County of Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations
Past Award Recipients
Revised 8/23/08
John Anson Ford/John Allen Buggs Awardees
2000Stephen N. Thom
2001Stanley K. Sheinbaum
2002Constance Rice
2003Gordon Davidson, Center Theatre Group
2004Father Greg Boyle, S.J.
2005Zara Buggs Taylor
2006Dr. Maher Hathout
2007Bo Taylor & Harry Belafonte
John Anson Ford Courage Awardees
2002Patricia Arquette
2003Tony Valdez, KTTV-Fox 11
2003“The West Wing” – Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells
2004Sonia Nazario
2005Lucky Altman
2006R.J. Cutler, Actual Reality Pictures
2007 Ozomatli
John Anson Ford Corporate Awardees
1982Ralph Parsons
1983Atlantic Richfield Company
1984Southern California Gas Co.
1985Boy’s Market, Inc.
1986Rainbow Plastics
1987Southern California Edison Co.
1988Pacific Bell
1989David R. Barclay, Hughes Aircraft
19907UP/RC Bottling Company
1991Kaiser Permanente
1992No Award Given
1993First Federal Bank
1994No Award Given
1995Paramount Pictures
1996Nordstrom
1997Toyota Motor Sales
1998Bank of America
2005Corporate Advisory Committee
2006Jones Day Law Firm
John Anson Ford Supervisorial District Awards
First District -
1999Michael P. Judge, Chief Public Defender
2000YWCA of Greater Los Angeles
2001Cpt. Karen Pihlak, Azusa Police Department
2002Project 10 (LAUSD)
2003Dreamyard LA
2004The Cesar E. Chavez Foundation
2005Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR)
2006Multi-ethnic Immigrant Workers Organizing Network (MIWON)
2007Bernardo Rosa & The Pomona Youth Commission
SecondDistrict-
1999Facing History and Ourselves
2000Cornerstone Theater Company
2001Foshay Peer Mediation Program
2002Community Coalition – South Central Youth Empowered Through Action
2003Watts Labor Community Action Committee
2004Children’s Enrichment Program
2005Dr. Sylvia Rousseau, LAUSD
2006Black Aids Institute – Los Angeles
2007Diane Schweitzer & Healthy Start Collaborative at GardenaHigh School
Third District –
1999Timothy H. Saner, The Boeing Company
2000The Ileto Family
2001Richard E. Odenthal
2002House of Blues
2003Commander Lynda Castro, LASD
2004Gay Straight Alliance
2005Youth Justice Coalition
2006Communities for Educational Equity
2007Dave Velasquez, Director of Student Life, BrentWoodSchool
Fourth District –
1999The Conflict Resolution Program of the Torrance Unified School District
2000Eugene Lentzner
2001Mural Arts Program of Long Beach
2002South Asian Network
2003International Cultural Exchange
2004Freedom Writers
2005SouthBayVolunteerCenter
2006National Conference for Community & Justice of Southern California – Long Beach
2007Charlene Lovett
Fifth District –
1999Kevin Uhrich
2000Bruce Galler
2001HarambeeChristianFamilyCenter
2002San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council
2003Drs. David and Jacqueline Jacobs
2004ArtSourced-Pros
2005Children’s Planning Council
2006We Care for Youth
2007The Western Justice Center Foundation (WJCF)
John Anson Ford Individual Awardees
1972Rabbi Alfred Wolf, Ph.D.
1973No Award Given
1974Catherine G. Stern
1975Dr. Julian Keiser
1976Dr. H. Claude Hudson
1977Rose Lopez
1978Mayor Tom Bradley
1979The Most Rev. Juan Arzube
1980John A. Buggs
1981Ami Ishi (posthumous)
1994No Award Given
1995Mel Collins
1996Mona Beth Loo
1997Gary Mast
1998Albert Y. Muratsuchi
John Anson Ford Media News/Entertainment Awardees
1982Los Angeles Times Editorial Staff Writers
1983KCET/Channel 28
1984La Opinion
1985The Pacific Citizen
1986The Daily News
1987KTLA Community Affairs
Dr. Roger A. Hendrix KBIG
1988Marilyn Solomon, KCOP
1989Joseph Dyer, KCBS
1990KSCI-TV, Channel 18
1991Michael Jackson, KABC Radio
1992Huell Howser, KCET
K.W. Lee, Korea Times
1993Mario Machado
1994No Award Given
1995Larry McCormick, KTLA
KCET “Puzzle Place” Production
KCET “Life and Times” Production
1996George Nicholaw, KNX Radio
USA Networks
1997KCRW 89.9 FM (Media/News Award)
KKBT 92.3 FM (Media/Radio Award)
KTTV, Channel 11 (Media/TV Award)
AnaMaria Buranasakorn (Media/TV Award)
1998Community Newspaper Council /
AnnenbergSchool of Communications, USC (Media/News)
1998Norine Dresser (Media)
John Anson Ford Professional Awardees
1982Vilma Martinez
1983Rita Walters
1984Jerry Freedman Habush
1985Nancy Mintie
1986National Conference of Christians and Jews
1987Jo Bonita Perez
1988Dolores Ratcliffe
1989Dr. Neil Sandberg
1990Alice Petrossian
1991Linda WongJoan Pinchuk
1992Stewart KwohVicki Tamoush
1993Rodney Mitchell
John Anson Ford Volunteer Awardees
1982Inola Henry
1983Ruth Z. Casselman
1984Frances G. Dyer
1985Rafer JohnsonRev. George Van Alstine
1986Richard Giesberg
1987Women of Color, Inc.
1988Juanita & Jose De Sosa
1989Domingo DelgadoCasey Kasem
1990Dr. Alex NormanLeo Trujillo
1991Naomi RaineyFrank Villalobos
1992Janel Baszile Lea Ann King
Victor Franco & Giselle Acevedo Franco
1993Marina TseWest Adams Heritage Assoc.
John Anson Ford Special Recognition Awardees
1982No Award Given
1983Frank Baird-Smith (posthumous)
1984No Award Given
1985No Award Given
1986Alex Odeh (posthumous)
1987The Right Rev. Oliver B. Garver
1988Sunset Junction Neighborhood Alliance
Joe Roos
1989KCET, Channel 28
Anti-Defamation League
KCBS
Los Angeles Times
1990Dr. Julian J. Keiser
Rabbi Alfred Wolf, Ph.D.
Chief David J. Thompson and the Glendale Police Department
1991Robert Jones
1992Edward James Olmos
1994No Award Given
1995Steven Windmueller, Ph.D.
Reverend Monsignor Royale M. Vadakin
1996John Slaughter, Ph.D.
Dr. Haing Ngor (posthumous)
1997Al Martinez (John Allen Buggs Award)
1998William J. Rosendahl (John Allen Buggs Award)
John Anson Ford Outstanding Programs
1992Hate Crime Prosecution Team of the Anti-Terrorist Unit of the District Attorney’s Office
Multicultural Issues Panel of the Southern California Gas Company
1993Syd Kronenthal
John Anson Ford Higher Education Awardees
1995Jaime A. Regalado, Ph.D. and the Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs
Eui-Young Yu, Ph.D. and Edward T. Chang, Ph.D.
1996Howard Gadlin, Ph.D., Director, UCLA Conflict Mediation Program
1997Dr. Blenda Wilson, Ph.D. & CalState, Northridge
JohnAnsonFordSchool, K-12 Awardees
1995ClevelandHigh School
1996Los Angeles Unified School District Office of Intergroup Relations
1997“Children of the Dream” Program
1998NorthHigh School - Torrance, California
John Anson Ford Government/Municipal Awardees
1995Glendale Community Relations Coalition
1996Captain Jack Scully, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
1997Harmony Month Committee / City of Monterey Park
1998AntelopeValley Human Relations Task Force
John Anson Ford Organization Awardees
1995Burbank Human Relations Council
1996California Community Foundation
Community Conflict Resolution
Grants
1997Harbor Gateway Human Relations
Steering Committee
1998Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, L.A. (CHIRLA)
John Anson Ford Arts Awardees
1996Harold Williams, President, The J. Paul Getty Trust
1997“Voices Against Violence” North
LakeYMCA
1998Victoria Ann Lewis / The Other Voices Project Mark Taper Forum
John Anson Ford Sports Awardees
1995HOLA - Heart of Los Angeles Youth
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