section
2005
Frank Wein – Los Angeles Section
2004
Linda Dalton, FAICP – Central Coast Section
James McCarthy (Posthumous) – Northern Section
2003
William Claire – Los Angeles, Inland Empire Sections
Margarita McCoy, FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Bruce O’Neal – Central Section
George Osner, AICP – Central Section
Woodie Tescher, AICP – Los Angeles Section
Dev Vrat, AICP – Los Angeles Section
2002
None Awarded
2001
Larz Anderson – Northern Section
Nadya Andrews – Northern and Sacramento Valley Sections
Sherman Griselle, FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Ed Holden – Los Angeles Section
Howard Nies – Sacramento Valley Section
Phil Simpson – Sacramento Valley Section
2000
Ken Norwood – Northern Section
Steve Preston, FAICP – Los Angeles Section
Larry Wilson – Orange Section
1999
John Hirten, FAICP – Northern Section
Robert Peterson, AICP – Northern Section
Richard Weaver – Los Angeles Section
1998
Betty Croly – Northern Section
Robert Grunewald – Sacramento Valley Section
Roy Potter – San Diego Section
Ruth Potter – San Diego Section