TKF's Annual Gandhi Nonviolence Awards
1998-2007

Business
2007 “Chicken Shack;” Darryl Charles, Owner   
2006 Chuck Lowery, Pacific Bakery
2005 Bessie and Charles Johnson, Magnolia's
2004 San Diego National Bank - supports 350+ S.D. groups with funds and time
2003 Viejas - gives hundreds of thousands of dollars to youth organizations
2002 Ralph Rubio, Founder & CEO of Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc.
2001 Callaway Golf Company Foundation
2000 GLOBO International
1999 San Diego Gas & Electric
1998 Law Firm of Hillyer & Irwin

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Community Leadership- Individual
2006 Dr. Jeffrey Rowe and Sergeant Mark Foreman
2005 Difference Makers - International/Helica Bridges
2004 Walter Phillips - Executive Director of San Diego Youth & Community Services
2003 Casey Gwinn - former San Diego city attorney, life mission to stop domestic violence
2002 Gary Sams – Founder, Youth Sports Mentoring Organization (eXtreme TEAM)
2001 Anthony Kelley & Wesley Etheridge – Founders, Operation "SOYL"
2000 Zoneice & Paul Jones – Founders, PAZAZZ, Inc.
1999 Cruz Carrasco – Founder, "Their Bullet, My Life"
1998 Gina Angelique – Artistic Director, Eveoke Dance Theatre

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Community Leadership - Organization
2007 “Project REACH,” Vista Community Clinic
2006 Caity Riddle - Community Resource Center
2005 Fernando Suarez del Solar-Proyecto guerrero azteca
2004 Hands of Peace - holds “Creative Conflict Resolution” workshops, and more
2003 SD Restorative Justice Mediation Center - Pearl Hartz, founder

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Education
2007 Barbara Rivas, San Diego County Office of Education
2006 Charlaine Carter, President, “Pathways to College”
2005 Principal Olga West, Asst. Principal Pamela Page, & Dr. Dennis Doyle, Ph.D
2004 Preuss School, UCSD - intensive, college prep education for motivated low-income students
2003 Melissa Janak - SD City Schools Middle School Coordinator, instrumental with Peaceworks
2002 Joanne Wall - Executive Director, Student Services, San Diego Unified School District
2001 Eden Steele – Founder of Peace Patrol / Interactions for Peace
2000 Nita Hallisey – Life Skills Resource Teacher, San Diego City Schools
1999 Connie Smith – Principal, Lincoln Juarez Accelerated School
1998 Carol Roblauskas – Counselor, Birney Elementary School

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Community Communications/Media
2006 Nazareth Simmons, Los Able Minded Poets
2005 Chris Rubio - CRP Productions/Rubio's dance
2004 KSWB - KSWB Cares for Kids program
2003 KPBS/Natalie Walsh - produces “Full Focus”
2002 KOGO-AM Radio for the weekly "KOGO for Kids" interview program (program director Cliff Albert & hosts Jane Clifford and Dr. Linda Haack-Rogers)
2001 Ruth McKinney & Karen Clark – Editors of "Solutions," San Diego Union – Tribune
2000 Richard Louv – Journalist / Author
1999 KGTV / Channel 10 News Team
1998 Kim Cromwell – San Diego Magazine

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Faith Community
2007 John Echeverria, Minister, Bethel Community Church, National City
2006 Melvin Takahara, New Life Presbyterian Church
2005 Sister Claire Frawley
2004 Pastor Jay Warren - New Thing Community Church of God, founder of Crystal Heart House for abused women and children
2003 Father Joe Carroll - runs St. Vincent de Paul Village
2002 Phil Harris – Executive Pastor, New Hope Church, Rancho Penasquitos & Founder of Homework Club & Friends and Family Community Connection
2001 Rev. Carmen Warner-Robbins – Founder, Welcome Home Ministries
2000 Ron Lanoue – Executive Director, NCCJ (National Conference for Community & Justice)
1999 Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell – Senior Minister, Church of Today
1998 Bishop George McKinney – Senior Pastor, St. Stephen's Church of God in Christ

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Youth – Female
2007 Danielle Gram
2006 Carolina Bracamonte
2005 Shardie Flenoid
2004 Starr Kirkland - writes and acts in plays to improve human relations with Teen Connection Theatre Group
2003 Jill Hanna - age 18, founded suicide prevention program in 2001 at her high school
2002 Jamie Bernstein, age 18, Rancho Bernardo High School / Vice-president and co-founder of "Friday Night Live" at her school
2001 Torrey Scrimiger, age 16, Granite Hills High School / Founder, Stop Tormenting Other People
2000 Meredith Cortez Flores, senior at San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts /
Youth leader for "Stop, Think, & Choose"
1999 Kimberly Morris, age 18 / Peer Educator, San Diego Youth & Community Services

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Youth – Male
2007 Kevin Harris, Sean Harris, and Nick Socha
2006 Alejandro "Alex" Villa
2005 Antonio C. Figueroa
2004 Bashir Yusuf - Muslim refugee who works for tolerance
2003 Zach Pesavento - age 12, Clear View Elementary, speaks to groups about Peace Patrol
2002 Daryl Young, age 13, Tierra del Sol Middle School / Leader for the Lakeside Anti-Violence Association (LAVA)
2001 No award given this year
2000 Blake Taylor, senior, Poway High School / Organizer of "Open Your Eyes Fest"
1999 Josh Pesavento, age 18, University of San Diego High School / Leader in the Interactions for Peace / Peace Patrol program
1998 Kyle Sobotka, "Friday Night Live" program

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