SHO YAMADA DIVISION 30 
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

The award was created by Division 30 to honor former Cypress Kiwanis member and 1975-1976 Kiwanis Lt. Governor Sho Yamada. It is the most prestigious award in Division 30 and is presented at the installation of the incoming Lt. Governor by the previous year’s recipient.

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KIWANIS DIVISION 30 California-Nevada-Hawaii District of  Kiwanis International SHO YAMADA DIVISION 30  DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD The award was created by Division 30 to honor former Cypress Kiwanis member and 1975-1976 Kiwanis Lt. Governor Sho Yamada. It is the most prestigious award in Division 30 and is presented at the installation of the incoming Lt. Governor by the previous year’s recipient. In addition, the previous year’s recipient organizes the election and only past recipients are allowed to vote.  The winner is presented with a personal plaque and his or her name is inscribed on a perpetual plaque.  The perpetual plaque is held by the current recipient then passed on to the following year's recipient.  Sho was a member of the Cypress Kiwanis Club for over 23 years.  He served as president on three separate occasions.  He was lieutenant governor of Division 30 for the 1975-1976 term and served as a member of numerous district and division committees.  He was a Distinguished Club President, Distinguished Lt. Governor, and a Life Member of Kiwanis International. Sho epitomized the ideals of Kiwanis.  It was his love and his hobby.  Although he was short in stature, he was ten feet tall to all who came in contact with him.  He was generous to his friends because he was a "people person".  He was always  happy to spend an afternoon or evening with friends sharing stories and thoughts about Kiwanis or any subject.  Sho had that certain charisma that attracted people to him. Sho passed away on November 28, 1980 and the Sho Yamada Distinguished Service Award of Division 30 was established in 1981 in loving memory of Sho. Past Recipients 1981 - WALTER CAPLINGER, LA HABRA AND BILL MARSHALL, GRT ANAHEIM 1982 - CARY MAYER, LA MIRADA 1983 - DR. MERTON HILL, FULLERTON 1984 - RUSSELL VINCENT, GREATER WHITTIER 1985 - MELVIN WILLIAMS, LA HABRA 1986 - IRVIN CHAPMAN, FULLERTON 1987 - DR. EDWARD NORMAN, LA MIRADA 1988 - ARIE BARENDRECHT, LA MIRADA 1989 - FRANCIS RICKARD, LA HABRA 1990 - LEO VAN KAMPEN, CYPRESS 1991 - WILLIAM MARSHALL, GREATER ANAHEIM 1992 - CLIFFORD ROTHROCK, GREATER ANAHEIM 1993 - FRED BOLANDER, GREATER WHITTIER 1994 - DON HULL, BREA 1995 - CARL F. GOODMAN, LA HABRA 1996 - RICHARD ARGUIJO, GREATER WHITTIER 1997 - JOHN TODOKORO, CYPRESS 1998 - PHILIP ROBINSON, CYPRESS 1999 - HAL BENVENISTE, LA HABRA 2000 - RAMON "RAY" RAMOS, PICO RIVERA 2001 - CYNTHIA HOLMBERG, LA HABRA 2002 - LAMONT MIYA, CYPRESS 2003 - GEORGE HARRISON, LA HABRA 2004 - SUZANNE WARE, PICO RIVERA 2005 -  WARREN HEER, LA MIRADA 2006 - (NOT AWARDED) 2007 - KEVIN MCCARTHY, FULLERTON 2008 - SHIRLEY MCCRAKEN, GREATER ANAHEIM 2009 - KEITH RICKEY, GREATER ANAHEIM 2010 - JOE CARTER, GREATER ANAHEIM

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