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Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Awards (Pre-2000)

Since 1982, the Arizona Preservation Foundation and State Historic Preservation Office have partnered to present the Governor’s Heritage Honor Preservation Awards. The awards recognize people, organizations, and projects that represent outstanding achievements in preserving Arizona’s historic resources. View award recipients from before 2000 below; award recipients from 2000 to the present are listed here.

 

INDIVIDUAL

  • 1982 Patricia Callahan, Yuma

  • 1983 Robert Giebner, Tucson

  • 1984 Elisabeth Ruffner, Prescott

  • 1985 Representative Larry Hawke, Senator John Hayes

  • 1986 Mary Leighton, Willcox

  • 1987 Robert Boucher, Bisbee

  • 1988 Billy Earley, Florence; Polly Rosenbaum, Globe

  • 1989 Gerald Doyle, FAIA, Phoenix

  • 1990 Michele Irwin, Phoenix

  • 1991 Cecil Antone, Sacaton

  • 1992 Eleazar Dias Herreras, Tucson

  • 1993 June Porter, Kingman

  • 1994 Don Ryden, AIA, Phoenix

  • 1995 Jim Ayres/Bernard Fontana, Tucson

  • 1996 Dorman Brown, Willcox

  • 1997 James Babbitt, Flagstaff

  • 1998 Deborah Edge Abele, Phoenix

  • 1999 Robert Graham/John Welch, Phoenix

 

ORGANIZATION

  • 1982 Junior League of Phoenix, Phoenix

  • 1983 Florence Industrial Development Authority, Florence

  • 1984 Roosevelt Action Association, Phoenix

  • 1985 Casa Grande Valley Historical Society, Casa Grande

  • 1986 Arizona Archaeological Society, Statewide

  • 1987 Energy Fuels Nuclear, Colorado (work on the Arizona Strip)

  • 1988 Northern Gila County Historical Society, Payson

  • 1989 Friends of the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista

  • 1990 Jack Bashaw and the Arizona Site Stewards

  • 1991 Sam Baar and S.W.A.T., Mesa

  • 1992 Archaeological Conservancy, Santa Fe

  • 1993 Old Pueblo Trolley, Tucson

  • 1994 Encanto Citizens Association, Phoenix

  • 1995 Rosson House/Heritage Square Foundation, Phoenix

  • 1996 Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association

  • 1997 No Entries

  • 1998 Orpheum Theatre Foundation, Phoenix

  • 1999 City of Casa Grande City Council

 

REHAB/RESTORATION PROJECT

  • 1982 Sahuaro Ranch, Glendale

  • 1983 Elden Pueblo, Flagstaff

  • 1984 Ronstadt House, Tucson

  • 1985 Federal Building, Flagstaff

  • 1986 Bisbee Historic Renovation Project, Bisbee

  • 1987 Hassayampa Inn, Prescott

  • 1988 Kingman Drug Company Building, Kingman

  • 1989 Evans House, Phoenix

  • 1990 Niels Petersen House, Tempe

  • 1991 NAU Old Main/Ashurst Auditorium, Flagstaff

  • 1992 Coronado Hotel Apartments, Tucson

 

COMMERCIAL REHAB/RESTORATION (CATEGORY INITIATED IN 1993)

  • 1993 Mulvenon Building, Prescott

  • 1994 Museum Club, Flagstaff

  • 1995 Willard Hotel, Tucson

  • 1996 Charly’s Cafe, Prescott

  • 1997 Hopi House Restoration/Rehabilitation, Grand Canyon

  • 1998 United States Post Office Rehabilitation, Gowan Company

  • 1999 Weatherford Hotel, Flagstaff

 

RESIDENTIAL REHAB/RESTORATION (CATEGORY INITIATED IN 1993)

  • 1993 No Entries

  • 1994 Binns Residence, 4556 North 56th Street, Phoenix

  • 1995 La Casita de Maria, Paradise Valley

  • 1996 Edward L. Jones House, Paradise Valley

  • 1997 Clark House, 1218 West Monroe, Phoenix

  • 1998 Hiatt Barnes House, Tempe

  • 1999 “The Bricks,” 10th Street Bungalow Court Rehabilitation, Tucson

 

EDUCATIONAL PROJECT (CATEGORY INITIATED IN 1987)

  • 1987 Besh-Ba-Gowah Interpretive Archaeological Project, Globe

  • 1988 College of Architecture, University of Arizona (for “Look Around Arizona!”); Honorable Mention: NPS/Southern Arizona Group for Trailside Museums Project

  • 1989 Cultural Resources Awareness Program of Homolovi Ruins State Park

  • 1990 Archaeology for the Schools Program of the Arizona Archaeological Council

  • 1991 Discovering Arizona’s Past at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park

  • 1992 Prescott Preservation Commission (for “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, a Guide to Preserving your Prescott Home”)

  • 1993 Yuma Crossing Foundation, Yuma

  • 1994 Phoenix Preservation Commission (for “Historic Homes of Phoenix: An Architectural and Preservation Guide”)

  • 1995 “Ruin Your Lunch” Archaeology Project, Phoenix

  • 1996 “Archaeology in Tucson,” Center for Desert Archaeology, Tucson

  • 1997 Kingman High School, “Historic Landmark Project‚” 1998 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office Cultural Resources Program

  • 1999 Swansea Stabilization Project

 

PUBLIC PRESERVATION PROJECT (CATEGORY INITIATED IN 1993)

  • 1993 Railroad Station Rehabilitation, Douglas

  • 1994 Arizona & New Mexico Railway Passenger Station, Clifton

  • 1995 AT&SF Railway Depot, Williams

  • 1996 Tucson Unified School District, Tucson

  • 1997 Bacavi Plaza Housing Rehabilitation Project, Hopi Reservation

  • 1998 Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary, Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park

  • 1999 Willcox Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

 

SPECIAL MERIT (ONE TIME AWARD, 1996)

  • Tohono O’odham apprentices to the conservators of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson (Mark Lopez, Timothy Lewis, Donny Preston, Gabriel Wilson)​

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SPECIAL NOTE:

Click here for a list of the Arizona Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission (GAAC) Awards in Public Archaeology and the Governor’s Volunteers in Archaeology Awards (1988-2020). The Governor’s Volunteers in Archaeology Awards were presented from 1988-1995 and the Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission Awards in Public Archaeology were presented starting in 1996. ​

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