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.

2025 DSA Recipient Amy Walling with WRPGC Conference Co-Chair Danese Bardot

Honored Recipients

• 2025 - Amy Walling
• 2024 - Stephanie Buckley
• 2023 - Vince Fraumeni
• 2022* - William Strickland, Kimberley Valentine, and Patience Boudreaux
• 2019 - Elizabeth Bawden
• 2018 - Jane Peebles
• 2017 - David Wheeler Newman
• 2016 - Chris Yates
• 2015 - Reynolds Cafferata
• 2014 - James "Jim" Normandin
• 2013 - Janice Burrill
• 2012 - Claudia Sangster & Steven Chidester

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