Hero Alumni
1999
The Honorable Kevin Brady
Donald Braun
Reverend W. D. Broadway
Tom Cox
Joel Deretchin
Robert W. “Rob” Eissler
Jack & Lorna Felton
Ann Friend
Roger Galatas
Reverend Don Gebert
Peggy Hausman
The Irons Family
(Gerald, Myrna, Gerald Jr., Jarrett & Grant)
Dr. Joel Kerschenbaum
Peter “Pete” Lampros
Dr. Jack Lesch
Millie Maglio
Julie Martineau
Mary Matteson Parrish
Jean “Candy” Pew
Leonard “Len” Schroeder
Walter “Corky” Shaw III
Coulson Tough
Christina West
Robert “Bob” Williams
Weldon Willig
2000
William “Bill” Bootz
Leland Dushkin
David Gibbs
Nick DeSimone
Dr. Ann Snyder
2001
Pat Brown
Karen Booren
Dan Green
Tim Holifield
Gail Van Zanten
2002
William C. “Bill” Leigh
Lynda Scott Everett
Michael Richmond
Shelby Marie Robin
Mark Swick
Rosa Dye
2003
Phillip Barker, II
Tom D. Boak, Jr.
Scott Frezza
CJ Haynes
Alan Struble
2004
Nancy Battle
Sharon Leigh
George P. & Cynthia Mitchell
Bruce Tough
Senator Tommy Williams
Boni’s Dance & Performing Arts Studio
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
2005
Nelda Blair
Walter Cooke
Bev Earl
George Holtin
Kenny Speight
South Montgomery County
Woodlands Chamber of Commerce
2006
Edie Connelly
Jeff Early
Dan Hauser
Lon Larsen
Bruce Withers
Woodforest National Bank
2007
Dr. David Gottlieb
John Haynes
Robert “Bob” Kinnear
Dr. Edmund “Ed” Robb
Lone Star College – Montgomery
2008
Ed Chance
Jacque Everson
Dr. Daniel T. Hannon
Barbara Holland
The Woodlands Development Company
2009
Jude Compofelice
Heather Montgomery
Steve Sanders
Ted Washington
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
2010
Barry Blanton
Greg and Linda Freede
George Lindahl
Karen West
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
2011
Jim Blair
Candi Glenn
Robert and Kim Marling
Lloyd Matthews
South Montgomery County YMCA
2012
John Hennigan
Missy Herndon
Vicki Richmond
David Vogt
St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital
2013
Keith Brumfield
Shelli Moran
Gil Staley
Susan Vreeland-Wendt
CB&I
2014
Dr. Austin Lane
Brenda Mizell
Jeff Shipley
Bret Strong
Huntsman Corporation
Dr. Vance LeCrone
2015
Ally Seder
Linda Nelson
Lisa Koetting
Mario M. Coll, III
Waste Connections
2016
Bruce Cunningham
Bob Hibbetts
Kelly Hull
Debbie Sukin
STRIKE
2017
Rob Johnson
Amy Lecocq
Bob Milner
Melissa Young
Cassidy Joined for Hope
The Woodlands Christian Academy
2018
Robert Heineman
Steve Leakey
Dr. Joel Reed
Patti Rivela
Mr. Peter Huntsman and Mrs. Brynn Ballard Huntsman
Entergy Texas, Inc.
Junior League of The Woodlands, Inc.
Jerissa Belsha
Mary-Lou E. Fitch
Dr. Steve Head
Alex Sutton
Josh Urban
Market Street The Woodlands
Leadership Montgomery County
2020 COMMUNITY HEROES
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
St. Luke’s Health
Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center The Woodlands
2022
Paula Klapesky
Walt Lisiewski
Tim Welbes
Anonymous Recipient
Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands
Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
2023
Shirelle Chimenti
Sheriff Rand Henderson
Angie & Danny Signorelli
Theresa Wagaman
Ann Wolford
Cypress-Woodlands Junior Form
Conroe Independent School District