NAPM-OC AWARDS

Herbert Cannon Award
Herbert Cannon was a past president of NAPM-Orange County and worked for the City of Orange. He was the first executive secretary and first editor of the Orange Empire Purchasing Manager, now our on-line Purchasing Spotlight. He was a driving force on the NAPM committee which developed the current Certified Purchasing Manager program.

This award is presented annually to a NAPM-Orange County member in good standing who has shown constant support beyond reasonable expectations and unselfishly donated time and energy toward the betterment of the association. The candidate must have been in good standing for a minimum of five (5) years to be eligible for this award.

Year       Name
1980       Darrel R. Hogan, C.P.M.
1981       Ruth L. Barnard, C.P.M.
1982       Arthur N. Harwood
1983       Michael R. Adams
1984       Nadine V. Goodell
1985       John K. French
1986       Kevin Beidelman
1987       Mary Susan Hewitt
1988       Valerie Jordan
1989       DiAnna H. Cowles, C.P.M.
1990       Simone Friend
1991       Bobbie Ascarate, C.P.M.
1992       Myriam Diaz
1993       Merle Roberts, C.P.M.
1994       Michael Thomas, C.P.M.
1995       Timothy W. Kee, C.P.M.
1996       Christine E. Bozley
1997       Sara J. Arhlen, C.P.M.
1998       Carol S. Sigler
1999       Richard O. Arhlen
2000       Jane McComb, C.P.M.
2001       Stephen Bach, C.P.M.
2002       Terri L. Okazaki, C.P.M.
2003       Joe Polance, C.P.M., A.P.P.
2004       Jo Ann Steele , C.P.M.
2005       Beatrice Wiest, C.P.M., A.P.P.
2006       Myriam Roberts, MBA
2007       Warren "Scott" Steele, C.P.M., MSSM
2008       Gloria M. Torres
2009       Jo Anne Marquez
2010       Markee Fritschle, CPSM, C.P.M., CPIM

Sara J. Arhlen Award
Sara J. Arhlen was the first woman president of NAPM-Orange County and also served as executive secretary for nine years. She worked in purchasing positions for the Fontana Unified School District and for the North Orange County Community College District. She has been active in NAPM at the local, district and national levels. In 1993 she received the NAPM President’s Award for her special contributions to the purchasing profession.

This award is presented annually to a committee chair in good standing who exhibits leadership development skills in management and direction of that committee. The candidate must currently hold a chair position or have been a chair in the previous two fiscal years. The person must have been a member of NAPM-Orange County for a minimum of three (3) years to be eligible for this award.

Year      Name
1991      Deborah A. Medina, C.P.M. 
1992      Lorelei Alkire, C.P.M., CPIM 
1993      Pat D. McLaughlin, C.P.M.
1994      Merle W. Roberts, C.P.M.
1995      Ron Yaffee, C.P.M. 
1996      Carol S. Sigler, C.P.M.
1997      George Nagy, C.P.M. 
1998      Arthur N. Harwood 
1999      Beatrice Wiest, C.P.M. 
2000      Jill Alvarez, C.P.M. 
2001      Alta Cardiff, C.P.M. 
2002      JoAnne K. Mungari, C.P.M. 
2003      Mark Bird 
2004      Laura P. DeLance, C.P.M., A.P.P. 
2005      Terri L. Okazaki, C.P.M.
2006      Laura P. DeLance, C.P.M., A.P.P.
2007      Markee Fritschle, C.P.M., CPIM
2008      Armando Encalada
2009      Gloria Gorgol
2010      Warren "Scott" Steele, C.P.M., MSSM

Roy How Scholarship Award
This award was established in 1983 to honor Roy How, who was a past president of NAPM-Orange County and who worked for the City of Huntington Beach as its Purchasing Director. He had a keen interest in developing young people into positive contributors as purchasing professionals.

This award is presented to a student enrolled in an accredited educational institution. The student must have completed six (6) units of a Purchasing/Supply Management curriculum, and maintained a 2.5 grade point average, and declared his or her intent to complete the purchasing program.

Year      Name
1984      Susan Pech 
1985      Sandee Mayhew 
1986      Craig Adler, C.P.M. & Tamara Barton
1987      Lizette Garcia
1988      Ron Ross 
1989      Gwendolyn Stamps
1990      Rob Balog 
1991      Nancy Bright 
1992      Chongchitt Phongmekin 
1993      Christopher J. Jenkins 
1994      Eric V. Johnson 
1995      Mary Freeman, C.P.M.
2000      Barbara Dell'Anno, C.P.M.
2007      Rick Negrette
2008      Rick Negrette

 Educational Resources Person of the Year
Year      Name
1983      Merle W. Roberts, C.P.M. 
1984      Bobbie Ascarate, C.P.M. 
1985      Tom Garrity, C.P.M. 
1986      Sharon Stevens, C.P.M.
1987      Debbie Medina, C.P.M.
1988      Beth Linton, C.P.M. 
1989      Clara Summerfield
1992      Myriam Diaz 
1993      Milt Montz, C.P.M. 
1994      Pat D. McLaughlin, C.P.M. 
1995      Bob Bates
1997      Stephen E. Bach, C.P.M. 
1998      Frankie Sexton, C.P.M. 
2000      Sara J. Arhlen, C.P.M. 
2002      Bobbie Ascarate
2003      Sara J. Arhlen, C.P.M.
2008      JoAnn Steele, C.P.M.