Honorees
We celebrate the past and continued contribution of the following individuals, foundations, and businesses to our Utah philanthropic community.
Thomas & Candace Dee
Philanthropic Leadership Award
Park City Community Foundation
Foundation Spirit of Giving Award
Comcast NBC Universal
Corporate Spirit of Giving Award
Ginette Bott
Governor's Career Humanitarian Leadership Award
Janet Tran
Outstanding Young Volunteer Award
Shauna Davis
Outstanding Volunteer Award
Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Lt. Governor's Public Service Award
2020 Heroes Award Recipients:
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Dr. Lloyd Tani & Sterling Poulson, nominated by Ronald McDonald House Charities Intermountain Area |
Jessie Foster Strike, nominated by the Association of Fundraising Professionals | Mona Stevens, nominated by the Utah Pride Center |
| Aaron Brown, nominated by Box Home Loans | Jet Sheely, nominated by the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation | Multicultural Advisory Committee of Utah's COVID-19 Response |
| Aline Smith, nominated by Shriners Hospitals for Children - Salt Lake City | Joava Good, nominated by Churches of Scientology Disaster Response | Neely Evanoff, nominated by the Women's Business Center of Utah |
| Becky Pickle, nominated by The Road Home | Jodi Parker, nominated by Get Healthy Utah/Utah State Board of Education | Nubia Peña, nominated by the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs |
| Brittany Erikson, nominated by the Ray & Tye Noorda Foundation | Judy Steiger, nominated by Best Friends Animal Society | People's Health Clinic Staff and Volunteers |
| Cari Orr, nominated by Root for Kids | Karla Pardini, nominated by I.J. & Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center | Promise South Salt Lake |
| Carol Wood, Jade Wicks, Maria Castro, and all the teachers and staff, nominated by First Baptist Child Development Center | Katherine Venti, nominated by Parsons Behle and Latimer | Red Butte Garden Volunteers |
| Carrie & Ryan Adler, nominated by Nathan Clark | Kayla Buckley, nominated by Intermountain Healthcare | Sandra Stamps, nominated by Shriners Hospitals for Children - Salt Lake City |
| Clive Romney, nominated by Pioneer Heritage Arts | Kennedy Durfey, nominated by Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County | Sarah Gallant, nominated by the University of Utah College of Health |
| Danny Reilly, nominated by the Sunshine Terrace Foundation | Kevin McCulley, nominated by the Utah Department of Health | Semnani Family Foundation| Salt Lake City Mayor's Office |
| Darrell McCurtain, nominated by Nuzzles & Co. Pet Rescue and Adoption | Kim Pate & The Kitchen Crew, nominated by The INN Between | Shandra Benito, nominated by Art Access, Rape Recovery Center, Salt Lake County COVID-19 Mutual Aid |
| David Eccles Alumni Network Board, nominated by the David Eccles School of Business | Kirsten Dorius, nominated by the University of Utah | Staff of Mountain West Mothers' Milk Bank |
| Deb Winters, nominated by WabiSabi Moab | Kristen Floyd, nominated by Safe Harbor Crisis Center | Sue Ativalu, nominated by Volunteers of America, Utah |
| Denice Vernieuw, nominated by Shriners Hospitals for Children - Salt Lake City | Kristin Andrus, nominated by the Andrus Family | Tate Carson, nominated by Wasatch Wigeons Association |
| Dr. Bryan Stone, nominated by the University of Utah School of Medicine Alumni Association | Kurtis E. Fredericks, nominated by North Davis Communities That Care | Thanksgiving Point Tulip Team, nominated by the Thanksgiving Point Institute |
| Dr. Judy Brady and Drew Browning, nominated by Safe Harbor Crisis Center | Lisa Bagley, nominated by Utah Region 2 VOAD | The Rev. France A. Davis, nominated by the Univeristy of Utah |
| Drs. David and Laurel Fedor, nominated by the Humane Society of Utah | Lisa Heaton, nominated by House of Hope | Therapeutic Preschool Program Teams, nominated by The Children's Center |
| Edward Lopez, nominated by City of South Salt Lake-Promise South Salt Lake | Marcy Barlow, nominated by Safe Harbor Crisis Center | Utah Navajo Health System |
| Emily Chapman, nominated by The Work Activity Center | Maren Miller, nominated by Capital West Boys & Girls Club | Utah Nonprofits Association |
| Gary Hoffman/Rocky Mountain Power Meals on Wheels Team, nominated by Rocky Mountain Power | Megan Millar, nominated by WabiSabi Moab | WAC Care-giving Heroes, nominated by the Work Activity Center |
| Gavin Noyes, nominated by Utah Diné Bikéyah | Mike Moon, nominated by UServeUtah | Will Taylor, nominated by Utah's Hogle Zoo |
