2024 Citizen of the Year Nominations are OPEN!
Click HERE for the electronic form to submit your nomination. At the bottom of this page are the guidelines for this contest, and the winner is selected by a vote of previous winners of the award.
For a printed copy of the nomination form, come to the Visitor Information Center at 1192 E Washington Street. To submit a printed copy of your nomination, orthe required additional information (photo and letters of endorsement), you may choose to either email them to director@sequimchamber.com or deliver to the Chamber's offices at 1192 E Washington Street in Sequim.
All nominations must be received by 4PM on Friday, January 31st, 2025.
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
Celebrating the Sunshine Spirit of Volunteerism in the Dungeness Valley
Created in 1968, the Citizen of the Year Award was designed to recognize those individuals who contribute to the betterment of our community. Former Mayor, Peter Black was the first recipient of the award.
A committee (made up of past Citizen of the Year recipients) meets each year to review nominations from the community for this award that recognizes exceptional volunteerism to the Sequim-Dungeness Valley.
Sequim Citizen of the Year
| 1968 | Mayor Peter Black | 1969 | Carl Klint | |
| 1970 | Virginia Keeting | 1971 | Virginia Peterson | |
| 1972 | Tom Groat | 1973 | no awards given | |
| 1974 | Katie & Bill Merrill | 1975 | Jerry Anjuili | |
| 1976 | Chuck Southern, Howard Woord, Lorna McInnes | 1977 | Nellie Tetrude | |
| 1978 | Marcia Welch | 1979 | Ruby Trotter | |
| 1980 | Iris Marshall | 1981 | Howard Herrett | |
| 1982 | Guy Shephard | 1983 | Don & Vivian Swanson | |
| 1984 | Bill & Shirley Keeler | 1985 | Ed & Marcia Beggs | |
| 1986 | Ruby Mantle | 1987 | Jeff Shold | |
| 1988 | Annette Kuss | 1989 | Jim Haynes | |
| 1990 | Bill & Judy Rowland | 1991 | Nina Fatherson | |
| 1992 | Bud Knapp | 1993 | Paul Higgins | |
| 1994 | Rand Thomas | 1995 | Rochelle McHugh | |
| 1996 | Esther Heuhslein Nelson | 1997 | Annette Hanson | |
| 1998 | Jim & Cathy Carl | 1999 | Bill Fatherson | |
| 2000 | Robert Clark | 2001 | Don Knapp | |
| 2002 | Gil Oldenkamp | 2003 | John Beitzel | |
| 2004 | Emily Westcott | 2005 | Lee Lawrence | |
| 2006 | Bob & Elaine Caldwell | 2007 | Steve Rosales | |
| 2008 | Walt & Sherry Schubert | 2009 | Tom Schaafsma | |
| 2010 | Jim Pickett | 2011 | Dick Hughes | |
| 2012 | Kevin Kennedy | 2013 | Gary Smith | |
| 2014 | Cliff Vining | 2015 | Louie Rychlik | |
| 2016 | Dave Bekkevar | 2017 | Judy Reandeau Stipe | |
| 2018 | Clare Manis Hatler & Don Hatler | 2019 | Deon Kapetan | |
| 2020
2022 |
Essential Workers | 2021
2023 |
Jean Wyatt |
Sequim Humanitarian Awards
| 2007 | Bill & Esther Littlejohn | 2008 | Brown & Sara Maloney | |
| 2013 | Patsy Mattingley & Al Friess | 2014 | R. Leo Shipley | |
| 2016 | Dave & Patsy Mattingley |
