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Awards - LAAHU Paladin Award
The Paladin is LAAHU’s most prestigious award. Each year a six-member Committee comprised of the four most recent Paladin recipients, the Immediate Past President and the President-Elect meet to discuss and select the LAAHU member who best meets the established criteria for this most honored award.
The following criteria is used for the selection process:
The Paladin is the member who most
- Contributed “directly” to the Association
- Provided service or assistance to others within the Association and or industry
- Acted as a leader or coach who challenged others to aspire to a greater goal or understanding
- Provided leadership, coaching or assistance in more than one discipline (education, legislation, marketing, sales, etc.)
- Provided leadership over a period of time indicating a long term commitment
Previous Paladin Award Honorees
1989 Chuck Rhoden
1990 Thomas Peterson
1991 Bruce Baichman
1992 Alan Katz
1993 Roy Rogaway
1994 Carla Magarity
1995 California Broker Magazine & Centerstone Excellerator Magazine
1996 Helene Freedman
1997 Barry Fisher
1998 Tom Polenzani
1999 Bill Robinson
2000 John J. Nelson
2001 Joan Bumgarner
2002 David Nelson
2003 David Benson
2004 Jeffrey R. Miles
2005 Bruce D. Benton
2006 Shauna Benson
2007 Lloyd Baum
2008 MD Sam Smith