While this past year brought many unforeseen challenges, our Lane Leaders members adapted. Following is the list of 2020 award winners. We thank these members and all Lane Leaders for their commitment to supporting each other throughout 2020.

We Are Family Award

The Ramlo “We Are Family” award recognizes the outstanding and dedicated honoraries in our group.

This year’s “We Are Family” award goes to Bob Way. Bob was a member with LCC from 1973 until retirement and has been an honorary member since 1999.

Outstanding Participation Award

Dedicated to past member David Andrews, this award commemorates the member who has been most active throughout the year.

For 2020, this award goes to our board. Our dedicated board spent many long weeks & months figuring out ways to help our organization make it through a very challenging time. Moving to a virtual format for an organization based on in-person relationship building was a stretch, but with their expertise and support, we made it work and came out even stronger for it.

Below are the 2020 board members who received the Outstanding Participation Award:
Jennifer Olsen, About Touch
John Prevedello, Constellation Group Marketing
Theresa Pearson, TechnaPrint
Mike Atterberry, Northwestern Mutual Financial Group
Jeff Tomlin, Tomlin Benefit Planning
Chris Hardy, Apex Recycling & Disposal
Jeff Lozar, LiveWire Electric
Judi Lamb, Northwest Exposures Photography
Chris Elliott, Elliott Image Media Production

Outstanding Leadership Award

This award is given in honor of Dennis Hoglund. Dennis mentored and shared his wealth of business knowledge with anyone needing help or guidance. He was instrumental in getting our Mentoring Committee started.

This award goes to an individual who has exemplified a selfless attitude in sharing their time, knowledge, and leadership skills in all aspects of their life.

This year’s award goes to John Prevedello of Constellation Marketing, also known as our business tour guide extraordinaire.

Above and Beyond Mentoring Award

This award is given in honor of Kim Thiele. Kim was always encouraging new members to participate wholeheartedly so they could support fellow leaders and promote their own businesses.

This year’s Mentoring Award goes to Mike Atterberry of Northwestern Mutual Financial Group.

Rookie of the Year Award

We created this award in honor of Ivan Gribscov, a founding member of Lane Leaders and owner of a local business company. This award was established in his honor to encourage our new members to strive for the same results he enjoyed in his long tenure in Lane Leaders.

For 2020, the top winners of this award are:
#3 Courtney Cooper, Noble Estate Vineyard & Winery
#2 Annie Jamrose, Grocery Outlet
#1 Dena Pullar, Cascade Dermatology Aesthetics

Leader of the Year Award

We created the Leader of the Year award in honor of John Tiffany. John stayed involved in Lane Leaders long after his retirement and continued to support his fellow members until his passing.

The following leaders received this award (in descending order):
#20 Andy Laird, Oregon Commercial Lighting
#19 Sandee Gerber, Twin Rivers Plumbing
#18 Gretchen Dubie, Oregon Supported Living Program
#17 Jeffrey Ogburn, Honorary Member
#16 Melissa Bullis, Personnel Source
#15 Joy Felt, Living Concepts
#14 Mandi Bloomer, Compulse Integrated Marketing
#13 Judi Lamb, Northwest Exposures Photography
#12 Matt Elliott, Guaranty RV Super Centers
#11 Richie Powell, All American Pet Supplies & Grooming
#10 Pam Newhouse, Top of the Class Clean
#9 John Prevedello, Constellation Marketing
#8 Bob Way, Honorary Member
#7 John Davey, River Roofing
#6 Jennifer Olsen, About Touch
#5 Chris Elliott, Elliott Image
#4 Susie Leo, It All Adds Up!
#3 Ron Johnson, Oregon Fuel Injection
#2 Deanna Rivera, UplinkSpyder
#1 Nancy Deal-Whitacre, Independent Physical Therapy

Special Awards of 2020

Below are special awards we give each year based on participation in Lane Leaders.

Most Leads Submitted

5. Bob Way, Honorary
5. Linda Harris-Rogers, Consolidated Supply
4. Pam Newhouse, Top of the Class Clean
3. Deanna Rivera, UplinkSpyder
2. Richie Powell, All American Pet Supply
1. Nancy Deal-Whitacre, Independent Physical Therapy (45 leads recorded)

Most Referrals Given 2020

5. Chris Elliott, Elliott Image
4. John Davey, River Roofing
3. Deanna Rivera, UplinkSpyder
2. Ron Johnson, Oregon Fuel Injection
1. Nancy Deal-Whitacre, Independent Physical Therapy (160 referrals recorded)

Companies Receiving Most Referrals in 2020

5. Don’s Maytag Home Appliance Center
4. Hole in the Wall BBQ
3. Eugene Grocery Outlet
2. Chapala & Chula’s Mexican Restaurants
1. Custom Window Cleaning (45 referrals recorded)

Companies Receiving Most Bouquets/Patronage 2020

5. Eugene Grocery Outlet
4. All American Pet Supply & Grooming
3. Eugene’s Flower Home
2. Point S Tire
1. Chapala & Chula’s Mexican Restaurant (86 bouquets recorded)

Leader Giving Most 2020 Bouquets/Patronage/Reviews

5. Theresa Graham, Dream Vacations
4. Chris Elliott, Elliott Image
3. Susie Leo, It All Adds Up!
2. Nancy Deal-Whitacre, Independent Physical Therapy
1. Jeffrey Ogburn, Honorary (106 bouquets recorded)

For more about the amazing members in Lane Leaders, we encourage you to browse our business directory.