First Annual SAPPA Awards
2007 – Alvaro Cortez, Beyond the Bell (LAUSD)
Community Enrichment Award
Patrice Rushen
2008 – Patrice Rushen, Grammy Award Winner
Visionary Artist Award
Iris Stevenson, Crenshaw HS (LAUSD)
Educator of the Year
Professor Iris Stevenson
2009 – Kenny Burrell, UCLA Jazz Dept.
Educator of the Year
2010 – Frank Harris, Southeast Symphony Assoc.
Educator of the Year
2011 – Barbara Morrison,
Performer & Arts Advocate
Educator of the Year
2012 – Pat Prescott,
94.7 FM the WAVE
Community Enrichment Award
2013 – Charles Dickerson, ICYOLA
(Inner-City Youth Orchestra of
Los Angeles)
Community Enrichment Award
2014 – Robert Lesoine
Educator of the Year
2016 – Dr. Bobby Rodriguez
Performer & Arts Advocate
Educator of the Year
2017 – Joseph Taylor
Compton, SESA & WW Conservatories
Bellflower Symphony
Educator of the Year
2018 – Fernando Pullum
Community Arts Center
Educator Of The Year
2019 – Tony White
LAUSD All-City Marching Band
Educator Of The Year
SAPPA CELEBRATION Donations
Pacific Park, Santa Monica
Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles
Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia
Shakers Restaurant, South Pasadena
HopeShinesJewelry, Arcadia
Green Street Restaurant, Pasadena
Del Frisco’s Grill, Pasadena
Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Pasadena
Embassy Suites Arcadia, Arcadia
Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles
Catalina Express, Long Beach
Balboa Bay Club & Resort
Courtyard By Marriott, Old Town, Pasadena
Hotel Maya– DoubleTree by Hilton, Long Beach
Disney Hall/LA Phil, Los Angeles
The Citadel, Los Angeles
Loews Coronado Bay Resort
Michael’s, Santa Monica,
Seaport Village Inn, Avalon, Catalina
Duke’s Malibu, Malibu
Medieval Times, Buena Park
Kidspace, Pasadena
Huntington Library, San Marino
Arclight Cinema, Pasadena
Charlie’s
The Lobster, Santa Monica
Hollywood Wax Museum, Hollywood
Grammy Museum, Hollywood
Rubio’s, Monrovia