Nevada County Historical Society

Historical Society Award Recipients

Below are the recipients of Nevada County Historical Society awards in previous years.

YearRecipientAward Category
2023Dom LindarsCitizen of the Year
2023David BardDistinguished Service
2023Chuck ScimecaDistinguished Service
2022Gage McKinneyCitizen of the Year
2022Mark SelversenDistinguished Service
2022Tanis ThorneDistinguished Service
2022Christopher WardDistinguished Service
2021Bernard ZimmermanCitizen of the Year
2021James KetchamDistinguished Service
2021Brita RozynskiLifetime Achievement
2021Orlo K. SteeleLifetime Achievement
2020None Awarded due to COVID19 
2019Steve CottrellDistinguished Service
2019Robin Galvan DaviesDistinguished Service
2019Brian Geiger for California Digital Newspaper CollectionDistinguished Service
2019Rolf LaessigLifetime Achievement
2018Linda JackCitizen of the Year
2018David ComstockDistinguished Service
2018Brian BlairLifetime Achievement
2018Jerry BradyLifetime Achievement
2018Arlene SiprelleLifetime Achievement
2018Ken SiprelleLifetime Achievement
2017Chris EnsCitizen of the Year
2017Malakoff Diggins State Park French Connection ProgramDistinguished Service
2017Bill WetherallDistinguished Service, Posthumously
2017John ChristensenLifetime Achievement
2016Wayne TeagueCitizen of the Year
2016William “Bill” FalconiDistinguished Service
2016Railbus Project: Nevada County Narrow Gague Railroad & Transportation MuseumDistinguished Service
2015Daniel KetchamCitizen of the Year
2015Patricia ChesnutDistinguished Service
2015Brita RozynskiDistinguished Service
2014John HartCitizen of the Year
2014The Grass Valley Union 150th AnniversaryCitizen of the Year
2014Maria BrowerLifetime Achievement
2014Al DittmannLifetime Achievement
2014Marilyn DittmannLifetime Achievement
2014Wally HagamanLifetime Achievement
2013Robert ShoemakerDirector Emeritus
2012David ComstockLifetime Achievement
2011None Awarded 
2010Glenn JonesDirector Emeritus
2009Mike NeviusCitizen of the Year
2008Grass Valley Historical CommissionCitizen of the Year
2007Gary PlunkettCitizen of the Year
2007Verne TaylorCitizen of the Year
2006Maria BrowerCitizen of the Year
2005Al DittmannCitizen of the Year
2005Marilyn DittmannCitizen of the Year
2004Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and MuseumCitizen of the Year
2003Elmabel RohrmanCitizen of the Year
2003Nick RohrmanCitizen of the Year
2002Beryl RobinsonCitizen of the Year
2002Cathy Wilcox BarnesCitizen of the Year
2001Patricia ChesnutCitizen of the Year
2000Cal PalmerCitizen of the Year
1999Bedford LampkinCitizen of the Year
1998Priscilla van der PasCitizen of the Year
1997Firehouse No. 1Fiftieth Anniversary
1996Jerry  BradyCitizen of the Year
1996Tom, family of BradyCitizen of the Year
1995Jack ClarkCitizen of the Year
1995Lowell RobinsonCitizen of the Year
1994Nevada County Historical SocietyFiftieth Anniversary
1993City of Grass ValleyCitizen of the Year
1992David ComstockCitizen of the Year
1992Glenn JonesCitizen of the Year
1991Arthur KarneskyCitizen of the Year
1991Ronald SturgellCitizen of the Year
1990City of Nevada CityCitizen of the Year
1989Madelyn HellingCitizen of the Year
1988Edwin L. TysonCitizen of the Year
1987John ChristensenCitizen of the Year
1986Charles GraydonCitizen of the Year
1985None Awarded 
1984Juanita BrowneCitizen of the Year
1984Matian Foote ConwayCitizen of the Year
1984Pat JonesCitizen of the Year
1984Brita RozynskiCitizen of the Year
1984Margaret TrivelpieceCitizen of the Year
1984Peter van der PasCitizen of the Year
1983Grass Valley City CouncilCitizen of the Year
1983Grass Valley RotaryCitizen of the Year
1983Mining Museum SupportersCitizen of the Year
1983Hartley  OatsCitizen of the Year
1983Babe SkibinskiCitizen of the Year
1983Bill WilburCitizen of the Year
1982William H. LambertCitizen of the Year
1981Grass Valley UnionCitizen of the Year
1980Hjalmer BergCitizen of the Year
1980Rebecca MillerCitizen of the Year
1979Pat GriebCitizen of the Year
1979Florence HosbeinCitizen of the Year
1979Glenn JonesCitizen of the Year
1978Alvin DiltsCitizen of the Year
1978Roman RozynskiCitizen of the Year
1977Robert GatesCitizen of the Year
1977Sally LewisCitizen of the Year
1977Lyle WhiteCitizen of the Year
1976Kurt BuckholtzCitizen of the Year
1976Arlie HansenCitizen of the Year
1975E. Clampus VitusCitizen of the Year
1974Edward FellersonCitizen of the Year
1974Doris FoleyCitizen of the Year
1974Robert PaineCitizen of the Year
1974Alonzo  DelanoIn Memorium
1973Esther HartungCitizen of the Year
1973Isabel HefelfingerCitizen of the Year
1973Glenn JonesCitizen of the Year
1973 Dr.  NaffzigerIn Memorium
1972Marian GhidottiCitizen of the Year
1971Arletta DouglasCitizen of the Year
1970Edward TinloyCitizen of the Year
1969Phil PersoneniCitizen of the Year
1968Retha DowneyCitizen of the Year
1967Malcolm HammillCitizen of the Year
1966Richard NicklessCitizen of the Year
1965Harold GeorgeCitizen of the Year
1964Isabel HefelfingerCitizen of the Year
1963Elmer StevensCitizen of the Year
1962Marian LibbyCitizen of the Year
1961Juliet CoxCitizen of the Year
1960Nevada City Volunteer Fire DepartmentCitizen of the Year
1959None Awarded 
1958None Awarded 
1957Henry ArgallCitizen of the Year
1956Bernice GlassonCitizen of the Year
1955Eliza J. KilroyCitizen of the Year
1955Edward UrenCitizen of the Year
1954None Awarded 
1953Philip ScaddenCitizen of the Year
1952Edmond KinyonCitizen of the Year
1951George CalananCitizen of the Year
1951Elizabeth WatsonCitizen of the Year
1950None Awarded 
1949None Awarded 
1949None Awarded 
1948Dr. W.C. ChapmanCitizen of the Year

Some photos from previous Awards BBQ in October 2023:

Tanis Thorn presented the Citizen of the Year Award (2023) to author and NCHS “web guy”, Dom Lindars.

Mike Kochis presented a Distinguished Service Award (2023) to Chuck Scimeca.

Dan Ketcham presented a Distinguished Service Award (2023) to Society Treasurer, David Bard.