Jewish National Fund's Tampa Bay board is holding a breakfast for previous Tree of Life™ Award Honorees in September. The event will help select the 2012 Tree of Life™ Award Honorees. It will also help choose the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
The Tree of Life™ Award is Jewish National Fund's highest honor. This honor helps recognize outstanding community involvement, professional leadership and humanitarian service. It is presented to someone who is dedicated to the cause of American-Israeli friendship, and devotion to the peace, security of human life, and the environment of the State of Israel.
The following is a list of the previous Tampa Bay Tree of Life™ Award recipients:
| 2011 |
Harvey |
Hertz |
| 2011* |
Monsignor Laurence |
Higgins |
| 2011 |
Cindy |
Spahn |
| 2010 |
Maril & Kay |
Jacobs |
| 2010 |
Dr. Stephen & Laura |
Kreitzer |
| 2010 |
Joe & Barbara |
Sterensis |
| 2010* |
Sidney A. |
Goodman |
| 2009 |
Dr. Robert & Janet |
Ettleman |
| 2009 |
Dr. Robert |
Norman |
| 2009 |
Dr. Marty & Barbara |
Port |
| 2009* |
Herb |
Swarzman |
| 2008 |
Dr. Sharon & Jack Ross |
Ross |
| 2008 |
Liz & Greg |
Sembler |
| 2008 |
Maxine & Martin |
Solomon |
| 2008* |
Pastors Scott & Cindy |
Thomas |
| 2007 |
Doug |
McMahon |
| 2007 |
Jim & Ann |
Soble |
| 2007 |
Jeff |
Wuliger |
| 2007* |
Dr. Norm |
Gross |
| 2006 |
Ronald |
Oxman |
| 2006 |
Brian & Debbie |
Taub |
| 2006 |
Dr. Doug |
Weiland |
| 2005 |
Hope & Les |
Barnett |
| 2005 |
Honorable Charlie |
Crist |
| 2004 |
Fred & Karol |
Bullard |
| 2004 |
Debbi & Mike
|
Eisenstadt |
| 2004 |
Christel & Mark |
Yaffe |
| 2003 |
Selma |
Kron |
| 2003 |
John |
Loftus |
| 2003 |
Richard & Franci |
Rudolph |
| 2003 |
Ronald & Ann |
Rudolph |
| 2003 |
Dr. Michael & Sandy |
Slomka |
| 2002 |
Stan & Susan |
Levy |
| 2002 |
Marion |
Samson-Joseph |
| 2002 |
David & Elaine |
Wolstein |
| 2001 |
Doug & Maureen |
Cohn |
| 2001 |
Craig & Jan |
Sher |
| 2000 |
Raymond & Nancy |
Murray |
| 1999 |
Paul |
Dresselhaus |
| 1999 |
Steve & Sonia |
Raymund |
| 1998 |
Edith |
Loebenberg |
| 1997 |
Betty |
Sembler |
| 1997 |
Sharyn |
Wittner Jacobson |
| 1996 |
Alex |
Sink |
| 1995 |
Honorable Dick |
Greco |
| 1994 |
Dr. Jack |
Critchfield |
| 1993 |
Bill |
McBride |
| 1993 |
Vincent J. |
Naimoli |
| 1992 |
Dr. Peter |
Armacost |
| 1992 |
Ted & Jean |
Wittner |
| 1990 |
Dr. Bruce & Amy |
Epstein |
| 1990 |
Helen |
Gordon Davis |
| 1989 |
Marc |
Perkins |
| 1988 |
Tom |
McEwen |
| 1988 |
Stewart |
Turley |
| 1987 |
Michael |
Bilirakis |
| 1987 |
Mel |
Gross |
| 1987 |
Leonard |
Kleinman |
| 1987 |
Walter |
Loebenberg |
| 1986 |
Joseph |
Zappala |
| 1985 |
Sandra |
Freedman |
| 1984 |
Sam |
Gibbons |
| 1983 |
Paula |
Hawkins |
| 1982 |
Bob |
Graham |
| 1982 |
Bob |
Martinez |
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*Denotes Lifetime Acheivement Award Honorees |
