- The success of CWC is dependent on the dedication of many hardworking members. We recognize exceptional service of our volunteers through two awards.
Click for The 2011 Jack London Awards
Ina Coolbrith Award
Periodically, the CWC Central Board bestows the Ina Coolbrith Award to honor a member for exemplary service to CWC and / or the Central Board.
Recipient |
Year |
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Kelly Harrison
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2011
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Joyce Krieg
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2009
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Casey Wilson
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2007
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| Barbara Truax |
2006
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Betty Freeman and Ruth Theodos
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2004
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Jack London Awards
Every other year, CWC branches may nominate one of their members to receive a Jack London Award in recognition of outstanding service to the organization.
2009 Jack London Award Winners
Back row, left to right: Sandy Moffett, Joanne Brown, Dave LaRoche, Robert A. Garfinkle, Pam Tallman, Julie Bauer
Front row: Carol Warren (representing Robert D. Isbill), Cindy A. Pavlinac, Kathy Urban, Anne Fox, Karen Batchelor
Not pictured: Ken Jones, Stephen J. Wersan, Robert D. Isbill, Libby Grandy, Anne Margis, Kathy Highcove
For Service to California Writers Club
Branch Name: |
2009 Honorees |
2007 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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Anne Fox
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Lucille Bellucci
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Central Coast
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Ken Jones
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Walter Gourlay
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East Sierra
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Stephen J. Wersan
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Allison Aubin
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Fremont Area Writers
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Robert A. Garfinkle
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branch not yet chartered
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High Desert
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Robert D. Isbill
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No Award
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Inland Empire
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Libby Grandy
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Kathyrn Wilkens
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Long Beach
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Anne Margis
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No Award
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Marin
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Cindy A. Pavlinac
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No Award
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Mt Diablo
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Joanne Brown
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Camille Minichino
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Orange County
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Pamela Tallman
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Darlene Lindouer
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Redwood
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Karen L. Batchelor
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Catherine Keegan
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Sacramento
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Julie Bauer
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Grace Ertel
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San Fernando Valley
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No Award
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Cara Alson
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SF/Peninsula
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No Award
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Tory Hartmann
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South Bay
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Dave LaRoche
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Victoria Burlew
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Tri-Valley
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Kathy Urban
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Sue Tasker
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West Valley
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Kathy Highcove
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No Award
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Writers of Kern
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Sandy Moffett
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Joe Tomasi
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Branch Name: |
2005 Honorees |
2004 Honorees |
2003 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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Virginia K. Anderson
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Caroline Ahlswede
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Sarah Clark
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Central Coast
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Pat Matuszewski
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branch not yet chartered
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East Sierra
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Liz Babcock
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Holly Cooley
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Donna McCrohan Rosenthal
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High Desert
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no award
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No Award
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George Gracyk
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Inland Empire
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S. Kay Murphy
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Cyndy Largarticha
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No Award
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Marin
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Tom Brown
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No Award
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Priscilla Royal
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Mt Diablo
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Al Villaire
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Danard Emmanuelson
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Jack Russ
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Orange County
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John P. Farmer
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Dave Cunningham
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Carol Celeste
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Redwood
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Mary Rosenthal
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Gil Mansergh
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Nadenia Newkirk
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Sacramento
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Mike Finch
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No Award
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Tom Adams
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San Fernando Valley
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Art Yuwiler
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Elaine Shevin
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Jo-ed Griffith
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SF/Peninsula
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Jana McBurney-Lin
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Teresa LeYung Ryan
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Sue Okasanen
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South Bay
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Carolyn Downey
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Beth Proudfoot
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Carol Wood
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Writers of Kern
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Terry Redman
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Camille Gavin
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Beth Davisson
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Branch Name: |
2002 Honorees |
2001 Honorees |
2000 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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No Award
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No Award
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No Award
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East Sierra
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Judy Martin
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Curt Danhauser
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Judy Dutcher
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High Desert
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No Award
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No Award
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Teri Lucia
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Inland Empire
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Laura Slattery
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No Award
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Gladys Hotchkiss
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Marin
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Barbara Truax
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No Award
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No Award
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Mt Diablo
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Denise Kalm
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Al Garratto
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Beverly Lauderdale
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Orange County
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Allene Symons
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Ralph Eden
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branch not yet chartered
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Redwood
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No Award
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No Award
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No Award
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Sacramento
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No Award
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No Award
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Marsha Porter
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San Fernando Valley
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Lenora Smalley
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Dean Stewart
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Valley Dave Wetterberg
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SF/Peninsula
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Jean Rieth
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Mariann Jackson
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No Award
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South Bay
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Bill Baldwin
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Edie Matthews
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Susan Mueller
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Writers of Kern
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Maggie Caldwell-Smith
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Peg Connolly
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Helen Shanley
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Branch Name: |
1999 Honorees |
1998 Honorees |
1997 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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Linda Thorlakson
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W. E. Reinka
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Alexandra Gautraud
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East Sierra
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Rlee Peters
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Casey Wilson
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Maryann Butterfield
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High Desert
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Liz Pinto
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Wilma Willis Gore
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Carol Bachofner
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Mt Diablo
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Liz Pentacoff
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Raymond Martell
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Joan Brennan
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Redwood
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No Award
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Barbara Truax
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Mary C. Varley
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Sacramento
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No Award
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Dee Porter
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Charles Pettingell
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San Fernando Valley
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Ethelann Pemberton
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Ken Wilkins
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Judith Presnall
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SF/Peninsula
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No Award
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No Award
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Christina Ashton
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South Bay
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Beverly Morgan
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Tina Farrell
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Susan Edwards
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Writers of Kern
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Jim Imel
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Barbara Nelson
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Barbara Gabel
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Branch Name: |
1995 Honorees |
1993 Honorees |
1991 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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Julian Adams
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Willie Rose
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Caryl Hansen
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High Desert
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J’Amy Pacheco
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Ruth Theodos
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branch not yet chartered
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Mt Diablo
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Pat Edwards
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Ted Fuller
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Mercedes Gardner
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Peninsula
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Ellen Macaulay
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Barbara Foley
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James McLaughlin
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Redwood
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Mildred Fish
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Alla Crone (Hayden)
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Waldo T. Boyd
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Sacramento
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Beth Tigner
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Bill Holden
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Elisabeth Tigner
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San Fernando Valley
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Diana Johnson
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Margie Davidson
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Yolanda Fintor
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South Bay
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Pat St.Lawrence
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Karen E. Hinger
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Tom Mach
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Branch Name: |
1989 Honorees |
1987 Honorees |
1985 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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John Campbell Bruce
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Cecilia Bartholomew
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Jessie Scanlan
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Mt Diablo
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Helen McGrath
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branch not yet chartered
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Peninsula
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Mary Collins Dunne
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Emily Hallin
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Marie L. Nunn
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Redwood
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Mary Priest
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Margaret Scariano
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Ruth Irma Walker
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Sacramento
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Marilyn Smith
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Ken Donelson
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Joseph McCall
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San Fernando Valley
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Betty Freeman
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Joan Jones
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branch not yet chartered
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South Bay
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Madge Saksena
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branch not yet chartered
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Branch Name: |
1983 Honorees |
1981 Honorees |
1979 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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Ray Faraday Nelson
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Ruth Atkinson ( Heady)
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No Award
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Peninsula
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Laura Raef
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Beatrice Warren
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Alice Kennedy
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Redwood
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Inman Whipple
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Pat Patterson
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Peggy Ray
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Sacramento
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Bud Gardner
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Bernice Curler
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Irene Donelson
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Branch Name: |
1977 Honorees |
1975 Honorees |
1973 Honorees |
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Berkeley
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Cleone Montgomery
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Lloyd Eric Reeve
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Margaret Kelley
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Peninsula
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Dorothy Dowdell
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Louise Boggess
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Rutherford Montgomery
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Redwood
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Dianne Kurlfinke
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Helene Schellenberg (Barnhart)
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branch not yet chartered
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Sacramento
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Edwin Rosenberg
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Gladys Morse
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Lorena Olmsted
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