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Awards & Recognitions ----
Parker Award / MacGregor Award / Presidents Award /
McNutt Award / Youth Award
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Almon
F Parker was a man who worked untiring for many years to further
the interest of the square and folk dance movement. A native
of Wenatchee, his interest in square dancing was fostered at
an early age by his father who called at private parties for
the entertainment of himself and his friends.
Almon F. Parker played a leading role in the forming of the Square and Folk Dance Federation of Washington in 1947-1948 and was elected its first president. During his term of office, the state magazine FOOTNOTES made its first appearance in the form of a ditto sheet. Its purpose then, as now, was to disseminate information of statewide interest to dancers. He conceived the idea of awarding the ‘Presidents Cup’ at all state festivals each year and made the initial presentation to "Red" Henderson of Spokane in May 1949. The award is a large gold cup inscribed "The Almon F. Parker Inspirational Award" and accompanying it is a letter which reads a follows: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ... The recipient of the "Inspirational Award" Cup has been cited for having done an outstanding job of teaching and promoting folk dancing as a wholesome recreation of young and old alike. He is a member of the Folk Dance Federation of Washington and subscribes to its principles and the principles of folk dancing in general – that democracy and fair play are as important as having fun. He taught both European (International) and American dances to children (or young people) as well as adults. The holder must be the final judge as to his successor, and must make the actual presentation, after having the name of his successor engraved on the cup following his own name. When there is no more space on the cup for new names, it is to be returned (along with this letter) to the original donor, or placed in the permanent archives of the Folk Dance Federation of Washington. It is not to be construed that the recipient is the best or the biggest of anything. The cup is not intended as a prize in any kind of competition, but merely a symbol of recognition of inspiring work done in the field of folk dancing. |
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Recipients
of the Parker Award
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1949
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E.S.
"Red" Henderson
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Spokane
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1950
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Les
& Ruth Boyer
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Okanogan
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1951
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Bill
& Alice Bloom
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Centralia
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1952
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Rev.
Don & Jane Mills
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Kirkland
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1953
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Allen
& Helen Burnett
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Olympia
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1954
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John
& Helen Potter
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Seattle
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1955
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Bill
& Marie Reierson
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Walla
Walla
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1956
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J
Tremain & Elinor McGinty
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Kirkland
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1957
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Virgil
& Lela Carter
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Vancouver
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1958
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Norman
& Mae Roberts
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Yakima
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1959
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Ed
& Irene Stebor
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Tonasket
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1960
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Ken
& Harriet Hartinger
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Seattle
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1961
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George
& Emma Delabarre
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Grandview
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1962
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Gus
& Hean Gronlund
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Seattle
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1963
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Charles
& Charlotte Cook
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Yakima
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1964
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Bud
& Lena May
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Selah
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1965
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Bob
& Jeanne Kendall
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Vancouver
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1966
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Ed
& Barbara Zetsche
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Ellensburg
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1967
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Orin
& Vera Cartwright
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Richland
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1968
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Bob
& Martha McNutt
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Benton
City
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1969
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Willis
& Loraine Dodge
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Tacoma
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1970
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Ken
& Venetta Enyeart
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Longview
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1971
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Harold
& Darline Parker
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Kennewick
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1972
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Cecil
& Blanche Wiltse
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Royal
City
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1973
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Joe
& Billie Secor
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Spokane
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1974
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Harold
& Unabelle Rich
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Bremerton
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1975
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Jack
& Marge Johnson
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Seattle
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1976
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Pat
& Ardell Fenney
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Olympia
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1977
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Jack
& Happy Leicht
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Seattle
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1978
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Stan
& Velma Rice
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Kelso
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1979
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Ray
& Millie Amundson
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Longview
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1980
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Bob
Sr & Bea Wright
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Alderwood
Manor
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1981
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Jim
& Donna West
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Spokane
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1982
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Mac
& Chris McCurry
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Wenatchee
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1983
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Spike
& Eileen Reid
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Kingston
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1984
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Joe
& Betsy Hall
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Seattle
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1985
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Ralph
& Eleanor Rowland
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Tacoma
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1986
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Ray
& Val Lindenau
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Elma
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1987
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Chuck
& Dexter Sauve
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Yakima
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1988
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Bob
& Claudia Amsbury
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Spokane
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1989
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Sterling
& Mary McKenzie
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Cashmere
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1990
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Doug
& Pat Coleman
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Snohomish
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1991
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Bill
& Gloria Stone
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Port
Orchard
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1992
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Wayne
& Anne Easton
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Cle
Elum
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1993
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Norm
& Lavon Hirsch
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Longview
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1994
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Orrin
& Kathy Holt
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Seattle
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1995
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Kappie
& Aileen Kappenman
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Renton
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1996
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Dave
& Bonnie Harry
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Alderwood
Manor
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1997
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Bob
& Doris Erny
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Port
Angeles
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1998
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Don
& Pat Wiggins
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Walla
Walla
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1999
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Jim
& Paula Raupp
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Toledo
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2000
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Jerry
& Molley Walker
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EIndicott
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2001
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Greg
& Sue Weber
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Puyallup
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2002
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Willie
& Missie Sewell
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Poulsbo
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2003
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Bill
& Linda Lundin
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Vancouver
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2004
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Don
& Lynda Congrove
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Spokane
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2005
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Roger
& Jill Spiese
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Port
Orchard
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2006
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Vern
& Kathy Boggs
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Spokane
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2007
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Steve
& Sherry Haslett
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Spanaway
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2008
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Darrell
& Erin Kalmbach
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Portland,
OR
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2009
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Tom
& Fay Tomlinson
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Puyallup
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2010
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Jack
& Jeanette Blood
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Spokane
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2011
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Kevin
& Linda Thomaier
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Renton
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2012
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Don
& Judy Cochrane
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Spokane
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2013
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Orvin
& Jan Logan
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Selah
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2014
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Don
& Marie Wood
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Lacey
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2015
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Jack
Hardin & Thal Critchfield
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Maple
Valley
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2016
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Bill
& Neva Reid
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Joseph,
OR
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2017 |
Dick & Charleen Spooner |
Clarkston, WA |
2018 |
Doug & Priscilla Davis |
Spokane |
2019 |
Glenn & Nancy Raiha |
Olympia |
2020 |
No Award |
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2021 |
Steve & Leslie Noseck |
Alington |
2022 |
Dan & Dora Preedy |
Colbert |
2023 |
Tom & Chris Clymer |
Wenatchee |
2024 |
Susan Morris |
Redmond |
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be the recipient of this Award Trophy is to be recognized as one
who has done an outstanding job of promoting square dancing and
has worked in many phases of our activity. It is to honor a person
or couple for the time and effort that they have devoted to our
hobby. They will retain it for one year and will then present
it to another party outside their council. Each council will send in a nomination to the current holder the Ex-Presidents (X-P’s) club will also send in a nomination. This should be accompanied with a resume of the nominee’s accomplishments. Nominations aid in choosing a recipient and do not mean recipients must be chosen from those nominations. The current recipient must have the name of the successor engraved on the Trophy and present it at the next State Festival. |
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Recipients
of the Harry MacGregor Award
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| 1970 | Al & Pat Goelzer | Puyallup | 1971 | J. V. & Bertha Flether | George |
| 1972 | Kenn & Ginny Trimble | Tacoma | 1973 | Bob & Aleene Bush | Richland |
| 1974 | Wally & Grace Libby | Spokane | 1975 | Dave & Ann Moroni | Seattle |
| 1976 | Don & Helen Hulin | Tacoma | 1977 | Phil & Kay Hall | Seattle |
| 1978 | Bob & Audrey Orr | Kennewick | 1979 | Don & Shirley Blanchard | Seattle |
| 1980 | Pete & Burley Mott | Castle Rock | 1981 | Pat & Margaret Streamer | Walla Walla |
| 1982 | Terry & Gail Larson | Tacoma | 1983 | Ray & Barbara Cobb | Yakima |
| 1984 | Harvey & Betty Clifton | Longview | 1985 | Gene & Ella Simmons | Seattle |
| 1986 | Lee & Katherine Eason | Olympia | 1987 | Bob & Ruth Kramer | Seattle |
| 1988 | Chick & Frances Smith | Kennewick | 1989 | Les & Ann Heikkinen | Vancouver |
| 1990 | Everett & Ila Williams | Everett | 1991 | Gene & Letty Kister | Spokane |
| 1992 | Dan & Jan Hicks | Bremerton | 1993 | Tom & Virginia Nelson | Tacoma |
| 1994 | Vic & Erdie Cain | Mt. Vernon | 1995 | Gale & Betty Force | Bremerton |
| 1996 | Jim & Mary Knight | Kent | 1997 | Carl & Vera Ottoson | Spokane |
| 1998 | Roger & Beth Barnes | Marysville | 1999 | Elmer & Betty Toops | Vancouver |
| 2000 | Bob & Neva Smith | Lacey | 2001 | Donzella & Bill Leahy | Pasco |
| 2002 | Del & Jackie Chase | Moses Lake | 2003 | Margueite Villars | Spokane |
| 2004 | Ron & Pat Hoot | Seattle | 2005 | Don & Cheryl Pruitt | Port Townsend |
| 2006 | George & Sharon Broom | Bainbridge Island | 2007 | Janet & Roy Bellcoff | Vancouver |
| 2008 | Frank & Kathy Chase | Gig Harbor | 2009 | Margaret Miller | Walla Walla |
| 2010 | Darlene Jolly | Plains, MT | 2011 | Jim & Polly Burnside | Everett |
| 2012 | Bob & Shirley Spain | Chehalis | 2013 | Dick & Earlene Beham | Issaquah |
| 2014 | Scott & Shirley Marriner | Odessa, TX | 2015 | Bruce & Judy Ottoson | Spokane |
| 2016 | Merri Anne Huber | Milton-Freewater, OR | 2017 | Roger & Kay Mahan | Yakima |
| 2018 | Karen & Dave Reichardt | Spokane | 2019 | Dave & Bonnie Harry | Lynnwood |
| 2020 | No Award | 2021 | Tom & Donna Rohde | Kent | |
| 2022 | Richard & Barbara Snyder | Spokane | 2023 | Kathy Rooney | Lacey |
| 2024 | Jonnie & Urban Jenquin | Richland | |||
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President’s Award shall be given at the discretion of the
State Federation President. It shall be given to those individuals
that have spent several years giving exceptional service to further
the development of square and round dancing within the State of
Washington. This award should not necessarily be restricted to those working as State Federation officers or committee chairs. Any dancer, teacher or caller shall be eligible to be recognized for their long and exceptional service. |
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Recipients
of the President's Award
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| 1974 | Bob
& Marth McNutt by Ed & Betty Middlesworth |
Central Council |
1977 | Millie
& Ray Amundson by Pat & Ardell Feeney |
Sou'Wester Council |
| 1980 | Pat
& Margaret Streamer by Terry & Gail Larson |
Blue Mountain Council | 1981 | Ed
& Betty Middlesworth by Gene & Ella Simmons |
Central Council |
| 1983 | Lee
& Kathereine Eason by Chick & Francis Smith |
Sou'Wester Council |
1984 | Kenn
& Ginny Trimble by Sterling & Mary McKinzie |
Rainier Council |
| 1986 | Don
& Shirley Blanchard by Harold & Shirley Seeley |
Central Puget Sound Council | 1986 | Terry
& Gail Larson by Harold & Shirley Seeley |
Rainier Council |
| 1986 | Donna
& Gary Van Zandt by Harold & Shirley Seeley |
Sou'Wester | 1990 | Ray
& Barbara Cob by Carl & Vera Ottosen |
Central Council |
| 1991 | Dan
& Jan Hicks by Tom & Verginia Nelson |
Peninsula Council | 1993 | Chick
& Frances Smith by Donzella & Bill Leahy |
Blue Mountain Council |
| 1994 | Pat
& Phyllis Mugrage by Dan & Jan Hicks |
Mt. Baker Council | 1995 | Roger
& Beth Barnes by Ken & Hazel Pomraning |
Mt. Baker Council |
| 1997 | Bob
& Claudia Amsbury by Darlene & Ron Jolly |
Spokane | 1998 | Pat
& Ardell Feeney by Don & Cheryl Pruitt |
Sou'Wester Council |
| 1998 | Chuck
& Dexter Sauve by Don & Cheryl Pruitt |
Central Council | 1999 | Ron
& Pat Hoot by Don & Cheryl Pruitt |
Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2000 | Don
& Pat Wiggins by Scott & Shirley Marriner |
Blue Mountain Council | 2000 | Illa
Williams by Scott & Shirley Marriner |
Mt. Baker Council |
| 2001 | Dick & Earlene Beham by Roger & Beth Barns | Central Puget Sound Council | 2002 | Donzella
& Bill Leahy by Jim & Polly Burnside |
Blue Mountain Council |
| 2002 | Scott
& Shirley Marriner by Jim & Polly Burnside |
Central Area Council | 2003 | Don & Lynda Congrove by Elmer & Betty Toops | Spokane Council |
| 2004 | George & Sharon Broom by Cheryl & Don Pruitt | Peninsula Council | 2005 | Bruce & Judy Ottoson by Don & Lynda Congrove | Spokane Council |
| 2006 | Frank
& Kathy Chase by Joyce Sebree |
Rainier Council | 2006 | Paul
& Kitty Ogg by Joyce Sebree |
Peninsula Council |
| 2007 | Margaret
Miller by George & Sharon Broom |
Central Puget Sound & Blue Mountain Councils | 2007 | John & Rosie Hayes by George & Sharon Broom | Mount Baker Council |
| 2008 | Don & Cheryl Pruitt by Bruce & Judy Ottoson | North Olympic Council | 2009 | Jim & Marry Knight | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2010 | Ron & Gailyn Ploeg | Mt Baker Council | 2011 | Kris & Margaret Kiser | Central & Blue Mountain Councils |
| 2012 | Roy & Janet Bellcoff | Evergreen Council |
2013 | Gene
& Tanya Currier Scott & Kathy Donmoyer |
Souwester
& Evergreen Councils |
| 2014 | Kay & Roger Mahan | Central Area Council | 2015 | Dave
& Nina Pearcy Doug Keyes & Ellen Ostrum |
Rainier
& Mt. Baker Councils |
| 2016 | Darlene Jolly | Peninsula | 2017 | Tom & Donna Rohde | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2018 | Kay Tandberg | Central Area Council | 2019 | Dave & Bonnie Harry | Mt Baker Council |
| 2020 | No Award | 2021 | No Award | ||
| 2022 | Richard & Barbara SnyderPaul & Holy Gonseth |
Spokane
Central Area Council |
2023 | ||
| 2024 | Marsha Sullivan | Rainier Council | |||
Bob Mc Nutt was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. In 1930 his family moved to Benton City, Washington. Bob and Martha met and married in 1938 and were married for 60 years.McNutt was an active member of the State Federation and championed his idea of "Leadership Training". This dream project became a reality in 1968, when under the leadership of State Federation President, Bill Twilley, the go ahead was given to initiate the Leadership Seminar. The Seminar has been a part of the State Federation ever since.Bob and Martha received the Parker Award in 1968 and were recipients of the Presidents Award in 1974.The Bob McNutt Round Dance Cuer/
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Recipients of the Bob McNutt Award |
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| 2000 | Walt & Wilma Scheibner | Central Council |
| 2001 | Lorraine & John Rouse | Rainier Council |
| 2002 | Susan Healea | Sou'Wester Council |
| 2003 | Nina & Bill Leisi | Spokane Council |
| 2004 | Patricia & Don Wiggins | Blue Mtn. Council |
| 2005 | Bob & Linda Berka | Mt. Baker Council |
| 2005 | June & Larry Bassett | Spokane Council |
| 2006 | Marge& Bill Kost | Central Puget
Sound & Rainier Councils |
| 2007 | Denis & Ginny Crapo | Sou'Wester Council |
| 2008 | Debbie & Paul Taylor | Mt. Baker/CPS Councils |
| 2009 | Jill & Roger Spiese | Peninsula Council |
| 2010 | Shirley & Bernie Cook | Mt Baker Council |
| 2011 | Claudia & Bob Amsbury | Spokane Council |
| 2012 | Ron & Georgine Woolcock | Sou'Wester Council |
| 2013 | Neva & Bill Reid | Evergreen Council |
| 2014 | Joyce Sebree | Peninsula Council |
| 2015 | Jim & Vonnie Spence | North Central Council |
| 2016 | Randy & Marie Preskitt | Mt Baker Council |
| 2017 | Sue & Greg Weber | Rainier Council |
| 2018 | Spike & Betty Reid | Peninsula Council |
| 2019 | Randy & Rose Wulf | Souwester Council |
| 2020 | No Award | |
| 2021 | Linda & Perry Spires | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2022 | Bill & Karen Holm | Blue Mountain Council |
| 2023 | Shawn Cavness | Rainier Council |
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January 15th 2000 the Square and Folk Dance Federation of Washington, Inc. voted to award an annual merit based $1000 youth scholarship. Youth dancers who are actively involved in our activity and are members in good standing of a Washington State Federated Club can make application for this scholarship. The State Youth Coordinators must receive completed applications no later than April 30th Annually. ~ ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ~
~ APPLICATION PROCEDURES ~ The following items are required:
~ NOMINATION DEADLINE ~
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Recipients of Youth Scholarship Award |
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| 2000 | Molly Combs | Evergreen Council |
| 2001 | Jenn Doll | Mt. Baker Council |
| 2002 | Kira Fagan | Spokane Council |
| 2003 | Heidi Jo Simmons | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2004 | Olivia Rubalcava Boggs | Spokane Council |
| 2005 | Pamela Kallberg |
Central Puget Sound & Mt Baker Councils |
| 2006 | Kobuk Kastella | Evergreen Council |
| 2007 | Samuel Sawyer | Evergreen Council |
| 2007 | Erin Sheldon | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2007 | Stephen Moreau | Sou'Wester Council |
| 2008 | Morgan Kastella | Evergreen Council |
| 2008 | Justine Brown | Spokane Council |
| 2009 | Magi Hubert | Mt. Baker council |
| 2009 | Christina Knierim | Evergreen Council |
| 2010 | Alyssa Sawyer | Evergreen council |
| 2011 | Kelli Sheldon | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2012 | Leslie Woodland | Evergreen Council |
| 2012 | Mikaela Stahl | Mt. Baker council |
| 2013 | Matthew Richard | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2013 | Janet Gallagher | Mount Baker Council |
| 2014 | Tiffany Garboden | Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2014 | Chelsey Holman | Blue Mountain Council |
| 2015 | Irina Day Brooke Ulmer |
Mt. Baker
Council Rainier Council |
| 2016 | Patrick Hubbell Joshua Hatch |
Rainier Council Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2017 | Dylan Brueske Christian Hatch |
Rainier Council Central Puget Sound Council |
| 2018 | Anna Freeman Rachel Ulmer |
Central Puget Sound Council Rainier Council |
| 2019 | Daniel Dion |
Spokane Council |
| 2021 | Kaleb Dion | Spokane |
| 2022 | Mikayla Weber |
Rainier Council |
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