Golden Rule Awardees – Current through Historical listing

The Board of Directors of the Arizona Interfaith Movement Cordially Invites YOU to attend the 7th Annual GOLDEN RULE AWARDS BANQUET on March 29, 2012!  Details may be found HERE.

We are pleased to announce the 2012 Honorees:

Darl Andersen Award - David and Joan Lincoln

Youth Award - Warren Brown
Religious Award - Bishop Minerva Carcaño
Business Award - David Engelman
International Award - Mussie Hailu
Health Award - Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson
Community Service - St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic

We would also like to share a historic listing with you of our GOLDEN RULE AWARDEES – those we honored for “living out” the GOLDEN RULE in our community. Enjoy their stories – they will inspire you and they will not leave you where they found you!  (The DVDs are below in the 2008 listing, and others will be coming in the “Golden Rule Awards” tab.)

For year 2011, our GOLDEN RULE AWARDEES were:

Darl Andersen Golden Rule Award: The Basha Family

Community Building Golden Rule Award: Don Logan
Strengthening Families Golden Rule Award: Helping Hands for Single Moms
Health Golden Rule Award: Leland L. Fairbanks, M.D., MPH
Humanitarian Golden Rule Award: Dr. Ralph Showers
Governmental Golden Rule Award: Senator Leah Landrum Taylor
Religious Golden Rule Award: Rev. Dr. David Wilkinson
Non-Profit Golden Rule Award: Steven Zabilski and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

For year 2010, our GOLDEN RULE AWARDEES were:

Darl Andersen Award: John O. Whiteman

Special Merit: Governor Janice K. Brewer
Business: Gene C. Blue, President / CEO, Arizona OIC
Character in Sports: Steve and Barbara Young and the Forever Young Foundation
Education: Lattie F. Coor, Ph.D.
Non-Profit: Paul Luna and the Helios Foundation
Media: Art Brooks and Arizona Broadcasters Association
Religion: S.S. Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa, Sikh leader
Youth: The Queen Creek / Chandler Heights LDS Stake Young Men and Young Women

For year 2009, our GOLDEN RULE AWARDS BANQUET was postponed due to the economic crisis.  We held “Golden Rule In Action” on May 29th instead, bring together Human Services organizations around the valley to be known / supported by the community.

For year 2008, our GOLDEN RULE AWARDEES included:

Religion Award – Rabbi Albert Plotkin (see DVD CLICK)

Governmental Award – Representative Mark Anderson (see DVD CLICK)

Nonprofit Award - Metropolitan Phoenix Boys and Girls Club (see DVD CLICK)

Media Award – Lawn Griffiths, Spiritual Life Editor, East Valley Tribune (see DVD CLICK)

Humanitarian Award – George Roundy (see DVD CLICK)

Business Award – Sundt Corp., J. Doug Pruitt, CEO & President (see DVD CLICK)

Youth Award – P.V. United Methodist Church in Mission with the Homeless through Open Table (see DVD CLICK)

Education Award – Arizona Community Foundation (see DVD CLICK)

Character In Sports Award – Kurt and Brenda Warner (see DVD CLICK)

Darl Andersen Award – Dennis Barney (see DVD CLICK)

For year 2007, our GOLDEN RULE AWARDEES included:

Business Award – Salt River Project
Education Award – ASU Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Humanitarian Award – Earl J. Baker, M.D.
Nonprofit Award – The Wellness Community
Religion Award – Rev. Dr. Benjamin Thomas, Sr.
Youth Award – Hadley Nielsen
Media Award – Hugh Downs
Darl Andersen Award – Ira A. Fulton

For year 2006, our GOLDEN RULE AWARDEES included:

Youth Award – Tia Carley
Business Award – Mayo Clinic, Arizona
Education Award – Patricia Adams, StarShine Academy
Governmental Award – Charles E. Jones, Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court (Retired)
Nonprofit Award – George Dean, Greater Phoenix Urban League
Religion Award – Imam Adbur Rahim Shamsid-Deen
Media Award – Frank Camacho, Channel 3 Anchor
Darl Andersen Award - Monsignor Ed Ryle – Posthumous

For year 2005, our GOLDEN RULE AWARDEES included:

Business Award – Wells Fargo
Education Award – Tom and Marty Horne
Government Award – City of Phoenix
Non-Profit Award – First Institutional Baptist Church, Dr. Warren Stewart, Pastor
Posthumous Award – Gerald Hardt
Media Award – Pat McMahon
Darl Andersen Award – Dr. Bill Starr