Marilyn Butefish Award

The prestigious Marilyn Butefish Award is presented annually by WSA in recognition of a WSA member who
has made an exceptional contribution to the promotion of women's sailing through service to WSA. This award
recognizes service that goes "beyond mere performance of duty." To learn more, please click on this link to
open a PDF in a separate window.

Congratulations to the 2011 recipient, Diane Larson (photo below).



Recipients

1986 Cheryl Mahaffey
1987 Gail Hine
1988 Suzanne Conklin
1989 Janet Forbes
1990 Allison Jolli
1991 Julie Ricklefs
1992 Judith Endler
1993 Birdie Feldman
1994 Fran Thom
1995 Julie Ricklefs
1996 Constance Miller
1997 Lindalee Fromm
1998 Dawn Andrews
1999 Pamela Fowell
2000 Charlie Warner
2001 Fran Weber-Melville
2002 Julia Brown
2003 Carla Thorson
2004 Sue Service
2005 Dana Hutton
2006 Karyn Jones
2007 Libby Gill
2008 Kim Stuart
2009 Sue Service
2010 Jeannea Jordan
2011 Diane Larson
Women's Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay P.O. Box 10034 Marina del Rey, CA 90295
2010 SCYA Peggy Slater Award

This was the 21st year for this prestigious award presented annually to a female involved in the sport of
sailing who best demonstrates outstanding contributions to the enhancement of women's participation in
sailing or individual achievement in the sport of sailing.

Congratulations to the 2010 recipient, WSA's nominee, Fran Weber-Melville, seen in the photo below with
Richard Windebank (left) and Dave Lumian (right) of Fairwind Yacht Club.
2010 WSA Commodore Christina Tarantola and 2010 award recipient,
Jeannea Jordan, with 2011 recipient, Diane Larson (center)