(left to right): Father Joe Carroll, Betty J. Mohlenbrock, Ronne Froman, Richard Atkinson, Hugo Eduardo Torres
2012 Visionary Award Recipients Announced
LEAD is proud to announce the 2012 Visionary Awards recipients, to be honored Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.
Below are this year's honorees:
The 2012 Neil Morgan Award for Lifetime Achievement
Father Joe Carroll, President Emeritus, Father Joe's Villages
The 2012 LEAD Graduate of the Year Award
Betty J. Mohlenbrock, M.Ed. ('93), Founder & President, Reading Legacies
The 2012 Ronald Kendrick Memorial Award for Regional Collaboration
Ronne Froman RADM, USN (ret.), CEO & Chair, National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. & President, Monarch School Board
The 2012 Economic Opportunity Award
Dr. Richard C. Atkinson, Chancellor Emeritus, UC San Diego & President Emeritus, University of California
The 2012 Charles Nathanson Memorial Award for Cross-Border Region Building
Hugo Eduardo Torres, Former Two-time Mayor, Rosarito, Baja California
The 2012 Herbert G. Klein Visionary Award Finalists
Honoree bios are located on the Herbert G. Klein Honoree page.
Victor Baker, Supplier Diversity Manager, SDG&E
James Beaubeaux, COO & CFO, San Diego County Medical Society
Pauline Martinson, Executive Director, I Love A Clean San Diego
Dr. Danell Scarborough, Executive Director, Human Relations Commission
Doug White, Manager, Government Affairs, Cricket Communications, Inc.
The 2012 Community Spotlight Award Nominees
Honoree bios are located on the Community Spotlight Honoree page.
Lisa McGinnis, Kelly McGinnis Memorial Foundation
Bill Rider, American Combat Veterans of War
Tanya Landry, San Diego VeloYouth Program
Brian Maienschein, Project 25
Dr. Sean Daneshmand, Miracle Babies
Willie Briscoe, Hope and Leadership Foundation
Todd Vance, Pugalistic Offensive Warrior (P.O.W.) Veteran Mixed Martial Arts Program
Michael & Mehrnaz Johnson, Hunger2Help
Kathryn Ashworth, Voices for Children
Robert Svet & Bill Stone, Forget Me Not Foundation
Hazel Dawson, New Entra Casa
Both awards will be announced the evening of the event.
Read more about the honorees here.
