The "Gold Key Award," established in 1972, is Soroptimist International of Riverside’s most prestigious recognition. The Gold Key Award is presented to an outstanding woman from the Riverside area who has given fifteen or more years of volunteer service to our community.
ELIGIBILITY:
Volunteers mainly in the Riverside area.
Is creative and imaginative.
Is a leader with boundless energy and joy.
Inspires others and has worked to improve the lives of women and girls.
Has volunteered for 15 or more years.
NOMINATION PROCESS:
Eligible Gold Key Award winners are nominated by others within the community.
Fill out the Gold Key Award Nomination Form and send to Susan Exon, Gold Key Award Chair.
NOMINATION DEADLINE:
December 20, 2019
CONTACT:
Susan Exon
Gold Key Award Chair
susanexon@yahoo.com
PAST RECIPIENTS
1972 Joanne Clarke 1973 Ruth Baker 1974 Marie Bonnett 1975 Jessie Halverson 1976 Martha McLean 1977 Ruth Kirby 1978 Janet Goeske 1979 Beverly Wingate 1980 Margaret Johnson 1981 Barbara Gardner 1982 Melba Dunlap 1983 Esther Bauman 1984 Dorothy Argow 1985 Rosanna Scott 1986 Gladys Ingersoll 1987 Edna Bailey Lockhart 1988 Esthermae Kleinman 1989 Lou Ella Walling 1990 Martha Romine 1991 Jane Block 1992 Mary H. Curtin 1993 June Foreman 1994 Ruth Anderson Wilson 1995 Joan Breeding Letbetter 1996 Eddie Dee Smith 1997 Linda Villarreal Coe 1998 Peggy Fouke Wortz 1999 Susan Stark Gigandet 2000 S. Sue Johnson 2001 Dickey Deloss 2002 Virginia Field 2003 Debbi Huffman Guthrie 2004 Candace Wiest 2005 Valerie Hill 2006 Kathie Westley 2007 Beatriz Mejia Krumbein 2008 Virginia Blumenthal 2009 Rita Norton 2010 Carla Lidner Baum 2011 Amy Harrison 2012 Kathy Allavie Woodie Rucker Hughes Katherine Wright 2013 Rose Mayes 2014 Karin Roberts 2015 Mary Parks 2016 Donna Staples 2017 Annetti Bullock 2018 Jane Carney 2019 Nancy Melendez
