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Past Heroes Award Recipients

2011

  • Kit Crawford, owner and co-CEO of Clif Bar & Company, Suzi Cain Leadership Award
  • Horst Rechelbacher, founder of Intelligent Nutrients and Aveda
  • Kathi Salley Randall, neonatal nurse and founder of grnNICU, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award

2010

  • Sarah Janssen, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H, Natural Resources Defense Council, Science Hero Award
  • Jeff Cresswell and Michelle Kalberer, Klean Kanteen, Suzy Cain Leadership Award
  • Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff Project, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award 

2009

  • Joan Blades, MomsRising.org, Suzy Cain Leadership Award
  • Mary Brune, Making Our Milk Safe, Suzy Cain Leadership Award
  • Dr. Ted Schettler, Science and Environmental Health Network, Science Hero Award
  • Linda Morton, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award

2008

  • Pete Myers, Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences and Environmental Health News
  • Anita Nager, Beldon Fund
  • Chris and Jenn Carr, Shasta Mountain Guides, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award

2007

  • California State Senator Pro Tem Don Perata
  • Dr. Janet Gray, Ph.D., Vassar College
  • Dr. Susan Kutner, Kaiser Permanente, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award

2006

  • Teresa Heinz, Heinz Endowments and Heinz Family Foundation: Women's Health and the Environment Conferences
  • Richard Joseph Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.
  • Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D.
  • Cathy Ann Taylor, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award

2005

  • Jared Blumenfeld, San Francisco Department of the Environment
  • Jane Houlihan, Environmental Working Group
  • Heather Howerton and Mather Martin, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award

2004

  • Charlotte Brody, R.N., Commonweal, Bella Abzug Award
  • Sandy Badillo and Mike Fung, Andrea Ravinett Martin Strong Voice Award
  • Dr. Ana Soto, breast cancer researcher, Tufts University

2003

  • California State Senator Deborah Ortiz
  • Dr. Julia Brody, Silent Spring Institute
  • Karen Goodson Pierce, Bay View Hunter's Point advocate, Bella Abzug Award

2002

  • Andrea Ravinett Martin, Breast Cancer Fund founder, Bella Abzug Advocacy Award
  • Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H., Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Gary Erickson, Clif Bar & Company

2001

  • U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
  • Dave McElhatton, KPIX TV Anchor Emeritus
  • Wanna Wright, women's health advocate, poet and community activist

2000

  • California State Senator Jackie Speier
  • Jan Adrian, Healing Journeys
  • Nancy Evans, writer and filmmaker, Bella Abzug Award

1999

  • Jeanne Rizzo, R.N., producer of Climb Against the Odds: Mt. McKinley, Bella Abzug Award
  • Dr. Debu Tripathy, breast cancer researcher, University of California San Francisco
  • U.S. Senator Tom Harkin
  • Susan Yoachum, former Breast Cancer Fund board member

1998

  • U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
  • Dr. Michael Lerner, Commonweal, author of Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer
  • Susan Shinagawa, survivor/activist/health educator

1997

  • Dr. Lisa Bailey, breast cancer surgeon, president of the California American Cancer Society
  • Jill Eikenberry, actor and breast cancer survivor, and Michael Tucker, actor
  • Dr. Devra Lee Davis, breast cancer environmental oncology researcher
  • Bella Abzug, Bella Abzug Advocacy Award

1996

  • Dr. Mary-Claire King
  • Samuel Bronfman II
  • Susan Claymon, Bella Abzug Advocacy Award