Distinguished Fellow Award Recipients
LGC established the annual Distinguished Fellow Award in 1999 to honor a Fellow who has made a significant leadership contribution to the community.
The Distinguished Fellow is prominently recognized at LGC’s annual Celebrate Leaders benefit in the spring.
2026 Award Recipient: Darrel Hackett
2020: Sol Flores (presented in 2021)
2016: Jesse Ruiz and David Tropp
2015: Shannon L. Schuyler and Karen Tamley
2013: Ricardo (Ric) Estrada
2012: Honorable Patricia Brown Holmes
2010: Bruce Rauner and Raul Raymundo
2000: John W. Rogers, Jr.
Award not presented in 2007.
