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INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

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SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR

 2024  Sol Ybarra, City and County of Denver
 2023  Kim Myers, St. Vrain Valley School District
 2022  Sarah Huerta, Arapahoe County

FORMERLY BUYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
2021  Scott Harris, City and County of Denver
2020 Natalie Martinez, CDOT
2019 Curtis Benton, University of Northern Colo
2018 Amy Risley, Colo DPA
2017 NA
2016 Beth Hewes, Colo DOR
2015 Valerie Scott, City of Longmont
2014 Traci Gorman, Arapahoe County
2013 Diana Wilson, City of Longmont
2012 Tracy Kline, City of Longmont
2011 NA
2010 Darleen Marrow, University of Colorado
2009 Mary Jablonski, Thompson School District
2008 Stuart Littlefield, University of Colorado
2007 Trudi Peepgrass, Douglas County School District
2006 Terri Kindsfather , City of Lakewood
2005 Holly Callero Penny, Jefferson County Schools
2004 Danielle Hinz, University of Colorado
2003 Ricky Smith, Denver Public Schools
2002 Tim Wellmann, City of Arvada

MANAGER OF THE YEAR

2024  Rosalyn Potter, Loveland Water & Power
2023  James Ponder, Colo Labor & Employment
2022  Danielle Davis, Colo School of Mines
2021  Nathan Weatherford, Colo HCPF
2020  Tim Wellmann, St. Vrain Valley School
2019 Lance Jay, City and County of Denver
2018 Skyler Thimens, Poudre School District
2017 Diana Wilson, City of Longmont
2016 NA
2015 Molly McLoughlin, Boulder Valley School
2014 NA
2013 Curt De Capite, City of Colorado Springs
2012 Jim O'Neill, City of Fort Collins
2011 Cyndi Lombardi, State of Colorado DOR
2010 Danielle Hinz, City of Longmont
2009 Renee Wersch, State of Colorado DPA
2008 Keith Ashby, Arapahoe County
2008  Charlene Lydick, University of Colorado
2007 Steve Gess, City of Colorado Springs
2006 Traci Burtnett, Thompson School District
2005 Sandy Hicks, University of Colorado
2004 Renee Wersch



EMERGING PROFESSIONAL

2024 Tate Hedgespeth, Loveland Water & Power
2023 Jamie Robledo
2022 David Musgrave
2021  Tyler Mellecker
2020 Marisa Donegon



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VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

2024 April Cooke, Aurora Public Schools
 2024  Sol Ybarra, City and County of Denver
 2023  Rosalyn Potter, Loveland Water & Power
2022 Molly McLoughlin,  Boulder Valley School
2021  Shelly St. Pierre, St. Vrain Valley School
2020 Jon Babcock, Poudre School District
2019 David Musgrave, CDOT
2018 John Chaplain, University of Northern Colo
2017 Kelly Wooden, Poudre School District
2016 Kerry Sheahan, City of Longmont
2015 Kathleen Budd, Jefferson County
2014 Karen Herman, City of Durango
2013 Adela Gain, City of Greeley
2012 Diana Wilson, City of Longmont
2011 Tim Wellmann, City of Arvada
2004 Renee Wersch



DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

2024 Curt DeCapite



LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

2024 Christine Oberman



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