The City of Issaquah is accepting nominations for its 2011 Issaquah Hall of Fame winner.
Each spring, the mayor and City Council president select a person who has made a lasting contribution to the community. The award will be presented to the recipient at Issaquah’s 32nd Annual Community Awards Luncheon sponsored by the Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce on May 17.
Each nominee’s contribution to the community will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
* Inspiration
* Service
* Leadership
* Civic-Mindedness
* Activity in drawing positive attention to the community
* Fund-raising efforts for the public good
* Length of service to the community
Confidentiality will be maintained throughout the selection process.
To submit a nomination, send the nominee’s name and a brief summary of his or her contributions to the community to: The Office of the Mayor, P.O. Box 1307, Issaquah, WA 98027-1307. Submissions can also be sent via email to mayor@ci.issaquah.wa.us.
The nominations must be received by Monday, May 2. In selecting the 2010 recipient of the Hall of Fame Award, the mayor and council president will consider all recommendations that are submitted. For more information, call 425-837-3020 or send an email to mayor@ci.issaquah.wa.us.
Previous Hall of Fame recipients include:
1987 Ernie Neuman / Bob Catterall
1988 Harriet Fish
1989 Marvin Mohl / Rev. Bob Gray
1990 Norm Anderson / H. Manning
1991 Ruth Kees
1992 John Whitaker
1993 Suzanne Suther
1994 Tommie Troutman
1995 Dorothy Knitter
1996 Cheri Meier (Tourangeau)
1997 Ted Cook JR.
1998 Ed Squifflet
1999 Rod Anderson
2000 Karen Ridlon
2001 David Harris
2002 Rose Finnegan
2003 Donny Robertson / Robin Kelley
2004 Marty Budzius
2005 Linda Ruehle / Leo Finnegan
2006 John Williams
2007 Greg Spranger
2008 Skip Rowley
2009 Judd Kirk / Barbara Justice
2010 Leon Kos
