California State Park Rangers Association

CSPRA's Honorary

California 

State Park Ranger

Award Recipients

Ranger Cadet Kalena Verseman dons her new Stetson, photo from a Parks recruitment brochure

Award Recipients Since Inception in 1965.

Some years had multiple awards, some years had none.

Recipients by Last Name

Recipients by Year Awarded

Ansel Adams

David G. Allen

Helen "Harriet" Allen

Hon. William Alsup

Sally Altick

Victoria Araujo

Dr. Harold Biswell

Harry Blaisdell, Sr.

David Brower

Douglas R. Bryce

George Cardinet, Jr.

Pearl Chase

Verl Clausen

Don Cooley

Diane Porter Cooley

Dr. Jarrell Jackman

Fred Keeley

Howard King

Joe Knowland

Andrea Mead Lawrence

Claude A. "Tony" Look

L.W. "Bill" Lane

Delores Lukina

Michael Mantell

Doug McConnell

William Penn Mott, Jr.

Jeff Ohlfs

Margaret Owings

Roscoe Poland

Wilma Poland

Everett Powell

Donna Pozzi

Harry Blaisdell, Sr. 1965

Walt Disney 1965

Newton B. Drury 1965

Verna Dunshee 1965

Percy French 1965

Joseph R. Knowland 1965

Everett Powell 1965

Joseph C. Houghteling 1966

Laurance S. Rockefeller 1966

Phil Geiger 1968

William Goodall 1968

Harriett "Petey" Weaver 1971

Pearl Chase 1972

Earl P. Hanson 1972

Edward F. Dolder 1973

Claude A. "Tony" Look 1973

Josephine Read 1974

Helen "Harriet" Allen 1978

Bertram "Bert" Dunshee 1978

William Penn Mott, Jr. 1979

Howard King 1980

Vern Whitaker 1981

James Whitehead 1981

Ansel Adams 1984

Joe & Catherine Stone 1984

Dr. Harold Biswell 1985

John B. DeWitt 1985

Roscoe Poland 1986

Wilma Poland 1986

Sally Altick 1987

Victoria Araujo 1988

Harry M. Daniel 1988

Harry M. Daniel

John B. DeWitt

Walt Disney

Edward F. Dolder

Newton B. Drury

Bertram "Bert" Dunshee

Verna Dunshee

Joseph H. Engbeck, Jr.

Clint Eastwood

Phil Frank

Percy French

Phil Geiger

William Goodall

Earl P. Hanson

Caryl Hart

Huell Howser

Joseph C. Houghteling

Josephine P. Read

Roma Philbrook Rentz

Laurance S. Rockefeller

Paul Rogers

Claire Schlotterbeck

Bobby Shriver

Paul Slavik

Susan Smartt

Dr. Helen Henry Smith

Catherine Stone

Joe Stone

Les Strnad

Henry F. Trione

Harriett "Petey" Weaver

Vern Whitaker

James Whitehead

Phil Frank 1990

David Brower 1991

Hon. William Alsup 1993

Roma Philbrook Rentz 1996

L.W. "Bill" Lane 1997

Margaret Owings 1998

Les Strnad 1998

Andrea Mead Lawrence 1999

Verl Clausen 2000

Doug McConnell 2001

Claire Schlotterbeck 2002

Susan Smartt 2003

Huell Howser 2004

George Cardinet, Jr. 2005

Caryl Hart 2007

Henry F. Trione 2008

Dr. Helen Henry Smith 2009

Fred Keeley 2010

Don & Diane Porter Cooley 2011

Bobby Shriver 2012

Clint Eastwood 2013

Douglas R. Bryce 2015

Donna Pozzi 2015

Michael Mantell 2015

Dr. Jarrell Jackman 2016

Joseph H. Engbeck, Jr. 2017

Jeff Ohlfs, 2018

Delores Lukina 2019

David G. Allen 2020

Paul Slavik 2021

Paul Rogers. 2022

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