"They Serve With Honor" Past Community Honorees & AAPI Employee Awardees
2019 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Alim Adatia Outreach Strategists
Dr. Charles Yuan, Ph.D.
2019 Outstanding Achievement Award
Hon. Gene Wu Texas State Representative Dist. 139
2018 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Sagun Amatya ConocoPhillips
Helen V. Chou Houston Public Library
Albert Liou Jones Day
Prof. Randall Xu, Ph.D. University of Houston
2018 Outstanding Achievement Award
Hon. Theresa Chang Harris County Civil Court at Law #2
Thomas Nguyen Peli Peli
2017 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Kaan Camuz Harmony Public School
Steven Dieu Harris County Attorney Office
Dr. Patrick Leung University of Houston, Main Campus
Kent Tan ConocoPhilips
Jay Xu Shell
2017 Outstanding Achievement Award
Anne Sung HISD School Board Trustee, District VII
2016 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Hien Hindy Do Stone Mountain Properties, Sunblossom Cottages LLC.
Maria Christina Panis Poisot Shell Oil
Shawn Chen Stone Mountain Properties
Dr. Wynne Chin, Ph.D. University of Houston
2016 Outstanding Achievement Award
Rogene Gee Calvert Principal, Outreach Strategists
2015 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Sharon Hsu Stone Mountain Properties, Sunblossom Mountain Apts.
Shirley Kwan Amegy Bank
Mark Lee AIG Life and Retirement
Baoyun Liu Stone Mountain Properties
Ting-Ling Sha, Ph.D. Alief ISD
2015 Outstanding Achievement Award
Jean Lin President, Wilcrest Physical Therapy
Don Wang President, E and M Foundation
2014 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Julie Ho Deloitte & Touche LLP
Fay Linn Lee Shell Oil Company
Gino Lim University of Houston
Kamlesh Lulla, Ph.D. NASA Johnson Space Center
Cynthia Nguyen BP/BP Asian Network
2014 Outstanding Achievement Award
Donna Fujimoto Cole President and CEO, Cole Chemical & Distributing Inc.
Kenneth Li Broker/Owner of Century 21 Southwest Real Estate
2013 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Tito P. Refi Southwestern National Bank
2013 Outstanding Achievement Award
Elizabeth Hwong Commissioner of Overseas Affairs, Taiwan, Republic of China
Marylynn Kallina Matthews Centerpoint Energy
2012 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Charlene C. Chuang BP
Joanne Hsu, Ph.D. HCC-Northwest
Herman Hsuan Waste Management
Sophia LeCour, P.E. NASA
Y. Vani Rao BP
Sophie L. Rydin, Ph.D. HCSS
2012 Outstanding Achievement Award
Karen Narasaki Former Executive Director - Asian American Justice Center
Scott Hochberg Texas State Representative
Cecil Fong Houston APA Community Leader
2011 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Dr. Sabrina Nguyen Houston ISD
Patlindsay Catalla Lone Star College
2011 Outstanding Achievement Award
Hon. Theresa Chang Associate Judge for the Municipal Courts of CoH
2010 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
AJ Durrani Outreach Strategists
Jean Wong Wilson Shell Oil Company
2010 Outstanding Achievement Award
Martha J. Wong 1st Asian American TX State Representative & Houston City Council Member
2009 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Zeming Liu Texas Instruments
John C. Nguyen Shell Oil Company
Tram Nguyen Planned Parenthood
2009 Outstanding Achievement Award
James Hong Legendary Actor & Community Advocate
2008 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Sushma K. Bahn Shell Oil Company
Thanh X. Nguyen Houston Fire Department
2008 Outstanding Achievement Award
Daphne Kwok Visionary Community Advocate
2007 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Eva Chu Shell Oil Company
Diane Dang Alief I.S.D.
Shelley Ding CenterPoint Energy
CK Pang Gensler, Houston
2007 Outstanding Achievement Award
George Gee Community Leader, Philanthropist
William & Eleanor Der Bing Community Leaders, Philanthropists
2006 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Madonna Barbaran Hilton Americas
Gloria Cortez, R.N. Tx Orthopedic Hospital
Rebecca Duong Aldine ISD
RIngo Kwan Whitney Bank
Alicia Morgan, R.N. Memorial Hermann
Anna Nguyen Houston Zoo
Bic Nguyen Klein ISD
Srikanth C. Valleru Nabors Corporate Services
2006 Outstanding Achievement Award
Lee Shan Birney Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Community Advocate
Hai Du Duong Entrepreneur, Visionary, and Philanthropist
Taiwanese Innkeepers Assoc.
Small Independent Motel Assoc.
2005 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Cecil Fong Shell Chemical
Bibo Chen Texas Instruments
2005 Outstanding Achievement Award
Hon. Gordon Quan Former Mayor Pro Tem & City Council Member
2004 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Dai Huynh Houston Chronicle
Kay Ikawa Continental Airlines, Inc.
Tom Ly Randall’s Food Markets
Yali Zou, Ph.D. University of Houston
2004 Outstanding Achievement Award
Wei Li “Willy” Wang Sculptor and Artist
2003 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Polly Chan Houston Independent School District
Albert Lee United Space Alliance
Joanne Lin, Ph.D. HCC, Southwest College
Sylvia Quan Quan, Burdette & Perez, LLP
George Teoh HCC, Southeast College
2003 Outstanding Achievement Award
George Takei Actor and Community Advocate
2002 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Ming Chu Turner Collie Braden, Inc.
Celia Gee Houston Community College
Judy Lee Quan, Burdette & Perez P.C.
Daisy Liu Conoco Inc.
Zhen Yu Texas Instruments
2002 Outstanding Achievement Award
Hon. Rodney Ellis Texas State Senator, District 13
2000 Outstanding Asian Pacific American Employee Award
Sani Chan Quan, Burdette & Perez P.C.
Annie Mak Chase Bank
Marylynn Kallina Matthews Reliant Energy HL & P
Frank Miu Texas Instruments
S. Ming Sung Shell Chemical