The Silver Anchor Award was established in 1967 by the Dolphin's Division of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. This award honors those members of the community who contribute to the betterment of the business, residential, civic and recreational environment in the Newport Beach Area.
The Silver Anchor Award is presented to that Chamber member who best represents the qualities each of us admire and respect among our friends, neighbors, and associates. It is given to an individual who doesn't normally receive a great deal of attention for their efforts or financial contributions.

It is generally given to an individual who is always there; either as a leader or a follower; committee member or committee chair; event coordinator or event attendee.
It is not necessarily given for any single outstanding effort as much as for long - term, continuing commitment to the Chamber and the community.
It is not necessarily given for position, public or private, as it is for "being there" when called for service.
It is not necessarily given so much for being a member, or for paying dues, or for financial contribution, as it is for being the one everybody wants on the Committee when there is a job to be done.
It is for the one who says, "Sure, I'll help. What do we need to do?" And then does it.

2006
Roger Alford - Thomas H. Johnson

2005
Joe DuBois - Bill Rhinesmith

2004
No Awards

2003
Elaine - Izzie - Izzo - Kevin Priestley

2002
Chief Tim Riley - Clayton Shurley

2001
John L. Blom - Philip Bettencourt - Marion & Lula Halfacre

2000
William Barrington - Bob Callahan - Mary Lynn - Bergman - Rallis - Janine Schroth

1999
Bill Pierpoint - David Cline - Jerri Rosen - Catherin - Kay - Johnson

1998
Bob Black - Rush N. Hill, II - Tom Wall - Earl Fussselman - Tracy Kemble

1997
Norm Loats, Ph.D. - Clarence - Bus - Turner - Shari Essayian - Mary Anna Jeppe - James Reed

1996
Ann Marie Alford - Sylvia Burnett - Barbara Glabman - Lt. Tim Newman - Jo Vandervort

1995
Hinda Beral - Karen Evarts - Dr. Carol LeBlanc - Bob McCurdy - Michael Stephens

1994
Lissa Callaghan - Dave Carmichael - Sharon Esterley - Dan Marcheano - Linda Schulein

1993
Ann Crane - Tom Evans - Ellen Wilcox - LaDonna Kienitz - Marie france Lefebvre

1992
No Awards

1991
Louise Ewing - Lynn Turner - Evelyn Hart - John Killefer - Elizabeth Stahr

1990
Jean Forbath - Phil Glasgow - Debbie Gray - Art Gronsky - Mrs. T. Duncan Stewart

1989
Peggy Bielen - Jean Boyd - Dori Fitch - Sandy McDaniel - Jim Roberts

1988
Jim Dale - Elaine England - Niles Gates - Beverly Nestande - Shirley Williams

1987
Mary Louise Blanchard - Lynne Bloomberg - Fran Giovenetti - Chuck Hirsch - Martha Killefer - Pat Smith

1986
Rae Cohen - Norman Edelhauser - Martha Fluor - Bob McCaffrey - Billy Whitford

1985
Carol Boice - Mary Johnson - Penny McManigal - Edgar Williams

1984
Judie Carlson - Dorothy Phalen - Mary Reuland - Jim Villers

1983
James deBoom - Barbara deBoom - David Grant - Louise Van Dell - Catherine Thyen

1982
Carol Blakeslee - Dot Clock - Bill Hamilton - Jim Straw - Valerie Sutton

1981
Agnes Blomquist - Joann Larson - Bishop Donald McInnis - Richard Spooner (postumously)

1980
Suzy Baron - Mary Pearson - Dan S. Rogers - Paul Salata

1979
Jade Calegory - Audrey Cotton - Jackie Heather - Ralph Whitford - Robert Wynn

1978
Tom Allinson - J. Peter Barrett - Lucille Kuehn - Earline Loop

1977
Jane Boyd - Farel Walker - Dorothea Sheely - John McNabb

1976
Pat Krone - James Felton - Michael Manahan - Robbie Schoonover

1975
Robert Guggenheim - Chris Hopper - Francis Horvath - Dennis Landesman

1974
Carroll Beek - Maxine McAlpine - E. Kimball Strutt

1973
Kay Kelly - Carolyn Milliken - Phil Tozer

1972
Olive Gruber - Harold Wickersham - Charlene Wrighton

1971
William Grundy - Pru Holden - Kendall N. Jacobsen - Jean Tandowsky - Shirley Watts

1970
Laurie Everson - Sydney Lee Everson - Ellen Ingram - Irene Sawyer

1969
Gary Burrill - Diana McKamy - Frances Mears - Lou Yantorn

1968
Samuel E. Anderson - Joseph H. Sheflin - Neva B. Thomas - Barbara Jean Whitford

1967
Marian Bergeson - Virginia Eichler - William A. Gaslay - Lilia Schoemehl

The Newport Beach Citizen of the Year Award is presented to that individual who best represents the qualities each of us admire and respect among our friends, neighbors and associates.
It's not given so much for achievement, as it is for helping others achieve.
It's not given for outstanding single effort, as much as for long - term, continuing commitment to the community.
It's not given for position, public or private, as it is for "being there" when there is service called for.
It's not given so much for being a member, or for paying dues, or for financial contribution, as it is for being the one everybody wants on the Committee when there's a job to
be done.
It's for the one who says, "Sure, I'll help - what do we need to do?" And then does it.
And it's for the one who says, "Newport Beach is my home, and my life, and its future and mine are the same, and whatever I can do to make them better, I will do.