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The Larry Amaya Leadership Award is given annually by the California American GI Forum Membership in honor of a dedicated and community spirited Forumeer. Larry led this organization and  had a great impact by organizing grass roots activism from the local to the national levels of this and other organizations. The spirit of caring, sharing and growing as  concerned and involved citizens is captured in naming and honoring a Larry Amaya  Leadership Award recipient annually and by selecting the most involved and contributing members among us who through their own participation honor and perpetuate the Larry Amaya Leadership Legacy. Listed herein are the recipients of the Larry Amaya Award since its inception in 1989.  

Larry Amaya Leadership Award Recipients

1989 Pete Magaña
Oceanside Chapter'

1990 Leo Avila Jr.    
Fremont Chapter

1991 Pete R. Gonzalez, 
San Jose Chapter

1992 Samuel Romero 
Stockton Chapter

1993 Ramon Diaz    
Guadalupe Hidalgo  Chapter

1994 George D. Lopez     
San Diego County Chapter

1995 Willie Galvan    
Santa Maria Chapter

1996 Rodolfo Escalante
 Guadalupe Hidalgo Chapter

1997 Augie Lerma      
San Jose Chapter

1998 Rose Flores     
San Jose Chapter

1999 Alfonso Alvarez     
 Guadalupe Hidalgo  Chapter

2000 Frank Caballero 
San Jose Chapter

2001 Helen Galvan 
Santa Maria Chapter
2002 Felipe Flores
San Jose Chapter

2003 Maria T. Solis 
Rudy Escalante Chapter

2004 Maria T. Solis
Rudy Escalante Chapter

2005  Tony Gallegos
Larry Amaya Chapter

2006  Augie Lerma 
San Jose Chapter

2007 Francisco Alvarez
Modesto Chapter

2008 Daniel Morales
Rudy Escalante Chapter

2009 Elaine Cummings
Capital City Women Chapter, Sac.

2010 Alex Diaz
Rudy Escalante Chapter

2011 Monica Diaz
Joseph J. Heredia/Santa Maria Valley Women Chapter

2012 Cajetan (Caje) Segura
Lompoc Valley Chapter