Honorary Service Awards (HSA)
Honorary Service Awards are awarded throughout the year and designed as a unique way for PTA units, councils, and districts to publicly acknowledge individuals, businesses, and organizations for outstanding community service to children and youth in a community.
The Honorary Service Award program offers seven distinctive types of awards:
Very Special Person Award (VSP) – This award is given to recognize an individual or organization for their service to PTA.
Honorary Service Award (HSA) – This award is given to recognize an individual or organization for outstanding service to children and youth in your community, going above and beyond what is asked of them.
Continuing Service Award (CSA) – This award is given to recognize an individual or organization for ongoing or long-time service to children and youth, providing support year after year.
Outstanding Teacher Award (OTA) – This award may be given to recognize a teacher for outstanding service to children and youth through PTA, school, or community.
Outstanding Administrator Award (OAA) – This award may be given to recognize an administrator for outstanding service to children and youth through PTA, school, or the community.
Elected Official Honorary Service Award (EOHSA) – This award may be given to recognize an elected official for outstanding policy work and/or legislation that positively impacts the lives of children. This award may be given at the local, state or federal level. This award is not to be used as an endorsement of any elected official, but to celebrate the work of the elected official.
Golden Oak Service Award (GOSA) – This award is given to recognize, as the most prestigious of the Honorary Service Awards, an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to the welfare of children and youth in a school or community.
In addition, In Memoriam or Tribute Donations awards can be given in tribute to a person, a group or in memoriam.
Simi Valley PTA Council's past HSA recipients:
1968
Jean Page
David Paynter (CSA)
1969
Ted Fair
1970
Brad Green
1971
Betty Brown
1972
Louise Jaedkte
1973
Shayle Uroff
1974
Joyce Hunt (CSA)
1976
Pat Havens
Midge Wilson (CSA)
1977
Violet Irvine (CSA)
1978
Allen Jacobs
John Kucers
1980
John Duncan
Willa Dobbs
1981
Lew Roth
1982
Principals of SVUSD
1983
Pat Dingsdale
1984
Harold Lipman
Ilsa Shelton
1985
Sandy Barnett (CSA)
Cindy Delaney (CSA)
Ken Ashton
1986
Ray Campos
Erman "Chick" Fedel
1987
Pat Barry
Judy Barry
Diane Peterson
1988
Barbara Canterella (CSA)
Tom Harmon
Chet Howe
1989
Margaret Russell
1990
Helen Beebe
Phyllis Schneider
1991
Janice DiFatta
Allen Jacobs (CSA)
1992
Pat Dingsdale (Golden Oak)
Ellen Lee
1993
Susan Parks
Bob Hunt
Pat Madden
1994
Ellen Marsh
Judy Barry (Golden Oak)
Caryl Barefoot
1995
Doug Crosse
1996
Janice DiFatta (Golden Oak)
Melissa Thiesen
Sharon Butler
1997
Gary Parks
Sandi Otto
Kathy Worcester (CSA)
1998
Julie Francis
Elroy "Butch" Peterson
1999
Sandy Barnett (Golden Oak)
Joe Studer
2000
Tim Piatt
Sharon Lambertson
2001
Laurie Koch (Golden Oak)
Kathy Scroggin
2002
Tricia Brown
Joy Mahdesian
Dennis Rast
2003
R. Tony Franklin
Becky Wetzel
2004
Sep Whaley (Golden Oak)
Karen Knight
2005
Arleigh Kidd
Karen Schock
Michelle Foster
2006
Annette Morgan
Steve Pietrolungo
2007
Kim Holden
Simi Valley Education Foundation
2008
Leslie Frank
Debbie Sandland
2009
Steve Hayes
Michelle Scharf
Karyn Ring
2010
Allison Barton
Farmers Insurance Group
2011
Julie Killian
Sharon Porter
Kiwanis of Simi Valley
2012
Lowell Schultze
Kim Holden (Golden Oak)
2013
Bill Holden
Marty De los Rios
Carla Lowe
Nancy Mason
2014
Laurie Koch
John Baxter
City Auto Body
2015
Lauren Contini
2016
Kathy Hinkle
Annette Morgan (Golden Oak)
2017
Sherry Lorraine
Lulu Means
Carla Lowe
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
2018
Dawn Smollen
Lisa Megowan
2019
Liz Hernandez
Jake Finch
City Auto Body
2020
Julianne Ota
Laurie Hoffman
Harley's Valley Bowl
2021
Mary Morrissey
Simi Valley Education Foundation
2022
East Coast Pizza Company
Simi Valley All School Search
2023
Ma'Ryia Mahome
Rotary Club of Simi Sunset
Chick-Fil-A, Josh Alexander
Simi Valley Police Foundation