CSAM Community Service Award
Community Service – An award established in 1985 previously referred to as the Achievement or Merit Award, overtime, became the community service award.
The Community Service award recognizes a non-physician who made outstanding contributions to the community. This CSAM award is presented based on merit and since 1985, it has been awarded to a wide variety legislators, activists, community leaders, etc., all with one thing in common: they have improved the lives of those suffering from the disease of addiction, and by doing so have contributed a valuable service to the community.
CSAM Community Service Award Recipients
- 2023 Felanie Castro and Rizzy Spoer
- 2022 Kerry Parker
- 2021 Senator Scott Wiener
- 2020 Nadine Burke Harris, MD and Vincent Felitti, MD
- 2019 David Lisonbee
- 2018 Pauli Gray
- 2017 Eliza Wheeler
- 2016 April Rovero
- 2015 Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD(c), RN, MSN, CLR
- 2014 Assembly Member Tom Ammiano
- 2013 Lawrence Neinstein, MD and Michele Kipke, PhD
- 2012 Alice Gleghorn, PhD
- 2011 Harriet Rosetto and Rabbi Mark Borovitz
- 2010 Jerry Moe, M.A.
- 2009 Assembly Member Jim Beall
- 2008 Janis Thibault, MFT
- 2007 Kristin Ochoa, MD
- 2006 Wesley Chesbro
- 2005 Ann Lindsay, MD
- 2004 Gretchen Burns Bergman
- 2003 Helen and Danny Leahy
- 2002 Hon. John Burton
- 2001 Father Terry Richie
- 2000 No Award Given
- 1999 Jack Sanow
- 1998 Ruth King
- 1997 Marty Jessup, RN, MS
- 1996 Stanton Glantz, PhD
- 1995 Lawrence Gentile
- 1994 Reverend Cecil Williams
- 1993 Gail Jara
- 1992 Darryl Inaba, PharmD
- 1991 No Award Given
- 1990 Mrs. C. W. Roddy
- 1989 Assemblyman Lloyd Connolly
- 1989 Scott Newman Center
- 1988 Tom and Katherine Pike
- 1987 Betty Ford
- 1986 Stephanie Brown, PhD
- 1985 Joan Kroc