Awards & Service History



OREGON PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION

Providing Professional Development for Serious Photographers


Photographer of the Year Award:

  • 2014 - Vern Bartley
  • 2015 - Sam Tarrel
  • 2016 - Sam Tarrel
  • 2017 - Sam Tarrel
  • 2018 - Julia Kelleher
  • 2019 - Julia Kelleher
  • 2020 - Raj Sarda
  • 2021 - Beth Brinston
  • 2022 - Cindy Kassab

Business Excellence (Emerging) Award:

  • 2021 - Mia Admire

Business Excellence (Established) Award:

  • 2021 - Lara Janzen
  • 2022 - Kimberly Older

Presidents Award:

  • 2014 - Aaron Hockley
  • 2015 - Lew Tarnopol
  • 2016 - Julia Fitzgerald
  • 2017 - Julie Countryman
  • 2018 - Rekha Varghese
  • 2019 - Rekha Varghese
  • 2020 - Thea Martin
  • 2021 - Shonda Feather
  • 2022 - Julie Jacob

Member of the Year Award:

  • 2014 - Lisa Dillon
  • 2015 - Vern Bartley, Nancy Smithman, Wendy Seagren
  • 2016 - Mark Fitzgerald
  • 2017 - Mark Fitzgerald
  • 2018 - Mark Fitzgerald 
  • 2019 - Connie Mintz
  • 2020 - Lara Janzen

Jerry Auker Award:

  • 2014 - Kathi Lamm
  • 2015 - Nancy Steele
  • 2016 - Daniel Troutman
  • 2017 - Bryan Welsh
  • 2018 - Nancy Steele
  • 2019 - Rekha Varghese
  • 2020 - Danyel Rogers
  • 2021 - Shonda Feather
  • 2022 - Danyel Rogers

Bob & Arlene Welsh Award:

  • 2016 - Sam Tarrel, Bryan Welsh
  • 2017 - Lisa Dillon
  • 2018 - Julia Fitzgerald 
  • 2019 - Holly Peterson
  • 2020 - Connie Mintz
  • 2021 - John Gaudette



PPA National Award:

The highest honor granted by a PPA Affiliate, it recognizes those whose support for photography goes far beyond any regular expectations or contributions. 
Recipients PPO:
  • 1959 - Harry Johnson
  • 1961 - Henry Fehlt
  • 1964 - John Logan
  • 1965 - E.R. Gilbert
  • 1966 - Edris Morrison
  • 1970 - Joe Bishop
  • 1978 - Dee Kinnear
  • 1981 - Len Holzinger
  • 1983 - Walter Klages
  • 1984 - Shirley Holzinger
  • 1986 - Stewart Stewart
  • 1993 - Jamie Hooper
  • 1994 - Robert Quick
  • 1995 - Russell Strohmeyer
  • 1997 - Doug Potts
  • 1998 - Mark Derry
  • 2003 - Bob Welsh
Recipients OPPA:
  • 2014 - Lisa Dillon
  • 2015 - Mark Fitzgerald
  • 2016 - Julia Fitzgerald
  • 2017 - Bryan Welsh
  • 2018 - Aaron Hockley
  • 2020 - Sam Tarrel
OPPA Past Presidents:

  • 2014 - Mark Fitzgerald
  • 2015 - Julia Fitzgerald
  • 2016 - Bryan Welsh
  • 2017 - Aaron Hockley
  • 2018 - Lisa Dillon
  • 2019 - Sam Tarrel
  • 2020 - Linda Keppinger, Aaron Hockley
  • 2021 - Julie Countryman
  • 2022 - Teresa Hunt


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