Vesta Bowden Award Winners

The Vesta Bowden Distinguished Service Award is the most prestigious award given annually by Colorado Health Care Association to an individual who has demonstrated his/her commitment to the long term care profession, the residents we serve, the quality of care and the quality of life for those residents.

1967 Vesta Bowden

1968 Donald King

1969 John B. Smith

1970 Harry Asmus

1971 Olga M. Pratt

1972 Rev. Raymond Paulsen

1973 Robert C. Smith

1974 Dr. Alfred C. Nelson

1975 John F. (Jack) Hatchett

1976 Floyd H. Harrison, Jr.

1977 Fran Lehr

1978 F. H. ‘Bud’ Harrison

1979 Darlene J. Tietz

1984 Marian Smith

1985 Dr. Lester Williams

1986 Arlene Miles

1986 Dr. William A. Hines

1987 Peter Lapcheske

1988 Lavern Huenergardt

1989 Virgina Fraser

1990 Don Morgan

1991 Roy Frederick Miles

1992 J. Robert Wilson

1993 Sylvia Ruda

1994 Dr. Robert McCartney

1995 Jeff Jerebker

1996 Beth Irtz

1997 Terrylea Entsminger

1998 Janell Little

1999 Marcia House

2000 Dr. Paul Willging

2001 Jay Moskowitz

2002 Dr. Fred Feinsod

2003 Bonita Jones

2004 C.J. Rocke

2005 Janet Snipes

2006 Mary Ousley

2007 Laura Palmer

2008 Jayla Sanchez-Warren

2009 Bob Jones

2010 Senator Lois Tochtrop

2011 Marian Smith

2012 Dr. David Koets

2013 Jan Katayama

2014 Joyce Humiston

2015 Nancy Fox

2016 Dr. Gregory Gahm

2017 Ruben Valdez

2018 John Brammeier

2019 Sarah Schumann

2020 Ann Kokish