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