Each year, Southwest Jewish Society recognizes outstanding individuals who embody our values of unity, service, and support for Israel. These honorees come from diverse backgrounds but share a common commitment to uplifting others and building bridges within our community.
We are proud to celebrate their contributions and thank them for helping make our mission possible.
Sandra Estess
Nelda Golden
Kenneth R. Glaser
Marzuq Abdul Jaami
Baziel Peter Jerome Johnson
Bobby Lylee
Lottye Brodsky Lyle
Rose Marie Stromberg
Suzanne Ahn, MD*
Prof. Lisa Chang Ahnert
Brittany Barnett
Dolores Barzune*
Carla Bean
Syl Benenson
Roberta Berger, PhD*
Phyllis Bernstein
Eva Sandoval Bonilla
Brenda Brand
Dalene L. Buhl
Hon. Angie Chen Button
Barbara Cambridge, PhD
Gloria Campos
Cora Cardona
Vivian Castleberry*
Marlene Cohen
Isabelle Collora*
Eleanor N. Conrad*
Alison A. Cooper
Vernie Crabtree*
Christina Melton Crain
Nelly Cuenca
Kim Cummings
Jill Cumnock
Rev. Bubba Dailey
Lily P. Dam
Debbie Dennis
Sejal Desai
Carol Crabtree Donovan
Julia Easley
Hon. Harryette Ehrhardt
Elizabeth Espersen*
Laura V. Estrada
Hon. Lois Finkelman
Florencia Velasco Fortner
Pearl Garza Fracchia
Barbara Friedman*
Diana Liz Gallego
Catalina E. Garcia, MD
Hon. Elba Garcia, DDS
Linda Garner
Lisa Atlas Genecov
Barbara Glazer
Jo Fay Godbey*
Esperanza Gonzales
Laura Gonzalez, PhD
Saduman Gurbuz
Vanita Halliburton
Rosemary Hinojosa
Sunhee Camille Hong, DDS
Diane Hopson
Rhonda Hunter
Brenda Jackson
Jane Jan
Wei Wei Jeang
Susie Jennings
Janet Kafka
Ann Kahn
Linda Kao
Audrey Kaplan*
Jocelyn “Tina” Kidd, DDS
Ashlee Hunt Kleinert
Mavis Knight
Sally Knox, M.D.
Sylvia Komatsu
Michele Wong Krause
Pauline Kress*
Barbara Landix
Jan E. Langbein
Peggy Larney
Tammy Nguyen Lee
Kathleen Leos
Caren B. Lock
Matilda B. Louree
Julie Lowenberg
Nancy Lubar
Cristal Retana Lule
Mylinh Luong
Linda Manner
Marty Marks
Hon. Anita N. Martinez
Dorothy Masterson
Grace McDermott
Dr. Lauren A. McDonald
Rebecca McGarry
Cecilia McKay
Mamie McKnight, PhD*
Gertrude Miller
Rebecca Muñoz-Diaz*
Juanita Nañez
Mercedes Olivera*
Karen Cash Onco
Rev. Dr. Sheron Patterson
Patricia L. Peiser*
Donna C. Pierce
Muriel Pinkus*
Jan Pruitt*
Delia Reyes
Gleniece Robinson, PhD
Yvonne Metoyer Robinson
Alice Rodriguez
Cookie Rodriguez
Judy Rorrie
Barbara Rosenberg
DeMetris Sampson
Susan Neustadt Schwartz
Kaye Scoggin
Laura Seymour
Mary Evans Sias, Ph.D.
Ann Sikora*
Revathi Srinath
Barbara Steele
Tammany Stern
Quỳnh Châu “QC” Stone
Martha Stowe
Joyce A. Strickland
Rose Marie Stromberg
Oeita B. Theunissen*
Madeline Thomas, DDS
Roslyn Dawson Thompson
Kathleen To
Beverly Tobian*
Courtney Underwood
Molly Van Ort
Anh Vo
Brenda Wall, Ph.D.
Elvia Wallace-Martinez
Elizabeth Walley
Linda Wassenich
Barbara Lord Watkins
Carmen Pearson White
Virginia B. Whitehill*
Ann M. Williams
Marsha Williamson
Justice Carolyn Wright
Kathleen Wu
Alexis Yancey
Trea Yip
Louise Young, PhD
(Inaugurated 2016)
Hank Alterman
Victor Arias, Jr.
David Card
Dave Chaos
Carl V. Crow
Giles Davidson
Eddie Deen
Steve Denson
John A. Cuellar
Gil Elan
Barry Epstein
Chip Fagadau, MD
Hector Musquiz Flores
Dr. Terry J. Flowers
Mike Friedman
Trini Garza
Stan Golden*
Larry Goldstein
Madan Goyal
Gary Griffith
Dale Hansen
Louis Harrell, Jr.
Justin Henry
Don Hooton, Sr.
Chad Houser
Richard W. Hutchins
Galileo Jumaoas
Rev. Charles Keen
Harbans Lal, Ph.D.
Stan Levenson
Rev. Claude O. Maples
Richard Marcus*
Richard Miles
Monty Moncibais
Charles D. Pulman
Kambiz Rafraf
Byron Sanders
Dr. Rodney T. Stapp*
James Tacker
George Tobolowsky
Sol Villasana
Tevar Watson
Crayton W. Webb
H. Ron White
Paul Zoltan
Cindy Ray Yablonsky
(Inaugurated 2009)
Kim Askew
Jerry K. Clements
Carol Glendenning
Ken Hersh
Clint McDonnough
Blaine Nelson
Terry Oxford
Genie Weitzman*
Herb Weitzman
(Inaugurated 2022)
Fonda & Jay Arbetter
Regina Montoya & Paul Coggins
(ages 14-21)
(Inaugurated 2014)
Meredith Burke
Briantria “Bri” Evans
Sophia Shay Fineberg
Teresa Balderas Flores
Zoya Hussain
Princess Igwe-Icho
Shira Kamisa
Noa Ksabi
Esha Kothapalli
Ariana Luterman
Ryan McBride
Aakilah McCoy
Erin Denise McGuire
Jacqueline Olness
Alexandria Owens
Leah Prager
Noely Rangel
Dalya Romaner
Marisa Salatino
Whytne Stevens
Lauren Stock
Samara Taper
(ages 14-21)
(Inaugurated 2016)
Zach Bernstein
Oliver Burke
Trevor Burke
Spencer Jackson Burke
Kevin Butera
Roman Childress
Zachary Logan Denn
Matthew A. Johnson
Biko McMillan
Steven Mendelsohn
Sam Rael
Henry Roseman
S. Graham Rosen
Yannick Tona
*deceased