ANWS Legislative Update July 2025
July 9, 2025
Hot Water Report 2025
July 30, 2025
2025 HALL OF FAME AWARDS – NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!!
The Hall of Fame banquet is an opportunity to recognize the amazing volunteers who have given so much to our community, the local chapters that lead the Associations education, access and conservation projects and additional advocates and friends of the Steelheaders.
If you have any questions, please reach out to office@anws.org
Use this link to submit your nominations for this year’s award recipients.
Previous Award Winners Include:
| Year | Celebrity | Foot Soldier | Member of the Year | Chapter of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Luhr Jensen, Jr. | Allan Kelly | ||
| 1990 | Frank Amato | Bill Luch | ||
| 1991 | Gov. Tom McCall | Tom McAllister | ||
| 1992 | Bill Bradbury | Marge and Al Beaudoin | ||
| 1993 | Jim Conway | Sam Konnie | ||
| 1994 | Larry Schoenborn | Cathaleen Hambach | ||
| 1995 | Jim Martin | Paul Johnson | ||
| 1996 | Buzz Ramsey | Rod Brobeck | ||
| 1997 | Ed McQuary | Larry Palmer | ||
| 1998 | Larry Sowa | Ginny VanLoo | ||
| 1999 | John Kitzhaber | Marv Welt | ||
| 2000 | Phil Schneider | Bill Beith | ||
| 2001 | Hobart Manns | Jack Applegate | ||
| 2002 | Larry Cassidy | Don Watson | ||
| 2003 | Gary Benson | Dennis VavRosky | Cindy Heller | |
| 2004 | Art Israelson | Joyce Sherman | ||
| 2005 | Norm Ritchie | Walt McGovern | Mike Myrick | |
| 2006 | Liz Hamilton | Don Heintzman | Gus Kriara | |
| 2007 | Jennie Logsden-Martin | Karen Kaiser | ||
| 2008 | Rick Metzger | Don Wetzel | ||
| 2009 | Willie Illingworth | Jim Erickson | ||
| 2010 | Bill Monroe | Bruce Belles | ||
| 2011 | Trey Carskadon | Joli Ritchie | ||
| 2012 | Robert O’Loughlin | Dudley Nelson | ||
| 2013 | Brett Brownscombe | Leslie Hinea | Jay Burris | |
| 2014 | Jack Glass | Brannan Hersh | ||
| 2015 | Joe Rohleder & Bob Oleson | Doug Briggs | ||
| 2016 | Dick Posey | Joe Domenico | ||
| 2017 | Les Welsh | Michael O’Leary | ||
| 2018 | Bob Toman | LeRoy Schultz | ||
| 2019 | Ken Helm | Robert Burke | ||
| 2023 | Tom VanderPlaat | X | Linda Lavender | |
| 2024 | Jeff Stoeger | Bill Pavilsick | Ken Johnson |
