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LACLA awards City of Los Angeles Lifeguards two types of awards for outstanding service or heroism. The first award is the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD and the second is the MEDAL OF VALOR. The following are recent recipients of these awards:

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Distinguished Service Awards
Awarded for meritorious service that exemplifies the tradition of service provided by Los Angeles City Lifeguards.
2012
TBD
2011
TBD
2010
No recipients
this year
2009
Williamson, Rodney
Tockstein, Mike
Srodon, Bridget
Pena, Rick
Martinez, Jeff
Martinez, Greg
Kim, Jimmy
Franco, Ricky
Carmona, Ruben
Carmona, Richard
Burk, Gareth
Briseno, Randy
2008
No recipients
this year
2007
Sandoval, Leo
Rincon, Raul
Reyes, Angel
Orozco, Giannina
Murray, April
Millett, Zack
Lewis, Rachel
Kingsbury, Ben
Foster, Josh
Clemente, Alan
Bustillo, Ursula
Ayala, Jessica
Aguayo, Brian
2006
Warden, Kevin
Villasenor, Jose
Nelson, Elisa
Amirvafaei, Ashkan
2005
Tockstein, Mike
Rawdin, Carrie
Padilla, Art
Kim, Jimmy
Cortez, Gus
Bautista, Jaime
2004
No recipients
this year
2003
No recipients
this year
2002
No recipients
this year
2001
Pena, Rick
Padilla, Art
Lundi, Chris
Kopitzke, Jon
Kim, Jimmy
Halverson, Aaron
2000
Stratton, Catherine
Golgert, Daniel
1999
Tockstein, Mike
Shibatta, Ken
Saunders, Orin
Reed, Dan
Pena, Rick
Padilla, Art
Gaetani, Luca
Craigen, Robin
1998
Vera, Ricardo
Polanco, Otto
Perkins, Steve


Medal of Valor

Awarded to lifeguards who act selflessly, in the face of danger, to save, or attempt to save, the life of a member of the public or their fellow lifeguard.

No recipients at this time.