Z – Awards and Recipients
The Coronado Thunderbirds Bylaws recognizes member service with the following awards:
- The Founders Award for meritorious service to the Coronado Thunderbirds, The Mountain View Club, and the Community.
- The Distinguished Service Award for extensive work for the Coronado Thunderbirds.
- The Long Term Leadership Award for continuous leadership in excess of ten years.
- The Special Recognition Award for dedicated service to the Coronado Thunderbirds.
On September 14, 2021, at the Hybrid In-Person and Zoom Virtual General Monthly Meeting, the Founders Award was presented to Guylaine M. Pollock; the Distinguished Service Award was presented to Deborah Belasich; Long Term Leadership Awards were presented to Genelia Boenig and Ellen Biernacki, and Special Recognition Awards were presented to Dolores Cano, Terry Lauritson, Eric Moss, and Sally Spier.
On September 8, 2020, at the Zoom Virtual General Monthly Meeting, a Distinguished Service Award was presented to Vice President/Programs Dave Melgaard. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave helped keep our Club flourishing via the use of Zoom Virtual Meeting software. He was host for our Board and member meetings, keeping everyone informed of when the meetings would take place and acting as the Zoom Meister for our members. He also convinced many interesting speakers to present topics via Zoom.
On January 14, 2020, at the Monthly General Meeting, President/Returning President John P. Anthes handed out two Special Recognition Awards for Past Service. Those awards went to Paul Hlava, for serving as President for two terms (2018-2019), and to Lionel Holguin, for his years of service as the Vice President/Programs and Treasurer (2017-2019).
The 2019 Annual Awards were presented at the October 8, 2019, meeting. Pete Havey, Sr., and John P. Anthes both received the Founders Award. The Founders Award is given for meritorious service to the Coronado Thunderbirds, The Mountain View Club, and the Community.
TABLES OF AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS
- An infrequently-awarded recognition is the Long Term Leadership Award. Another such award is the Special Recognition Award (Certificates of Appreciation):
| Long Term Leadership Awards | Special Recognition Awards (Certificates of Appreciation) | Special Recognition Awards (Certificates of Appreciation) | |||
| Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient |
| 2003 | Bob Butler* | 1999 | Mike Michnovicz | 2021 | Dolores Cano |
| 2017 | Ken Deller | 2001 | Adron Pritchard | 2021 | Terry Lauritson |
| 2017 | Charles Vittitoe | 2016 | John P. Anthes | 2021 | Eric Moss |
| 2021 | Ellen Biernacki | 2016 | 2021 | Sally Spier | |
| 2021 | Ellen Biernacki | 2016 | Pete Havey, Sr. | 2021 | Sally Spier |
| 2021 | Genelia Boenig | 2017 | Brian Hermann | ||
| 2017 | Paul Hlava | ||||
| 2017 | Guylaine M. Pollock | ||||
| 2017 | George Oltman | ||||
| 2020 | Paul Hlava | ||||
| 2020 | Lionel Holguin |
*Bob Butler received the award in 2003. He first became a Club member in 1986, served as its president for 3 terms and as its travel leader and newsletter editor for many years.
- Many others have been huge contributors to the Club. By naming some, unfortunately it is likely that some will be omitted; senior moments, lack of information, time, … are all to blame. Those who have been granted Founders Awards and Distinguished Service Awards are:
The Coronado Thunderbirds Bylaws recognizes member service with the following awards:
- The Founders Award for meritorious service to the Coronado Thunderbirds, The Mountain View Club, and the Community.
- The Distinguished Service Award for extensive work for the Coronado Thunderbirds.
- The Long Term Leadership Award for continuous leadership in excess of ten years.
- The Special Recognition Award for dedicated service to the Coronado Thunderbirds.
On September 14, 2021, at the Hybrid In-Person and Zoom Virtual General Monthly Meeting, the Founders Award was presented to Guylaine M. Pollock; the Distinguished Service Award was presented to Deborah Belasich; Long Term Leadership Awards were presented to Genelia Boenig and Ellen Biernacki, and Special Recognition Awards were presented to Dolores Cano, Terry Lauritson, Eric Moss, and Sally Spier.
On September 8, 2020, at the Zoom Virtual General Monthly Meeting, a Distinguished Service Award was presented to Vice President/Programs Dave Melgaard. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dave helped keep our Club flourishing via the use of Zoom Virtual Meeting software. He was host for our Board and member meetings, keeping everyone informed of when the meetings would take place and acting as the Zoom Meister for our members. He also convinced many interesting speakers to present topics via Zoom.
On January 14, 2020, at the Monthly General Meeting, President/Returning President John P. Anthes handed out two Special Recognition Awards for Past Service. Those awards went to Paul Hlava, for serving as President for two terms (2018-2019), and to Lionel Holguin, for his years of service as the Vice President/Programs and Treasurer (2017-2019).
The 2019 Annual Awards were presented at the October 8, 2019, meeting. Pete Havey, Sr., and John P. Anthes both received the Founders Award. The Founders Award is given for meritorious service to the Coronado Thunderbirds, The Mountain View Club, and the Community.
TABLES OF AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS
- An infrequently-awarded recognition is the Long Term Leadership Award. Another such award is the Special Recognition Award (Certificates of Appreciation):
| Long Term Leadership Awards | Special Recognition Awards (Certificates of Appreciation) | Special Recognition Awards (Certificates of Appreciation) | |||
| Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient |
| 2003 | Bob Butler* | 1999 | Mike Michnovicz | 2021 | Dolores Cano |
| 2017 | Ken Deller | 2001 | Adron Pritchard | 2021 | Terry Lauritson |
| 2017 | Charles Vittitoe | 2016 | John P. Anthes | 2021 | Eric Moss |
| 2021 | Ellen Biernacki | 2016 | Pete Havey, Sr. | 2021 | Sally Spier |
| 2021 | Genelia Boenig | 2017 | Brian Hermann | ||
| 2017 | Paul Hlava | ||||
| 2017 | Guylaine M. Pollock | ||||
| 2017 | George Oltman | ||||
| 2020 | Paul Hlava | ||||
| 2020 | Lionel Holguin |
*Bob Butler received the award in 2003. He first became a Club member in 1986, served as its president for 3 terms and as its travel leader and newsletter editor for many years.
- Many others have been huge contributors to the Club. By naming some, unfortunately it is likely that some will be omitted; senior moments, lack of information, time, … are all to blame. Those who have been granted Founders Awards and Distinguished Service Awards are:
| Founders Awards | Distinguished Service Awards | ||
| Year | Winner | Year | Winner |
| 1994 | Nick Delollis | 1997 | Jim Caller (First Treasurer) |
| 1995 | Harold Barnett | 2001 | Leonard Flesner |
| 1996 | Art Hasenkamp | 2001 | Angie Vergo |
| 1997 | Bob Butler | 2002 | Dick Jorgenson |
| 1998 | Dale Buchanan | 2003 | Lucille Kinzer |
| 1999 | Bob Martin | 2004 | Ken Deller |
| 2001 | Ramona Rael | 2005 | Joe Sorroche (First President at MVC) |
| 2002 | Marv Plugge | 2006 | Helen Flesner |
| 2003 | Len Flesner | 2006 | Al Hachigian |
| 2005 | Ken Deller | 2007 | Dale Breding |
| 2007 | Joe Sorroche | 2008 | Rod Boenig |
| 2009 | Charles Vittitoe | 2008 | Charles Vittitoe |
| 2011 | Genelia Boenig | 2009 | Gilbert Cano |
| 2011 | Gilbert Cano | 2009 | Ed Reyes |
| 2013 | Adron Pritchard | 2010 | Genelia Boenig |
| 2013 | Vickie Clark | 2010 | Adron Pritchard |
| 2014 | Ed Reyes | 2012 | Vickie Clark |
| 2015 | Ellen Biernacki | 2013 | Jesse Allen |
| 2017 | Jesse Allen | 2014 | Richard Gido |
| 2019 | John P. Anthes | 2016 | Barbara Desilets |
| 2019 | Pete Havey, Sr. | 2017 | John P. Anthes |
| 2020 | Lionel Holguin | 2017 | Pete Havey, Sr. |
| 2021 | Guylaine M. Pollock | 2018 | Ellen Biernacki |
| 2018 | Lionel Holguin | ||
| 2018 | Johanna James | ||
| 2018 | Guylaine M. Pollock | ||
| 2020 | Dave Melgaard | ||
| 2021 | Deborah Belasich |
Several are mentioned that have contributed to the Web site: Len Flesner for our site map; Dick Jorgensen for the Thunderbird symbol, and the 2010 Board of Directors for their critiques.
| TABLES OF AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS | ||||||||||||
| An infrequently-awarded recognition is the Long Term Leadership Award. Another such award is the Special Recognition Award (Certificates of Appreciation): | ||||||||||||
| Long Term Leadership Awards | Special Recognition Awards | Special Recognition Awards | ||||||||||
| (Certificates of Appreciation) | (Certificates of Appreciation) | |||||||||||
| Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient | |||||||
| 2003 | Bob Butler* | 1999 | Mike Michnovicz | 2021 | Dolores Cano | |||||||
| 2017 | Ken Deller | 2001 | Adron Pritchard | 2021 | Terry Lauritson | |||||||
| 2017 | Charles Vittitoe | 2016 | John P. Anthes | 2021 | Eric Moss | |||||||
| 2021 | Ellen Biernacki | 2016 | Pete Havey, Sr. | 2021 | Sally Spier | |||||||
| 2021 | Genelia Boenig | 2017 | Brian Hermann | 2022 | diana frederick | |||||||
| 2017 | Paul Hlava | 2022 | Alice Kilgo | |||||||||
| 2017 | Guylaine M. Pollock | 2022 | John Ledman | |||||||||
| 2017 | George Oltman | 2022 | Dave Melgaard | |||||||||
| 2020 | Paul Hlava | 2022 | Kay Nordeen | |||||||||
| 2020 | Lionel Holguin | 2022 | Joe Spier | |||||||||
| *Bob Butler received the award in 2003. He first became a Club member in 1986, served as its president for 3 terms and as its travel leader and newsletter editor for many years. | ||||||||||||
| Many others have been huge contributors to the Club. By naming some, unfortunately it is likely that some will be omitted; senior moments, lack of information, time, … are all to blame. Those who have been granted Founders Awards and Distinguished Service Awards are: | ||||||||||||
| Founders Awards | Distinguished Service Awards | |||||||||||
| Year | Recipient | Year | Recipient | |||||||||
| 1994 | Nick Delollis | 1997 | Jim Caller (First Treasurer) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Harold Barnett | 2001 | Leonard Flesner | |||||||||
| 1996 | Art Hasenkamp | 2001 | Angie Vergo | |||||||||
| 1997 | Bob Butler | 2002 | Dick Jorgenson | |||||||||
| 1998 | Dale Buchanan | 2003 | Lucille Kinzer | |||||||||
| 1999 | Bob Martin | 2004 | Ken Deller | |||||||||
| 2001 | Ramona Rael | 2005 | Joe Sorroche (First President at MVC) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Marv Plugge | 2006 | Helen Flesner | |||||||||
| 2003 | Len Flesner | 2006 | Al Hachigian | |||||||||
| 2005 | Ken Deller | 2007 | Dale Breding | |||||||||
| 2007 | Joe Sorroche | 2008 | Rod Boenig | |||||||||
| 2009 | Charles Vittitoe | 2008 | Charles Vittitoe | |||||||||
| 2011 | Genelia Boenig | 2009 | Gilbert Cano | |||||||||
| 2011 | Gilbert Cano | 2009 | Ed Reyes | |||||||||
| 2013 | Adron Pritchard | 2010 | Genelia Boenig | |||||||||
| 2013 | Vickie Clark | 2010 | Adron Pritchard | |||||||||
| 2014 | Ed Reyes | 2012 | Vickie Clark | |||||||||
| 2015 | Ellen Biernacki | 2013 | Jesse Allen | |||||||||
| 2017 | Jesse Allen | 2014 | Richard Gido | |||||||||
| 2019 | John P. Anthes | 2016 | Barbara Desilets | |||||||||
| 2019 | Pete Havey, Sr. | 2017 | John P. Anthes | |||||||||
| 2020 | Lionel Holguin | 2017 | Pete Havey, Sr. | |||||||||
| 2021 | Guylaine M. Pollock | 2018 | Ellen Biernacki | |||||||||
| 2022 | Dave Melgaard | 2018 | Lionel Holguin | |||||||||
| 2018 | Johanna James | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Guylaine M. Pollock | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Dave Melgaard | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Deborah Belasich | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Paul Hlava | |||||||||||
| Several are mentioned that have contributed to the Web site: Len Flesner for our site map; Dick Jorgensen for the Thunderbird symbol, and the 2010 Board of Directors for their critiques. |
| Founders Awards | Distinguished Service Awards | ||
| Year | Winner | Year | Winner |
| 1994 | Nick Delollis | 1997 | Jim Caller (First Treasurer) |
| 1995 | Harold Barnett | 2001 | Leonard Flesner |
| 1996 | Art Hasenkamp | 2001 | Angie Vergo |
| 1997 | Bob Butler | 2002 | Dick Jorgenson |
| 1998 | Dale Buchanan | 2003 | Lucille Kinzer |
| 1999 | Bob Martin | 2004 | Ken Deller |
| 2001 | Ramona Rael | 2005 | Joe Sorroche (First President at MVC) |
| 2002 | Marv Plugge | 2006 | Helen Flesner |
| 2003 | Len Flesner | 2006 | Al Hachigian |
| 2005 | Ken Deller | 2007 | Dale Breding |
| 2007 | Joe Sorroche | 2008 | Rod Boenig |
| 2009 | Charles Vittitoe | 2008 | Charles Vittitoe |
| 2011 | Genelia Boenig | 2009 | Gilbert Cano |
| 2011 | Gilbert Cano | 2009 | Ed Reyes |
| 2013 | Adron Pritchard | 2010 | Genelia Boenig |
| 2013 | Vickie Clark | 2010 | Adron Pritchard |
| 2014 | Ed Reyes | 2012 | Vickie Clark |
| 2015 | Ellen Biernacki | 2013 | Jesse Allen |
| 2017 | Jesse Allen | 2014 | Richard Gido |
| 2019 | John P. Anthes | 2016 | Barbara Desilets |
| 2019 | Pete Havey, Sr. | 2017 | John P. Anthes |
| 2020 | Lionel Holguin | 2017 | Pete Havey, Sr. |
| 2021 | Guylaine M. Pollock | 2018 | Ellen Biernacki |
| 2018 | Lionel Holguin | ||
| 2018 | Johanna James | ||
| 2018 | Guylaine M. Pollock | ||
| 2020 | Dave Melgaard | ||
| 2021 | Deborah Belasich |
Several are mentioned that have contributed to the Web site: Len Flesner for our site map; Dick Jorgensen for the Thunderbird symbol, and the 2010 Board of Directors for their critiques.