VETERAN OF THE YEAR
Community Outreach Recognition Program of:
The Veterans Museum & Memorial Center
San Diego County Veteran of the Year
Program History
It is known that military veterans are excellent employees and citizens. They have outstanding
work habits, are motivated, readily accept responsibility, and are team players. The
"Veteran of the Year" program, established to recognize the contributions of Veterans
to the San Diego community has selected a "San Diego County Veteran of the Year" since 1989.
In 2001, the program expanded to encourage many civic, government, corporate, and service organizations
to honor their veterans by selecting their "Veteran of the Year". From the pool of these
selected Veterans of the Year, only one is honored as the "San Diego County Veteran of the Year",
showing that the veterans contribute greatly to the morale of the work force, perform well in their duties,
volunteer in the community and are good citizens. This program of the Veteran Museum & Memorial
Center recognizes our heroes who continue to serve and contribute as our friends and neighbors.
Our program honors one for-profit corporation with the "San Diego Meritorious
Support of Veterans Award" and one non-profit/agency organization the "San Diego Veterans
Allegiance Award" that contribute, support and serve active duty personnel and Veterans in San
Diego County. These awards and the San Diego County Veteran of the Year are announced at the
"Veteran of the Year Recognition Luncheon". The SDCVOY will represent the Veteran
Community at special events; Padre games, parades and other special ceremonies.
In 2007 thirty-four (34) selected Veterans were recognized for the esteemed designation
as "Veteran of the Year" representing business, municipal, educational, industrial and organizational
elements in San Diego County. Fifteen (15) organizations and corporations were nominated for support awards.
The Veterans Museum & Memorial Center invites your participation in our community outreach and
recognition "Veteran of the Year" program. The 2007 Veteran of the Year Judges Committee
deemed it impossible to select only one exceptional San Diego County Veteran of the Year thus awarded Captain
Nancy Owen and Lt Bobby Price as they were both overwhelmingly deserving of the title "2007-2008 San Diego
County Veteran of the Year."
SAVE THE DATE!- 07 NOVEMBER 2008 -VOY EVENT INFO
| San Diego County Veterans of the Year |
2007 - Nancy Owen &
Bobby Price
2006 - Robert White
2005 - Bill Paxton
2004 - John Smith
2003 - Darcy Pavich
2002 - Robert Cardenas |
2001 - Frank Burger
2000 - Walter Mikulich
1999 - Pete Houben
1998 - Dan Kreyling
1997 - Bill Ayers
1996 - Moses Long
1995 - Chester Swisher |
1994 - Robert White
1993 - Dominick Frankville
1992 - Robert Cox
1991 - Randy "Duke" Cunningham
1990 - Richard & Ruby Lewis
1989 - Ed Struiksma |
San Diego County Corporation of the Year
"San Diego Meritorious Support of Veterans Award" |
2007 - BAE Systems, San Diego Meritorious Support of Veterans Award Winner
2006 - Dignity Memorial - Glen Abbey -
San Diego Meritorious Support of Veterans Award Winner
2005 - San Diego Pades
2004 - Home Depot
2003 - Sears
2002 - City of Chula Vista
2001 - Dignity Memorial - Service Corporation International |
San Diego County Non-Profit of the Year
"San Diego Veterans Allegiance Award" |
2007 - City of Chula Vista - San Diego Veterans Allegiance Award Winner
2006 - United Veterans Council - San Diego Veterans Allegiance Award Winner
2005 - San Diego Bulldog Detachment #385 - Marine Corps League
2004 - Chula Vista Veterans Home Support Foundation
2003 - Vietnam Veterans of San Diego |
| Veteran Life Time Achievement Awards |
2007 - No award presented
2006 - Will Hays - Presented by United Veterans Council
2005 - John Ibe - Presented by Veterans Museum & Memorial Center
2004 - Alex Kapitanski - Presented by Veterans Museum & Memorial Center |
