John Muir Chapter Sierra Club Award Winnners Year Recipient Award Category Group Nominated by 2016 Cailie Kafura New Activist Award John Muir Chapter Cassie Steiner 2016 Marilyn Pedretti Merit Award Coulee Region Patrick Wilson Waukesha County Transportation Coalition 2016 Leaders (Ray Grosch, Gerry Flakas, Barbara Pfarr, Peggy Fullmer, Margaux Shields, Jim Hansen) Good Citizen Award John Muir Chapter Cassie Steiner 2016 Rep. Evan Goyke & Rep. Daniel Riemer Torchbearer Award John Muir Chapter Elizabeth Ward 2016 Caryl Terrell L.D. Rockwell Award John Muir Chapter Dave Blouin/ JMC Leadership 2016 Alan Lawrence JJ & Pat Werner Award John Muir Chapter Monny Hjerstedt 2015 John Engel New Activist Award Fox Valley Alan Lawrence 2015 LD Rockwell (posthumous) Wildflower Award John Muir Chapter Melissa Warner 2015 Monny Hjerstedt Wildflower Award Fox Valley Alan Lawrence 2015 Lacinda Athen Wildflower Award Four Lakes Dave Blouin 2015 Ron Heager Merit Award Four Lakes Inner City Outings Board 2015 WiSE (Wisconsin Safe Energy) Alliance Good Citizen Award Southeast Gateway Melissa Warner 2015 Tia Nelson Torchbearer Award John Muir Chapter Dave Blouin 2015 Dave Bouin JJ & Pat Werner Award Four Lakes Four Lakes ExComm 2014 Laurie Szpot New Activist Award John Muir Chapter Elizabeth Ward 2014 Eric Hansen Wildflower Award Great Waters Jim Kerler 2014 Barb Flom Merit Award John Muir Chapter Elizabeth Ward 2014 Dr. Pat McManus, Rever end Willie Brisco, Karyn Rotker, and Dennis Grzezinski Good Citizen Award Great Waters Dianne Dagalen 2014 State Senator Bob Jauch Torchbearer Award John Muir Chapter Caryl Terrell
2014 Jim Steffens JJ & Pat Werner Award Four Lakes Dave Blouin 2013 Liz Wessel JJ & Pat Werner Award John Muir Chapter JMC Membership 2013 Pat Popple Wildflower Award Chippewa Valley Jane Schley 2013 Hans Noeldner Merit Award John Muir Chapter Elizabeth Ward 2013 H & H Solar Torchbearer Award John Muir Chapter Shahla Werner 2013 Chuck Quirmbach of WPR Good Citizen Award Southeast Gateway Melissa Warner 2013 Carol Johnson New Activist Award John Muir Chapter Elizabeth Ward 2012 Berenice Wiecki New Activist Award Four Lakes Four Lakes ExComm 2012 Nancy Carlson Wildflower Award Southeast Gateway Melissa Warner 2012 Charlie Paine Merit Award Fox Valley Alan Lawrence 2012 Town of Mt Pleasant Good Citizen Award Southeast Gateway Melissa Warner 2012 SC Johnson Torchbearer Award John Muir Chapter Shahla Werner 2012 Spencer Black JJ & Pat Werner Award Four Lakes Four Lakes ExComm 2011 Susan Williams New Activist Award Great Waters Shahla Werner 2011 Jeremy Gragert Wildflower Award Chippewa Valley Barb Thomas 2011 Kelly Krupka Merit Award Fox Valley Alan Lawrence 2011 North STARS (Joy Hagen) Good Citizen Award Fox Valley Alan Lawrence 2011 Don Ferbet JJ & Pat Werner Award John Muir Chapter Shahla Werner 2010 Organic Valley Cooperative Torchbearer Award John Muir Chapter Brian Ewing 2010 Chiwakee Prairie Preservation Fund Good Citizen Award SE Gateway Melissa Warner 2010 Will Stahl Merit Award Jim Kerler 2010 Sierra Club Treasurers Wildflower Award 2010 Amy Furreness Wildflower Award SE Gateway Harriet Iwamoto
2010 Jeff Sytsma Wildflower Award SE Gateway Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Joelyn Olen Wildflower Award Great Waters Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Denise O'Meara Wildflower Award Great Waters Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Ann Bourque Wildflower Award Inner City Outings Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Jim Rickard Wildflower Award St. Croix Valley Interstate Harriet Iwamoto 2010 John Rider Wildflower Award Four Lakes Harriet Iwamoto 2010 John Reindl Wildflower Award Education PAC Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Gregg Riemer Wildflower Award River Touring Section Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Danny Foote Wildflower Award Coulee Region Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Eleanor Wolf Wildflower Award Chippewa Valley Harriet Iwamoto 2010 Sally Peck Wildflower Award Fox Valley Harriet Iwamoto 2009 Dianne Dagelen New Activist Award Great Waters Cheri Briscoe 2009 Janet Anderson Wildflower Award Great Waters Great Waters ExComm 2009 Dale Olen Merit Award Great Waters Great Waters ExComm 2009 Ron Carlson Merit Award St. Croix Interstate Carol Hardin 2009 SE WI Coalition for Transit NOW Torchbearer Award Great Waters Harriet Iwamoto 2009 Jan Erdman Good Citizen Award Chippewa Valley Don Kuether 2009 Jim Olson JJ & Pat Werner Award Chippewa Valley Eric Uram 2008 Jim Erdman Good Citizen Award Chippewa Valley Don Kuether 2008 Laura Feider New Activist Award SE Gateway Melissa Warner 2008 Jan Moldenhauer Wildflower Award Fox Valley Alan Lawrence 2008 Jeff Sytsma Merit Award SE Gateway Melissa Warner 2008 Epic Systems Corporation Good Citizen Award Four Lakes Four Lakes ExComm 2008 Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Torchbearer Award SE Gateway SE Gateway ExComm
2007 Harriet Iwamoto New Activist Award Great Waters Great Waters ExComm 2007 Eleanor Wolf Wildflower Award - tie Chippewa Valley Terri Shewczyk 2007 Phil Johnsrud Wildflower Award - tie River Touring Section Patrick Wilson 2007 Eric Uram Merit Award Four Lakes Barb Frank 2007 Penny Bernard-Schaber JJ & Pat Werner Chippewa Valley Alan Lawrence 2007 Glenn Stoddard Good Citizen JMC Dave Blouin 2007 Green Built Homes Torchbearer Award Four Lakes Jenny Persha 2006 Paul Erdman New Activist Award St Croix Valley St Croix Valley Group 2006 David Hetzel Wildflower Award Great Waters Janet Anderson 2006 Rich Wentzel JJ & Pat Werner Award Chapter Chris Nehrbass/Caryl Terrell 2006 Nicole Bickham Good Citizen Award Charles Trimburger 2006 Melanie Ariens Good Citizen Award Charles Trimburger 2006 Amy Joyce Good Citizen Award Charles Trimburger 2006 Paul Abramson Torchbearer Award Four Lakes Lacinda Athen 2006 Marquette Neighborhood Assoc. Torchbearer Award Four Lakes Lacinda Athen 2005 Mark Marquess New Activist Award Four Lakes John Muir Chapter 2005 John Rider Wildflower Award Four Lakes Terri Felton 2005 Cheri Briscoe JJ & Pat Werner Award Great Waters Bill Moore 2004 Terri Felton New Activist Award Four Lakes Lacinda Athen 2004 Bill Moore Merit Award Great Waters John Muir Chapter 2003 Jim Kerler Wildflower Eric Hansen 2003 Sierra Club Student Coalition UWM New Activist Lacinda Athen 2003 Dave Zaber Merit Billy Stern
2002 John Howard New Activist Penny Schaber 2002 Beverly Speer Wildflower Al Matano 2002 Billy Stern Merit T. Herschelman 2001 CRI Recycling Services Good Citizen Barb Thomas 2001 Sen. Rob Cowles Torchbearer Penny Schaber 2001 Jim Olson Merit Barb Thomas 2000 John Berge Pat & Doc Werner Chris Zapf 2000 Nancy Brown Special Achievement Penny Schaber 2000 David Manthey New Activist Chris Nehrbass 2000 Chris Zapf Wildflower Jim Kerler 1999 Laura Olah Special Achievement 1999 Chuck Sleeter Special Achievement 1999 Gary Zumach Special Achievement 1998 Spencer Black 1998 Tom Herschelman 1998 Ron Mann 1998 Patrick Wilson 1997 Tom Barrett 1997 Tom Clarke 1997 Walter Kuhlman
1996 Dave Blouin 1996 Rich Spindler 1996 Chris Zapf 1995 Tom Clarke 1994 Peter Muto 1994 Penny Bernard Schaber 1993 Gregg Moore 1993 Susan Michetti 1993 Mary Ellen Johnson 1992 Donna Peterson 1992 Penny Bernard Schaber 1991 JJ Pat Werner 1991 Richard Betz 1991 Richard Magyar 1991 Robert Lane 1991 Al Souma 1990 Jane Burns 1990 Joan Bennet 1990 Jane Elder 1990 Charlotte Lukes 1990 Roy Lukes
1990 Jean McGraw 1990 Kathy Meyer 1990 Emily Moore 1990 Dale Schaber 1990 Jim Schultz 1989 Maureen Kinney 1989 Lila Berge 1988 Sylvia Adrian 1988 Spencer Black 1988 Jane Burns 1988 Barb Frank 1988 Jeff Henry 1988 Patty Henry 1988 Dave Hewitt 1988 Donna Peterson 1987 JJ Doc Werner 1987 Pat Werner 1987 Gary Werner