2009 Ottenberg Award Presented to Peter Rusch

    This year’s Ottenberg was presented to Peter Rusch at the annual Awards Picnic in July.

     The recipient was nominated for his service to the Santa Clara Valley Section. He has been an active member of the SCV ACS for many years.  His has served as Councilor (2004-2012), Alternate Councilor (1996, 1997-2003), and Chair of the Shirley B. Radding Award Committee  (1996-2006).  He has worked diligently for the membership of our Section in all of its activities.

    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 an honorarium of two hundred fifty 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); George Lechner (2006),  David Parker (2007), and Bruce Raby (2008).
    No award was made in 1981, 85, 88, 89, 90, 96, or 97.

    Respectfully submitted,

    Lois Durham
    Chair, Ottenberg Award Committee

Lois Durham presents the 2009 Ottenberg Award to Peter Rusch