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Since 1982, the Arizona Preservation Foundation and Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (a division of Arizona State Parks) have partnered to present the Governor's Heritage Preservation Awards. These awards recognize people, organizations, and projects that represent outstanding achievements in preserving Arizona's prehistoric and historic resources. The ten award winners are introduced and the Grand Award winner is announced at the annual Arizona Statewide Historic Preservation Conference awards luncheon.
The 26th Annual Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Awards were presented at the 6th Arizona Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, Preservation on the Line, in Rio Rico, AZ. CLICK HERE for detailed descriptions and photos of 2008's award winners, and HERE for detailed descriptions and photos of 2007's award winners.
At the 2007 statewide conference in Prescott, the Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission revealed their first ever Public Archaeology Awards. In honor of Archaeology Awareness Month, the Commission presented awards to individuals and programs that have significantly contributed to the preservation of Arizona's archaeological resources. CLICK HERE for detailed descriptions of the 2008 award winners. CLICK HERE for detailed descriptions of the 2007 winners.
2008 Honor Award Winners
International Sonoran Desert Alliance, Curley School Ajo GRAND PRIZE WINNER
City of Chandler Community Services Department, McCullough-Price House Chandler
City of Glendale Planning Department, Various Preservation Projects Glendale
City of Kingman/Joe and Carol Ott, Central Commercial Company Building Kingman
Hunt & Caraway Architects/Mayor Phil Gordon/Phoenix Union High School District, Franklin Police & Fire High School Phoenix
Joe Joaquin/Peter Steere, Tohono O'odham National Cultural Affairs Office
Noel Stowe, Arizona State University's Public History Program
Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Courthouse Nogales
Town of Florence, Brunenkant Bakery Building Florence
Westlake Reed Leskosky, James A. Walsh Federal Building Tucson
2008 Archaeology Award Winners
Center for Desert Archaeology, Archaeology Southwest Quarterly Newsletter
Ella and Roy Pierpont, Avocational Archaeologists
James Ayres, Professional Archaeologist
Joseph Joaquin, Cultural Resources Specialist
Lester Chapman, Avocational Archaeologist
Mark Millman, Site Steward
Southwest Archaeology Team, Inc.
Sue Laybourn, City Planner
2007 Honor Award Winners
Michael Levine, Karlson Machine Works/Southwest Cotton Company Rehab & Adaptive Reuse Phoenix GRAND PRIZE WINNER
City of Prescott, Elks Opera House Prescott
City of Prescott, Watson & Willow Lakes Park Prescott
Florence Preservation Foundation, Restoration of 10 Historic Buildings Florence
Friends of L. Ron Hubbard Foundation and Church of Scientology Intl., L. Ron Hubbard House on Camelback Phoenix
Globe Main Street Program/Arizona Eastern Railway/Apache Gold Casino, Copper Spike Railway Globe
Michael Lundgren, Historic Commercial Building Photography Project Phoenix
Steve Fenton, Academy Lofts Tucson
Town of Oro Valley/Pima County/Steve Solomon/Desert Archaeology/Tohono O'odham Nation, Honeybee Village Oro Valley
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Union H.S. Exterior Rehab & Adaptive Reuse Phoenix
2007 Archaeology Award Winners
Christopher Coder, Tribal Program
Jerome Ehrhardt, Avocational Archaeologist
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, Public Sector Archaeology Program
Rich Davis, Site Steward
SunCor Development Company, Private Sector Archaeology Program
Terry Robbins and Kathy Robbins, Site Stewards
The Archaeological Conservancy, Private Sector Archaeology Program
Vernelda Grant, Tribal Program
Walter Duering, Avocational Archaeologist
William Doelle, Professional Archaeologist
2006 Honor Award Winners
Lyle Stone, For a Lifetime of Preservation Work Tubac GRAND PRIZE WINNER
APS, Childs & Irving Hydroelectric Power Plants Strawberry/Camp Verde area
Catlin Court Historic District Association, Catlin Court Glendale
Danny Morales, San Xavier del Bac Mission Rehabilitation Tucson
Nihizazii K'eeda'didleeh Nt'ee: Our Ancestors Knew How to Farm documentary Ganado
Project Team, Mandell & Meyer Building Rehabilitation & Adaptive Reuse Project Casa Grande
Project Team, Verde Valley Senior Center Rehabilitation & Adaptive Reuse Project Cottonwood
U.S. Representative Ed Pastor, For Support of Preservation in the Halls of Congress Phoenix
Victor Linoff, For More than Three Decades of Work in Preservation Mesa
Yuma Crossing Cultural Alliance, Yuma Crossing Day Yuma
2005 Honor Award Winners
Rio Nuevo Archaeology & History Public Outreach Program Tucson GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Glendale Community for Manistee Ranch Rehabilitation Glendale
H. Kelley Rollings (Barrio Libre) Tucson
Historic Recreation Building Rehabilitation Project Window Rock
Hotel Westward Ho Rehabilitation & Adaptive Reuse Project Phoenix
Paramount Theatre Restoration Project Casa Grande
Roosevelt Commons Housing Rehabilitation & Restoration Project Phoenix
University of Arizona's Herring Hall Rehabilitation Project Tucson
Vista Del Rio Cultural Resources Park Tucson
Yuma Theatre & Art Center Rehabilitation Project Yuma
2004 Honor Award Winners
Arizona Heritage Alliance Statewide GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Arivaca Family & Community Education Arivaca
Arizona State Capitol Museum Historic Rehabilitation & Repair Project Phoenix
Boyd Hotel Restoration Project Jerome
Dan Bates Tucson
Elks Opera House & Theater Restoration Project Prescott
Gold Spot Marketing Center Rehabilitation Project Phoenix
Historic Depot Project Tucson
John Jacquemart Phoenix
Mark Vinson Tempe
2003 Honor Award Winners
Pat Stein Flagstaff GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Brown/Strong/Reeves House Adaptive Reuse Tempe
Casa Grande Women’s Club Rehabilitation Casa Grande
Clarke House Preservation Project Florence
Ed Schultz Yuma
Historic Homes at Hassayampa Country Club Subdivision Prescott
La Posada Hotel Rehabilitation Winslow
Ocean to Ocean Bridge Design Solution Yuma
Owen Lindauer, Ph.D.
Richard Nearing Tempe
2002 Honor Award Winners
Peter Pilles Coconino National Forest GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Chandler Preservation Projects, Desert Viking Properties Chandler
Cheyney House Preservation Project Tucson
Elias-Rodriguez House Preservation Project Tempe
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Preservation Project Phoenix
Inscription Canyon Petroglyph Site Donation Prescott vicinity
Kingman Powerhouse Preservation Project Kingman
Nancy Burgess Prescott
Stone Avenue Temple Preservation Project Tucson
William Doelle, Desert Archaeology, Inc. Tucson
2001 Honor Award Winners
Marty McCune Tucson GRAND PRIZE WINNER
261 N. Court Avenue Building Restoration Tucson
Arizona Department of Transportation Environmental Planning Group Phoenix
Arizona State University Old Main Restoration Project Tempe
Bonnie Bariola
City Archaeology Ordinance Scottsdale
Craftsman Style Bungalow Restoration Project Tucson
Historic Kolb Studio Restoration Grand Canyon
Odd Fellows Home Restoration Project Safford
Peirce House Rehabilitation Phoenix
2000 Honor Award Winners
Hopi Foundation GRAND PRIZE WINNER
1899 Peterson House Restoration Phoenix
Community Building Restoration Grand Canyon
Del Webb Corporation Phoenix
El Encanto Building Restoration Phoenix
International Building Restoration Globe
Norton House Restoration Yuma
Oracle Historical Society Oracle
Phoenix Historic Neighborhoods Coalition Phoenix
Pima County Archaeology & Historic Preservation Program Tucson
PRE-2000 Awards
INDIVIDUAL
1982 Patricia Callahan, Yuma
1983 Robert Giebner, Tucson
1984 Elisabeth Ruffner, Prescott
1985 Representative Larry Hawke, Senator John Hayes
1986 Mary Leighton, Willcox
1987 Robert Boucher, Bisbee
1988 Billy Earley, Florence; Polly Rosenbaum, Globe
1989 Gerald Doyle, FAIA, Phoenix
1990 Michele Irwin, Phoenix
1991 Cecil Antone, Sacaton
1992 Eleazar D??as Herreras, Tucson
1993 June Porter, Kingman
1994 Don Ryden, AIA, Phoenix
1995 Jim Ayres/Bernard Fontana, Tucson
1996 Dorman Brown, Willcox
1997 James Babbitt, Flagstaff
1998 Deborah Edge Abele, Phoenix
1999 Robert Graham/John Welch, Phoenix
ORGANIZATION
1982 Junior League of Phoenix, Phoenix
1983 Florence Industrial Development Authority, Florence
1984 Roosevelt Action Association, Phoenix
1985 Casa Grande Valley Historical Society, Casa Grande
1986 Arizona Archaeological Society, Statewide
1987 Energy Fuels Nuclear, Colorado (work on the Arizona Strip)
1988 Northern Gila County Historical Society, Payson
1989 Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista
1990 Jack Bashaw and the Arizona Site Stewards
1991 Sam Baar and S.W.A.T., Mesa
1992 Archaeological Conservancy, Santa Fe
1993 Old Pueblo Trolley, Tucson
1994 Encanto Citizens Association, Phoenix
1995 Rosson House/Heritage Square Foundation, Phoenix
1996 Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association
1997 No Entries
1998 Orpheum Theatre Foundation, Phoenix
1999 City of Casa Grande City Council
Rehabilitation/Restoration Project
1982 Sahuaro Ranch, Glendale
1983 Elden Pueblo, Flagstaff
1984 Ronstadt House, Tucson
1985 Federal Building, Flagstaff
1986 Bisbee Historic Renovation Project, Bisbee
1987 Hassayampa Inn, Prescott
1988 Kingman Drug Company Building, Kingman
1989 Evans House, Phoenix
1990 Niels Petersen House, Tempe
1991 NAU Old Main/Ashurst Auditorium, Flagstaff
1992 Coronado Hotel Apartments, Tucson
Commercial Restoration/Rehabilitation (category initiated in 1993)
1993 Mulvenon Building, Prescott
1994 Museum Club, Flagstaff
1995 Willard Hotel, Tucson
1996 Charly's Cafe, Prescott
1997 Hopi House Restoration / Rehabilitation, Grand Canyon
1998 United States Post Office Rehabilitation, Gowan Company
1999 Weatherford Hotel, Flagstaff
Commercial Restoration/Rehabilitation (category initiated in 1993)
1993 Mulvenon Building, Prescott
1994 Museum Club, Flagstaff
1995 Willard Hotel, Tucson
1996 Charly's Cafe, Prescott
1997 Hopi House Restoration / Rehabilitation, Grand Canyon
1998 United States Post Office Rehabilitation, Gowan Company
1999 Weatherford Hotel, Flagstaff
Residential Restoration/Rehabilitation (category initiated in 1993)
1993 No Entries
1994 Binns Residence, 4556 North 56th Street, Phoenix
1995 La Casita de Mar??a, Paradise Valley
1996 Edward L. Jones House, Paradise Valley
1997 Clark House, 1218 West Monroe, Phoenix
1998 Hiatt Barnes House, Tempe
1999 ”The Bricks,” 10th Street Bungalow Court Rehabilitation, Tucson
Educational Project (category initiated in 1987)
1987 Besh-Ba-Gowah Interpretive Archaeological Project, Globe
1988 College of Architecture, University of Arizona (for “Look Around Arizona!”); Honorable Mention: NPS/Southern AZ Group for Trailside Museums Project
1989 Cultural Resources Awareness Program of Homolovi Ruins State Park
1990 Archaeology for the Schools Program of the Arizona Archaeological Council
1991 Discovering Arizona's Past at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
1992 Prescott Preservation Commission (for “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, a Guide to Preserving your Prescott Home”)
1993 Yuma Crossing Foundation, Yuma
1994 Phoenix Preservation Commission (for “Historic Homes of Phoenix: An Architectural and Preservation Guide”)
1995 “Ruin Your Lunch” Archaeology Project, Phoenix
1996 “Archaeology in Tucson,” Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson
1997 Kingman High School, “Historic Landmark Project” 1998 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office Cultural Resources Program
1999 Swansea Stabilization Project
1995 Jim Ayres/Bernard Fontana, Tucson
1996 Dorman Brown, Willcox
1997 James Babbitt, Flagstaff
1998 Deborah Edge Abele, Phoenix
1999 Robert Graham/John Welch, Phoenix
Public Preservation Project (category initiated in 1993)
1993 Railroad Station Rehabilitation, Douglas
1994 Arizona & New Mexico Railway Passenger Station, Clifton
1995 AT&SF Railway Depot, Williams
1996 Tucson Unified School District, Tucson
1997 Bacavi Plaza Housing Rehabilitation Project, Hopi Reservation
1998 Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary, Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park
1999 Willcox Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
Special Merit Award (one time award, 1996)
Tohono O'odham apprentices to the conservators of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson (Mark Lopez, Timothy Lewis, Donny Preston, Gabriel Wilson)