First Citizen recipients hail from humanitarian organizations, charitable and educational institutions, art groups, environmental causes and other civic endeavors. They represent a cross-section of the prominent leaders and unsung heroes whose good deeds have touched so many lives in our communities and have encouraged others to do more. Back to First Citizen
First Citizen Past Recipients
| 1939 Richard Eugene Fuller | 1981 C.M. “Mike” Berry |
| 1940 Dr. Wendell Fifield | 1982 Dr. Dale E. Turner |
| 1941 William O. McKay | 1983 T.A. Wilson |
| 1942 Kenneth Colman | 1984 Victor Rosellini |
| 1943 Phil Johnson | 1985 Fredric A. Danz |
| 1944 Children’s Orthopedic Hospital | 1986 Robert W. Graham |
| 1945 W. Walter Williams | 1987 John W. Ellis |
| 1946 Royal Brougham | 1988 Samuel Stroum |
| 1947 John H. Reid | 1989 R.C. “Torchy” Torrance |
| 1948 Ernest Skeel | 1990 The Rev. Wm. J. Sullivan, S.J. |
| 1949 Dr. Raymond Allen | 1991 Buster and Nancy Alvord |
| 1950 Thomas M. Pelly | 1992 Lester R. Sauvage, M.D. |
| 1951 George Gunn, Jr. | 1993 Constance W. Rice, Ph.D. |
| 1952 Henry Broderick | 1994 Phil M. Smart, Sr. |
| 1953 Frank E. Holman | 1995 Mary Gates & Family |
| 1954 William M. Allen | 1996 Stanley O. McNaughton |
| 1955 Deitrich Schmitz | 1997 Walter B. Williams |
| 1956 Rev. A.A. Lemieux | 1998 Jack A. Benaroya |
| 1957 Gordon N. Scott | 1999 Paul Brainerd |
| 1958 Nat S. Rogers | 2000 The Bullitt Family |
| 1959 Dorothy (Mrs. A. Scott) Bullitt | 2001 Herb M. Bridge |
| 1960 Michael Dederer | 2002 Scott and Laurie Oki |
| 1961 Ben E. Ehrlichman | 2003 Dan and Nancy Evans |
| 1962 Joseph E. Gandy | 2004 The McCaw Family |
| 1963 George F. Kachlein, Jr. | 2005 Jeffrey and Susan Brotman |
| 1964 H.W. McCurdy | 2006 Dale Chihuly |
| 1965 Edward E. Carlson | 2007 James and Sherry Raisbeck |
| 1966 Milton Katims | 2008 Paul G. Allen |
| 1967 Frances P. (Mrs. Henry B.) Owen | 2009 Gerard Schwarz |
| 1968 James R. Ellis | 2010 Hon. Slade Gorton |
| 1969 William B. Woods | 2011 Jamie and Karen Moyer |
| 1970 Norton Clapp | 2012 Rotary International District 5030 |
| 1971 Glynn Ross | 2013 Lenny Wilkens |
| 1972 John D. Ehrlichman | 2014 Norman B. Rice |
| 1973 Dr. Dixy Lee Ray | 2015 Theodor “Ted” Baseler |
| 1974 Ned and Kayla Skinner | 2016 Phyllis Campbell |
| 1975 Dr. Wm. B. Hutchinson | 2017 Bill & Jill Ruckelshaus |
| 1976 Rabbi Raphael Levine | 2018 The Pigott Family |
| 1977 W.J. “Jerry” Pennington | 2019 Father Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J. |
| 1978 John M. Fluke | 2020 Tomio Moriguchi & Family |
| 1979 Gordon H. Sweany | 2021 Benjamin S. Danielson, MD |
| 1980 James M. Ryan | 2022 Mary’s Place |