The Board of Directors is seeking nominations from the membership for the 2019 Thomas E. Spindle Memorial Award, to be presented in November during the Installation Banquet at the CAHF Annual Convention & Expo in Palm Springs.

Thomas E. Spindle, an active member of CAHF and a member of the Board of Directors, was killed in 1969 in an airplane crash in Alaska. Following his death, the Board created an annual recognition award to be given in his honor. The Thomas E. Spindle Memorial Award is designed to recognize an individual who has contributed considerable time and knowledge and provided exemplary service to CAHF.

Nomination Guidelines

• Active involvement with CAHF for at least five (5) years, above and beyond normal participation.

• Exemplary efforts in his/her professional work.

• Involvement in community service activities.

• Nominees may be active or retired, but may not currently be a member of the CAHF Board of Directors.

Past Winners

Marlow S. Baar
Mary Baker
William J. Bauer
Nancy Beecham
Bruce Bennett
Larry Bradley
Art & Mardell Brandt
Ruth Braswell
Bernard M. Bubman
Del Callaway
Phillip Chase
Doris Dent
Janet C. Eisenbeis
Richard Feingold
Mary Ellen Forrest
Ann Gaal
Norm Gould
Richard Hebbel
Blaine Hendrickson
Norman & Marian Holden
Marshall N. Horsman
Ron Kurtz
C.R. "Dick" Lafferty
Volney A. Labrath
Jack Markovitz
Jill Mendlen
David Metcalf
Fred Mikesell
Terry Mundy
Roberts Nelson
Ardell Patterson
Sally & Roland Rapp
Stephen Reissman
Fern Robinson
George C. Scholl, Ph.D
Genevieve Skidmore
Robert Taylor
Robert A. Thornbald
Paul Tunnell
Janet Walston
Jerry E. Wells
Ritchie Wills
Bruce Yarwood
Floyd Rhoades
Frances Foy
Elizabeth Plott Tyler
Terry Bane
Walter Hekimian
Mike Cutchshaw

Nomination Submission

Nominations must be submitted online by August 31, 2019.

This nomination form can only be submitted online.

Email photos to Misha Burke at mburke@cahf.org.

Any additional questions, please contact Misha Burke, mburke@cahf.org or 916-432-5193.