Distinguished Service Award Recipients

The SoCalCGP Distinguished Service Award honors individuals for outstanding accomplishments in charitable gift planning. Their achievements reflect SoCalCGP’s core values of inclusion, community, integrity, education, and leadership, demonstrated through their professional work, leadership, and volunteer contributions. Established in 2012, this annual award recognizes those who have made a lasting, positive impact on the field of charitable planning. Recipients are recognized at the Western Regional Planned Giving Conference and featured on SoCalCGP’s website and associated media. Criteria for selection include significant contributions to the field, at least a decade of service, and optional SoCalCGP membership.

2024 DSA Recipient Stephanie Buckley with SoCalCGP President Cris Lutz

Honored Recipients

2012 – Claudia Sangster & Steven Chidester
2013 – Janice Burrill
2014 – James "Jim" Normandin
2015 – Reynolds Cafferata
2016 – Chris Yates
2017 – David Wheeler Newman
2018 – Jane Peebles
2019 – Elizabeth Bawden
2022* – William Strickland, Kimberley Valentine, and Patience Boudreaux
2023 – Vince Fraumeni
2024 – Stephanie Buckley

*In 2022, we recognized three individuals to account for the years our conference was virtual during the pandemic.