2007 Ottenberg Award

    This year’s Ottenberg was presented to David Parker at the Awards Picnic at Stanford University July 14^th.

    The recipient was nominated for his service to the Santa Clara Valley Section. He has served as Secretary, Alternate Councilor (2003-2005 and 2006-2008) and as Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past-Chair (1989-91). He was recently re-elected to Chair-Elect, Chair and Past-Chair (2005-07).

    The Ottenberg Service Award was established in 1973 by the Santa Clara Valley Section to recognize members who have rendered outstanding service to the Section. It is named after Abraham Ottenberg, a former member who devoted much of himself to the Section. The award consists of an engraved plaque and two hundred dollars. Candidates are selected from nominations made to the Ottenberg Award Committee in the spring. The nominators and nominees must be members of the Section.

    Previous recipients of the Ottenberg Service Award are: Shirley B. Radding (1974); Oliver F. Senn (1975); Floyd M. Hobbs (1976); Frank R. Mayo (1977); Harry S. Mosher (1978); Lois J. Durham (1979); Richard W. Gaver (1980); Alan C. Long (1982); Ludwig G. Mayer and John F. Riley (1983); Howard M. Peters (1984); June Jones and Robert Montoya (1986); Malcolm Dole (1987); Donald E. Green (1991); Hubert E. Dubb (1992); Karl Marhenke (1993); Stephen N. Senzer (1994); Carol W. Mosher (1995); Bonnie Charpentier (1998); Linda Brunauer (1999); Herbert B. Silber (2000); Sally Peters (2001); Jamil Talhouk (2002); Ean Warren (2003); Maureen Scharberg (2004); Hong Gao (2005); and George Lechner (2006). No awards were made in 1981, 85, 88, 89, 90, 96, or 97.

                                                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

Lois Durham and David Parker
at the awards ceremony at the picnic