Sandia Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Date: Friday, October 14, 2022
The Distinguished Leadership Award was also established to recognize an individual or individuals who has used his or her
leadership abilities to improve the quality of life for New Mexico citizens and future generations.
Celebration Dinner recipients will be recognized during the Annual Awards Dinner on Friday, October 14, 2022
The Distinguished Leadership Award
• Recognizes and promotes community involvement and provides incentives for the continued application of leadership skills
• Recognizes an individual who has used his or her leadership skills, knowledge, and resources to benefit the New Mexico community
• Serves as an example of leadership to others
• Elevates awareness of the benefits dynamic leadership brings to the community and state
Eligibility and Criteria
Only Leadership New Mexico Alumni may nominate someone to receive this award. Nominees should be a New Mexico resident, other than a Leadership New Mexico graduate, who has demonstrated exceptional leadership that has significantly impacted the economy and quality of life at the local or state level in New Mexico. The recipient must have demonstrated dynamic leadership skills in multiple settings and achieved extraordinary success in the goals he or she has set out to accomplish.
Please complete the Award Application Form, additional pages may be attached, and up to three (3) letters of support can be submitted with the Award Application Form
2022-Distinguished-Alumnus-and-Leadership-Award-Nomination-Form
For more information, please contact Yvette Ramirez Ammerman, President: yvette@leadershipnm.org
Past Distinguished Leadership Awardees
2003 Recipient: Edward Lujan
2004 Recipient: Larry Willard
2005 Recipient: Garrey Carruthers
2007 Recipients: Bill Enloe & Bob Hoffman
2008 Recipient: Michael Martin
2009 Recipient: Peyton Yates
2010 Recipient: J. Howard Mock
2011 Recipient: Don Maddox & Jim Maddox
2012 Recipient: Mack Chase
2013 Recipient: Robert Stamm
2014 Recipient: Don Chalmers
2015 Recipient: Doug Brown
2016 Recipient: Robert G. Armstrong
2017 Recipient: Dale Dekker
2018 Recipient: Phil Bryson
2019 Recipient: Linda Mitchell Davis
20/21Recipient: William P. Lang
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The Leadership New Mexico Distinguished Alumnus Award was established in 2003 to recognize a Leadership New Mexico graduate whose leadership activities have exemplified the highest standards and have achieved statewide significance.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award
• Recognizes and promotes community involvement and provides incentives for the continued application of leadership skills
• Recognizes a Leadership New Mexico Alumnus who has used his or her leadership skills, knowledge, and resources to benefit New Mexico
• Serves as an example of leadership for others
• Elevates awareness of the benefits dynamic leadership brings to the community and stat
Past Recipients Distinguished Alumnus Award
2003 Recipient: Paulina Salopek – Class of 2001
2004 Recipient: James Lewis – Class of 1999
2005 Recipient: Michael Stanford – Class of 1999
2006 Recipient: Diane Denish – Class of 1997
2007 Recipient: Rick Homans – Class of 2001
2008 Recipient: Brian Burnett – Class of 2001
2009 Recipient: Tom Taylor – Class of 1997
2010 Recipient: Tony P. Trujillo – Class of 1999
2011 Recipient: Trudy Healy – Class of 2006
2012 Recipient: Fred Peralta – Class of 1999
2013 Recipient: Tony Atkinson – Class of 2004
2014 Recipient: Bill Fulginiti – Class of 2003
2015 Recipient: T. Greg Merrion – Class of 1998
2017 Recipient: John Hummer – Core Class of 2004
2018 Recipient: Paul DiPaola – Core Class of 2000
2019 Recipient: Jerry Smith- Core Class of 2013
2020/21 Recipient: Laura Conniff – Core Class of 200
